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Golden Valley Charter

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Golden Valley Charter ranks 2824 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 52% of California alternative schools

Summary

Golden Valley Charter is a public K-12 charter school in Ventura, California, serving 574 students within its own Golden Valley Charter District, offering a stable, alternative education option with academic performance consistently at or near state averages.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 1.9%, far better than the state average and most nearby alternative schools like Triton Academy or Phoenix. Its graduation rates are strong and consistent, and it serves a moderately economically diverse population. While its academic proficiency in English and math is solid, it is notably outperformed by the exceptional Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education, but significantly ahead of many other local alternatives such as Valley Oak Charter.

Golden Valley Charter operates very efficiently, achieving these results with a higher student-teacher ratio and much lower per-student spending than several other alternative schools in the Ventura County Office of Education, which have far higher budgets but lower academic outcomes. This demonstrates a successful model that balances good attendance, steady academic performance, and responsible use of resources for a broad cross-section of students.

574

Students ?

30.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,832

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3585 Maple St. Ste. 101
Ventura, CA 93003-3507

(805) 642-3435

District: Golden Valley Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

33.4%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the California average (14% vs 9%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,824^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 39% (2019) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

871^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

795^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From top 18% (2019) to top 37% (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	46.1	2824 of 5857	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	2331 of 5869	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2709 of 5859	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	1745 of 5883	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	2282 of 5789	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2990 of 5597	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2497 of 5612	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	2778 of 5609	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1727 of 5635	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	2405 of 5492	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	3789 of 5107	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3436 of 5107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3258 of 5087	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	2223 of 5084	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	2652 of 4963	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3480 of 5460	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3328 of 5517	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3576 of 5363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	1547 of 5264	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	2673 of 5173	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2456 of 5628	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	2032 of 5643	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	2465 of 5638	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	1674 of 5663	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	2028 of 5510	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1985 of 2598	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1629 of 2651	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1869 of 2661	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1602 of 2726	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	2082 of 2834	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	871 of 2761	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	641 of 2783	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	551 of 2781	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	606 of 2740	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	1431 of 2715	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1246 of 2533	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	593 of 2551	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	590 of 2531	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	551 of 2509	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.4	1613 of 2380	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1503 of 2395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	718 of 2388	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.8	192 of 2374	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	51.8	944 of 2359	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	1617 of 2213	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1381 of 2542	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	779 of 2579	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	94.8	84 of 2531	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	465 of 2458	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	1023 of 2369	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	543 of 2534	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	641 of 2552	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	485 of 2538	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	645 of 2527	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	983 of 2407	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	746 of 1520	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	645 of 1537	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	578 of 1543	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	640 of 1555	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	1132 of 1602	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	795 of 2162	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	529 of 2159	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	479 of 2170	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	487 of 2123	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	386 of 2133	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	367 of 1906	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	565 of 1915	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	689 of 1915	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	570 of 1833	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	86.9	213 of 1880	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	560 of 1155	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	733 of 1173	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	546 of 1193	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	417 of 1222	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)56th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-31 vs school

High school

Male (2019)89th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science35%+3 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 (2024)
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
Golden Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3585 Maple St. Ste. 101	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Golden Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 642-3435	574	19	30.2	35.5%	285 (49.7%)	5 (0.9%)	192 (33.4%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.8%)								(n/a)	38.1	34.5	30.0	35.2	42.6	45.5	42.9	37.1	55.6	69.0	65.0	48.9	32.8	43.2	33.3	37.1	44.4	34.5	25.0	36.6	33.9	42.4	74.6	42.4	42.4	42.4	$12,832	$251	$12,581
Providence	Public, Alternative	K-12	4333 Vineyard Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-5800	35	6	5.4	91.4%	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$48,790	$7,929	$40,861
Phoenix	Public, Alternative	4-12	500 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1400	76	11	6.6	63.2%	18 (23.7%)	4 (5.3%)	50 (65.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)				0.0							0.0	2.6							0.0	2.6							$72,031	$00	$72,031
Santa Paula Unified School District Independent Studies	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	201 South Steckel Dr.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 933-8880	60	2	31.5	85.0%	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)		15.4	0.0	8.1						6.3	22.7	17.0						20.0	0.0	8.7
Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Aileen St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 384-1415	590	25	23.6	18.5%	273 (46.3%)	5 (0.8%)	151 (25.6%)	83 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.1%)								(n/a)	78.8	87.1		83.1	71.2	87.7	87.9	86.4	82.8	91.9		84.7	72.7	75.4	81.8	84.9	75.0	83.9		78.3							$11,168	$80	$11,088
Valley Oak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	907 El Centro St.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Valley Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4421	75	3	25.5	33.3%	43 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.7%)								(n/a)				7.1								17.1								9.8							$16,651	$546	$16,105
Peak Prep Pleasant Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	550 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 900-7325	820	37	22.2	75.4%	187 (22.8%)	122 (14.9%)	374 (45.6%)	43 (5.2%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (8.7%)								(n/a)	26.3	35.6	37.0	33.3	23.9	28.6	38.6	18.9	50.0	38.1	41.3	36.0	13.0	21.4	22.8	28.3	48.9	47.1	32.6	34.1	47.6	47.6	47.6	47.6	47.6	47.6	$17,200	$1,316	$15,884
Summit	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	650 Carne Rd.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 640-4300	183	6	30.4	37.2%	133 (72.7%)	9 (4.9%)	22 (12.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.5%)								(n/a)	45.5		41.7	37.5			36.4	46.7	36.4		45.5	37.1			9.1	40.0	9.1			24.6							$4,241	$175	$4,066
Ventura County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	5189 Verdugo Way	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-1924	231	28	8.2	67.5%	51 (22.1%)	2 (0.9%)	158 (68.4%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)																					73.7	81.6		79.0	79.0	76.3	$77,710	$1,719	$75,991
Triton Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	5250 Adolfo Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 384-0205	84	11	7.4	58.3%	29 (34.5%)	2 (2.4%)	41 (48.8%)	5 (6.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)				0.0							36.4	26.3							9.1	15.8							$81,850	$00	$81,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley Charter

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Is Golden Valley Charter a good school?

Golden Valley Charter ranks 2824^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley Charter?

Students at Golden Valley Charter are 50% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Golden Valley Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Golden Valley Charter.

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