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Gold Ridge Elementary

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Gold Ridge Elementary ranks 1543 rd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gold Ridge Elementary is a K–5 school in Folsom, serving 496 students in Folsom-Cordova Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency results are above California’s statewide results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important concern is that proficiency has fallen in all three subjects since 2022–2023: by 8 percentage points in ELA, 4 in math, and 12 in science.

Math is Gold Ridge’s strongest subject compared with the district and state, while science is its weakest in local comparisons. In 2025–2026, Gold Ridge scored 55% in math, 17 points above the state and 6 above the district; its 57% in ELA was 8 points above the state but 2 below the district. Science was 39%, just 3 points above the state and 9 below the district. Among 10 nearby schools, Gold Ridge ranked second-lowest in ELA and math and lowest in science. The nearby schools averaged 72% in ELA, 69% in math, and 56% in science—15, 14, and 17 points above Gold Ridge, respectively. Gold Ridge’s science result was below every nearby school’s, and its math result was especially weak in fourth grade, where it had the lowest score among nearby schools.

The declining scores do not mean Gold Ridge has fallen below state proficiency: its gap over the state narrowed as state results improved. Science is the sharpest recent concern, falling 11 points in the latest year, from 50% to 39%. SchoolDigger gives the school 4 stars and a 73rd-percentile statewide standing for 2025–2026, down from the 84th percentile in 2021–2022. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 54th percentile in 2025–2026, down 22 points from the previous year, a notable decline in how well the school serves that group. As context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22, the second-highest reported among nearby schools, and 27% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 9% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 13% and the state’s 18%.

496

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,449

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 84th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

California avg42%

1,543^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

376^th of 968Folsom-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
2026	70.7	1543 of 5804	73.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	51.4	725 of 1207	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	63.0	1820 of 5569	67.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	79.7	710 of 5085	86.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	49.5	2488 of 5412	54.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.7	1248 of 5590	77.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	28.2	577 of 752	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.7	1733 of 2532	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)86th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-33 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	70.7	1543^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	73.4%		77	1282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%	261	38.6	38.6	54.9	56.1	58.6	56.8	67.1	53.0	47.5	55.0	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%)	91.7	552^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	90.5%		92.9	480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%	72	67.4	67.4	66.7	72.0	77.7	72.3	74.7	67.1	67.1	69.5	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%)	93.3	460^th of 5804 public elementary schools	92.1%					(n/a)	61.8	61.8	78.9	74.2	73.5	75.6	76.9	77.3	67.7	73.9						$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%)	87.8	751^st of 5804 public elementary schools	87.1%		91.4	585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%	166	50.0	50.0	76.3	73.4	62.8	70.4	83.1	74.7	57.1	70.7						$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	1730^th of 5804 public elementary schools	70.2%		67.9	1693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%	37	40.3	40.3	52.1	52.4	58.2	54.5	58.3	54.0	41.8	50.6	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%)	93.6	436^th of 5804 public elementary schools	92.5%		94.8	352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%	84	63.7	63.7	76.2	75.5	75.5	75.7	79.4	75.5	65.4	73.6						$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%)	92.9	485^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.6%		95.6	277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%	208	50.0	50.0	79.2	81.8	82.0	81.2	79.5	79.0	67.0	74.8	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%)	94.7	354^th of 5804 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.6	363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%	9	62.1	62.1	76.6	80.7	81.8	80.0	76.6	75.9	71.6	74.4						$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%)	87.5	769^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.8%		87.9	783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%	14	52.1	52.1	73.7	68.9	66.2	70.0	68.6	68.6	59.2	66.2						$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%)	85.5	885^th of 5804 public elementary schools	84.8%		92.6	504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%	381	47.6	47.6	75.0	74.6	62.8	69.7	81.9	67.2	56.3	66.9	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 1543^rd of 5804 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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