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Gold Ridge Elementary

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Gold Ridge Elementary ranks 1282 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gold Ridge Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 496 students in Folsom, CA, operating within the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District and consistently performing above state averages.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low rate of chronic student absences and its particular strength in mathematics, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state. While its overall statewide ranking is strong, it's important to note that Gold Ridge serves a student population with greater economic needs than some top-performing neighbors like Russell Ranch Elementary or Mangini Ranch Elementary. The school achieves these results with moderate per-student spending compared to other area schools such as Empire Oaks Elementary and Blanche Sprentz Elementary.

An interesting finding is that performance varies by grade level, with fourth grade excelling and fifth grade showing an opportunity for growth in math. The school has an area for improvement in science instruction compared to some nearby schools. Recent data also shows a shift where male students now outperform female students in rankings, which is a change from previous years. Overall, Gold Ridge Elementary demonstrates effective support for its diverse student body, maintaining solid academic outcomes even as its community evolves.

496

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,449

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 Halidon Way
Folsom, CA 95630-8402

(916) 294-9140

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Gold Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sutter Middle
High:	Folsom High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Asian:

26.6%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,282^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

630^th of 1,543Folsom-Cordova 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	77.0	1282 of 5857	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	1118 of 5869	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	1076 of 5859	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	946 of 5883	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	674 of 5789	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	565 of 5662	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	677 of 5692	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	90.3	594 of 5614	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	904 of 5611	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	810 of 5530	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.6	754 of 5390	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	85.0	724 of 5377	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	774 of 5314	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	88.9	542 of 5193	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	89.0	549 of 5113	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	91.5	434 of 5113	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	93.5	303 of 4818	93.7%	★★★★★
2005	95.0	224 of 4822	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	96.4	158 of 4809	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	701 of 1203	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	640 of 1205	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	625 of 1190	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.4	489 of 1154	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	418 of 1149	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	368 of 1071	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	567 of 2227	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	1484 of 5597	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	1059 of 5612	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	920 of 5609	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	1049 of 5635	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	535 of 5492	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	611 of 5413	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	756 of 5107	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	406 of 5107	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	117 of 5087	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	473 of 5084	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	956 of 4963	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	1294 of 5460	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	1264 of 5517	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	1914 of 5363	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	1283 of 5173	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	746 of 5084	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	998 of 5628	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1169 of 5643	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	1204 of 5638	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	916 of 5663	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	796 of 5510	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	548 of 5431	89.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	465 of 610	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	703 of 2847	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	698 of 2635	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	788 of 2420	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1614 of 2598	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	1495 of 2651	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1688 of 2661	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1617 of 2726	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	1157 of 2834	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	971 of 2737	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-36 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-40 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)24th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science50%+17 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)	% 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gold Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	735 Halidon Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9140	496	23	22.0	26.8%	198 (39.9%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	132 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.1%)	77	1282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.9	1118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	164	50.0	50.0	48.6	62.4	63.5	58.7	54.1	69.4	51.2	58.4	97.2					$21,449	$20,702	$747
Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary	Public	K-5	775 Russi Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9170	490	25	19.9	13.5%	215 (43.9%)	12 (2.4%)	50 (10.2%)	169 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	92.9	480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		93.2	498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	18	57.5	57.5	77.1	77.5	73.8	76.1	81.7	77.8	62.5	73.7	96.8					$18,039	$17,260	$779
Alder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Old Ranch Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2465	568	26	21.6	9.7%	69 (12.1%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.0%)	387 (68.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.7%)								(n/a)	58.7	58.7	76.0	67.8	84.1	75.2	78.1	71.1	63.5	71.9						$17,405	$16,784	$621
Oak Chan Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Prewett Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9155	437	20	21.3	11.2%	263 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (13.7%)	48 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.4%)	91.4	585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		93.7	449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	136	59.3	59.3	75.0	65.4	72.9	71.1	87.7	67.1	69.8	74.4						$17,600	$16,956	$644
Blanche Sprentz Elementary	Public	K-5	249 Flower Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9110	348	16	22.3	39.9%	160 (46.0%)	8 (2.3%)	91 (26.1%)	32 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.5%)	67.9	1693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.4	1761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	68	40.8	40.8	63.3	53.9	54.2	57.0	66.7	46.8	32.7	49.7	98.5		98.5	98.5	98.5	$18,924	$18,018	$906
Mangini Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4640 Sparrow Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2460	598	26	22.9	14.2%	102 (17.1%)	8 (1.3%)	48 (8.0%)	359 (60.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.7%)	94.8	352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		97.6	108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	244	70.8	70.8	75.7	77.2	82.3	78.3	74.8	74.5	72.9	74.1						$16,370	$15,650	$720
Russell Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Dry Creek Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2430	503	24	21.0	9.9%	165 (32.8%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (14.7%)	201 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)	95.6	277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.1	250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	27	65.3	65.3	75.8	80.2	83.2	79.7	75.5	81.2	80.0	79.0	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$19,401	$18,678	$723
Empire Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1830 Bonhill Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9130	366	18	20.1	9.6%	157 (42.9%)	6 (1.6%)	63 (17.2%)	95 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (11.7%)	94.6	363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.3	400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	37	74.2	74.2	67.9	77.9	80.7	76.0	71.7	79.4	80.7	77.6						$22,576	$21,550	$1,026
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
Folsom Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	106 Manseau Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9135	496	24	20.3	9.7%	271 (54.6%)	4 (0.8%)	84 (16.9%)	62 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (14.9%)	92.6	504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	29	61.4	61.4	70.2	74.3	81.8	75.8	74.6	70.3	67.1	70.3	96.8	96.8				$18,840	$17,752	$1,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gold Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gold Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sutter Middle
High : Folsom High

What is the racial makeup of Gold Ridge Elementary?

Students at Gold Ridge Elementary are 40% White, 27% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Gold Ridge Elementary in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

Is Gold Ridge Elementary a good school?

Gold Ridge Elementary ranks 1282^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gold Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Gold Ridge Elementary.

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