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Golden Valley River

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Golden Valley River ranks 3491 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Valley River is a K-8 elementary school serving 297 students in Orangevale, California, operating within the Golden Valley River District.

The school presents a mixed academic picture: its English Language Arts performance (53.7% proficient) is above the state average and competitive with many neighbors, but its Mathematics performance (18.52% proficient) is a significant concern, falling well below the state average and all nearby schools, including Twin Lakes Elementary just 0.69 miles away. This creates a notable performance gap not seen to the same degree at other local schools like Theodore Judah Elementary or Natoma Station Elementary. On a positive note, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.8%, which is better than the state and several comparable schools, and it serves a relatively more affluent population with only 24.92% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

Despite the math challenges, there are signs of improvement, such as dramatically better recent outcomes for economically disadvantaged students and decreasing absenteeism. The school also operates with relatively efficient spending compared to peers like Blanche Sprentz Elementary. Key areas for attention include addressing the mathematics performance across all grades, supporting early literacy in 3rd grade where scores dip, and developing strategies to better engage all students. The school's strengths in student attendance and upper-grade ELA provide a foundation for addressing its most pressing academic needs.

297

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9601 Lake Natoma Dr.
Orangevale, CA 95662-5022

(916) 987-6141

District: Golden Valley River District

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,491^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

862^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

658^th of 1,543Golden Valley River District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3491 of 5857	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	2779 of 5869	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	3507 of 5859	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3931 of 5883	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2603 of 5789	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2864 of 5597	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	2308 of 5612	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	2881 of 5609	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	3061 of 5635	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	2366 of 5492	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.3	1547 of 5517	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	3413 of 5363	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4459 of 5264	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3671 of 5628	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3119 of 5643	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4581 of 5638	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4631 of 5663	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2797 of 5510	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2178 of 2598	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2125 of 2651	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2310 of 2661	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2520 of 2726	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	2291 of 2834	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	862 of 2761	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	1371 of 2783	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	1404 of 2781	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1559 of 2740	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.5	570 of 2715	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	920 of 2533	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	1038 of 2551	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	745 of 2531	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	1144 of 2509	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	398 of 2380	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	2180 of 2579	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1481 of 2531	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	588 of 2534	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	32.2	1595 of 2552	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2103 of 2538	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2353 of 2527	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	844 of 1520	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1263 of 1537	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1299 of 1543	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1272 of 1555	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	694 of 1602	56.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)72nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Golden Valley River	Public, Charter	K-8	9601 Lake Natoma Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley River District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-6141	297	12	25.8	24.9%	200 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	36	3491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.3	2779^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	712	16.7	33.3	24.1	15.6	65.6	53.3	66.7	66.7	65.2	53.7	9.4	18.8	6.7	29.6	17.7	33.3	18.5	78.7	93.4	85.3	96.7	88.5	96.7
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-6	5515 Main Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2243	494	19	26.0	33.4%	332 (67.2%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	66	1789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		55.2	2277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	488	44.1		44.1	59.0	54.4	58.3	57.7			57.7	52.6	56.5	27.4	42.3			43.1							$20,355	$18,762	$1,593
Golden Valley Orchard	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley Orchard District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-1490	292	14	21.6	31.5%	200 (68.5%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.6%)	37.5	3381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		47.7	2686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	695	41.4	30.0	36.7	32.0	25.9	51.7	42.9	76.2	60.0	46.7	12.0	11.5	24.1	42.9	28.6	20.0	23.5	87.0	93.5			87.0
Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	9010 Pershing Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8076	494	19	26.0	44.5%	279 (56.5%)	7 (1.4%)	118 (23.9%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.5%)	82.3	1056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		86	906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	150	67.8		67.8	62.2	68.8	70.1	60.8			66.1	52.0	54.3	60.9	51.9			55.3							$20,767	$19,358	$1,409
Ottomon Way Elementary	Public	K-5	9460 Ottomon Way	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8228	258	10	25.8	63.6%	126 (48.8%)	6 (2.3%)	87 (33.7%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.7%)	24.5	4457^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		33.2	3669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	788	23.9		23.9	33.3	23.7	32.6				30.1	28.2	21.1	21.7				23.6							$24,771	$22,640	$2,131
Theodore Judah Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Dean Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9175	600	28	21.4	32.3%	154 (25.7%)	12 (2.0%)	106 (17.7%)	260 (43.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.7%)	90.4	631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.5	725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	94	57.5		57.5	72.6	74.2	76.9				74.6	65.4	73.4	60.8				66.7	96.2						$17,066	$16,262	$804
Natoma Station Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Turnpike Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9145	548	28	19.6	21.5%	255 (46.5%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (19.5%)	109 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	87.9	783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	115	51.5		51.5	68.8	77.6	73.0				72.6	71.9	68.7	54.5				64.4							$17,880	$17,188	$692
Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	7145 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8209	307	12	25.5	37.1%	208 (67.8%)	4 (1.3%)	51 (16.6%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	83.6	984^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		82.4	1057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	73	66.1		66.1	56.6	61.2	76.8				65.2	66.0	57.1	53.6				58.9							$22,951	$21,430	$1,521
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary	Public	K-5	9932 Inwood Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2425	435	21	20.3	18.2%	278 (63.9%)	5 (1.1%)	67 (15.4%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.6%)	90.9	612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.9	582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	30	58.3		58.3	68.1	73.9	70.2				70.7	76.4	81.2	61.5				72.3							$18,147	$17,398	$749
Orangevale Open K-8	Public	K-8	5630 Illinois Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8067	593	24	24.4	32.7%	423 (71.3%)	5 (0.8%)	102 (17.2%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	69	1646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.6	1518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	128	56.5	43.6	51.0	45.1	65.4	63.1	51.7	56.3	47.5	56.1	51.0	50.0	40.2	35.0	42.2	53.2	45.0							$15,732	$14,546	$1,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley River

Is Golden Valley River a good school?

Golden Valley River ranks 3491^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley River?

Students at Golden Valley River are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

How many students attend Golden Valley River?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Golden Valley River.

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