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Gold Rush Home Study Charter

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Gold Rush Home Study Charter ranks 2359 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 60% of California alternative schools

Summary

Gold Rush Home Study Charter is a public K-12 charter school in Sonora, CA, serving about 430 students through a flexible home study model within the Gold Rush Home Study Charter District.

The school stands out for its exceptionally strong student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of less than 1%, which is dramatically lower than both the state average and nearby alternative schools like Tuolumne County Community/ISP. Academically, it shows notable strengths in science, where student proficiency exceeds state averages, though performance in English and math is generally slightly below state benchmarks. A key finding is that students who stay with the program graduate at high rates, consistently above the state average.

Compared to other local alternative programs such as Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA) and Tuolumne County Special Education, Gold Rush Home Study Charter operates on a much larger scale and achieves its results with significantly lower per-student spending, suggesting a cost-effective model. It serves as a primary alternative education option in the region, showing steady improvement across all core subjects in recent years.

430

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16331 Hidden Valley Rd.
Sonora, CA 95370-9228

(209) 532-9781

District: Gold Rush Home Study Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,359^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 50% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,132^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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High school

1,399^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	54.1	2359 of 5857	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	2224 of 5869	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	3015 of 5859	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2807 of 5883	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	380 of 1417	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	2901 of 5789	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3511 of 5597	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2554 of 5612	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	3296 of 5609	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	2198 of 5635	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.7	227 of 1267	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	2877 of 5492	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2693 of 5460	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	2048 of 5517	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	2507 of 5363	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1418 of 5628	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	2103 of 5643	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	2808 of 5638	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	3503 of 5663	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.5	387 of 1272	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	2502 of 5510	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1810 of 2598	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1985 of 2651	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2326 of 2661	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2295 of 2726	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2416 of 2834	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1132 of 2761	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	1092 of 2783	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	1259 of 2781	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	1566 of 2740	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.1	210 of 894	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	1055 of 2715	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	1068 of 2533	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	751 of 2551	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.6	1344 of 2531	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1406 of 2509	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	259 of 738	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1279 of 2380	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1133 of 2542	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	509 of 2579	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	1320 of 2531	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2109 of 2458	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1651 of 2369	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1140 of 2534	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	1369 of 2552	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	1063 of 2538	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	1365 of 2527	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.3	105 of 763	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	745 of 2407	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	990 of 1520	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1040 of 1537	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1110 of 1543	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1294 of 1555	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1049 of 1602	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1399 of 2162	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1578 of 2159	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1568 of 2170	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1497 of 2123	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	832 of 1290	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1086 of 2133	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1065 of 1906	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1513 of 1915	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1555 of 1915	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1437 of 1858	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	896 of 1054	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1045 of 1833	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.1	1217 of 1814	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1249 of 2013	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1592 of 2026	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1481 of 2030	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1719 of 1943	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	791 of 1126	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	666 of 1937	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1486 of 1942	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1391 of 1948	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1122 of 1963	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1369 of 1916	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	565 of 1122	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1014 of 1880	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1006 of 1155	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1044 of 1173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1053 of 1193	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1084 of 1204	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	871 of 1222	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Female (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2019)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science37%+5 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Gold Rush Home Study Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16331 Hidden Valley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Gold Rush Home Study Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-9781	430	21	20.3	43.0%	315 (73.3%)	4 (0.9%)	71 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)	45.5	40.0	18.2	37.4	45.2	39.3	58.8	63.2	41.2	43.8	41.9	46.9	35.5	35.7	32.4	36.8	35.3	23.3	13.3	30.1	84.9	84.9	87.9	84.9	84.9	84.9
Gold Ridge Educational Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	12784 Justice Center Dr.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 536-2000	8	1	8.3		5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0																							$31,842	$23,762	$8,080
Tuolumne County Community/ISP	Public, Alternative	K-12	175 Fairview Ln.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 536-2012	27	4	7.6	81.5%	15 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.8%)								(n/a)																				0.0							$31,842	$23,762	$8,080
Tuolumne County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	175 Fairview Ln.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 536-2056	42	6	6.9	47.6%	28 (66.7%)	1 (2.4%)	8 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA)	Public, Alternative	K-12	185 South Main St.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6020	13	1	13.0	46.2%	10 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Rush Home Study Charter

What is the racial makeup of Gold Rush Home Study Charter?

Students at Gold Rush Home Study Charter are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Gold Rush Home Study Charter in?

Gold Rush Home Study Charter District

How many students attend Gold Rush Home Study Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Gold Rush Home Study Charter.

Is Gold Rush Home Study Charter a good school?

Gold Rush Home Study Charter ranks 2359^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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