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Golden Valley Elementary

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Golden Valley Elementary ranks 2726 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Valley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 603 students in Orosi, part of the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District, and has shown remarkable, consistent improvement over the last decade.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for specific student groups, with English Language Learner and Special Education students ranking in the 79th and 85th percentiles statewide, respectively. It has also achieved a dramatic 71% reduction in chronic student absenteeism, now at just 7.3%, which is far better than the state average. In mathematics, the school's 39.5% proficiency rate actually beats the California state average, which is a significant achievement given the school's context.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Palm Elementary (which ranks slightly higher) and Cutler Elementary, Golden Valley delivers strong academic results and excellent attendance trends while spending slightly less per student. Its story is one of a school that has become a solid, improving choice for families, particularly noted for helping all students succeed.

603

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,391

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41465 Road 127
Orosi, CA 93647-2008

(559) 528-9004

District: Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

Students who attend Golden Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Monte Middle
High:	Orosi High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

Asian:

5.1%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,726^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

943^rd of 1,543Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	2726 of 5857	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	2726 of 5869	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	3313 of 5859	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3484 of 5883	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	971 of 1417	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	2371 of 5789	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2301 of 5662	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	2308 of 5692	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	26.6	4046 of 5614	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	4066 of 5611	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	4435 of 5530	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.3	3372 of 5390	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.0	3914 of 5377	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	3502 of 5314	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.2	4122 of 5193	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	4646 of 5113	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	4291 of 5113	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	4149 of 4818	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.7	4621 of 4822	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	4594 of 4809	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	669 of 3162	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	712 of 3245	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	39.3	1861 of 3311	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	556 of 602	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	826 of 3275	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	777 of 3246	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2782 of 5597	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	2965 of 5612	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3529 of 5609	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3440 of 5635	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	949 of 1267	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	2088 of 5492	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	2301 of 5413	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1614 of 5107	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	1564 of 5107	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	2069 of 5087	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	2305 of 5084	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	1024 of 4963	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	1048 of 4830	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1798 of 5460	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	1910 of 5517	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2207 of 5363	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	2416 of 5264	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	573 of 1110	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	1003 of 5173	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	936 of 5084	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2512 of 5628	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2388 of 5643	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2906 of 5638	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3292 of 5663	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	776 of 1272	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	2517 of 5510	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	2201 of 5431	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.7	389 of 2635	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)85th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science23%-10 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 Elementary	Public	K-5	41465 Road 127	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-9004	603	31	19.2	90.4%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	565 (93.7%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47.7	2726^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		47.1	2726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%		22.9		22.9	41.6	45.4	50.0				45.7	51.7	22.2	45.8				39.5							$29,391	$26,076	$3,315
Palm Elementary	Public	K-5	12915 Avenue 419	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4751	573	28	20.2	94.6%	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (96.0%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	2292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		51.4	2480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	188	15.6		15.6	48.6	55.7	48.4				51.0	54.2	48.3	41.1				47.2							$29,417	$25,932	$3,485
Cutler Elementary	Public	K-5	40532 Road 128	Cutler	93615	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-6931	607	30	20.0	91.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	598 (98.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	3445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		23.6	4516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	1071	12.8		12.8	41.4	43.8	25.8				37.2	55.0	33.0	16.8				36.0	98.0						$31,208	$28,156	$3,052
Monson-Sultana Elementary	Public	K-8	10643 Avenue 416	Sultana	93666	Tulare County	Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 591-1634	440	21	20.8	87.7%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	429 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.9	4061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		40.5	3149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	912	14.0	20.0	17.0	27.1	34.9	20.0	29.2	50.0	66.0	37.9	45.8	46.5	12.0	29.2	73.9	52.0	42.8							$34,071	$31,394	$2,677
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1660 East Sierra Way	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7360	507	24	21.5	81.1%	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	486 (95.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.9	2835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		61.4	2016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.7%	819	20.2		20.2	40.3	43.5	44.1	52.1			45.0	43.2	34.3	36.9	35.6			37.5	92.4	96.2	97.5	94.9	96.2	94.9	$19,541	$17,762	$1,779
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	999 North Crawford	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7300	488	21	23.2	84.4%	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (91.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45.3	2868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		43.9	2929^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	61	14.7		14.7	41.5	41.4	33.8	48.8			41.6	63.1	40.3	37.3	28.4			41.3							$20,677	$18,910	$1,767
Stone Corral Elementary	Public	K-8	15590 Avenue 383	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Stone Corral Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4455	109	7	16.0	100.0%	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (95.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		6.3	5831^st of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	1437		5.6	7.4	41.7			35.0		16.7	26.4	25.0			10.0		5.6	8.3							$54,127	$51,862	$2,265
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Ninth St.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7260	393	18	22.4	95.2%	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	370 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	41.9	3073^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		50.2	2545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	528	29.0		29.0	37.9	47.3	50.8				45.1	39.4	27.3	25.8				31.2							$24,754	$23,038	$1,716
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 North Eaton Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7260	563	22	25.5	74.1%	29 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	521 (92.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.6	2667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.5%		39	3231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	564	20.0		20.0	47.3	51.8	50.7	50.0			50.0	37.3	35.4	38.7	30.0			35.3	96.8			96.8			$18,644	$16,958	$1,686
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	305 East Kamm Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7370	545	24	22.7	80.7%	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	523 (96.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.9	2598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		54.4	2317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	281	18.0		18.0	59.7	39.4	45.6	53.1			49.3	66.7	41.2	30.4	24.4			39.0							$18,693	$17,026	$1,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley Elementary

What district is Golden Valley Elementary in?

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Golden Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Monte Middle
High : Orosi High

How many students attend Golden Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Golden Valley Elementary.

Is Golden Valley Elementary a good school?

Golden Valley Elementary ranks 2726^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley Elementary?

Students at Golden Valley Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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