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Golden Springs Elementary

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Golden Springs Elementary ranks 2029 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2029^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Springs Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 388 students in Diamond Bar, California, as part of the Pomona Unified school district, where it consistently performs above the district average despite the district's overall challenges.

The school shines in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and it shows exceptional effectiveness with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. It has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic. A relative challenge area is mathematics, where performance, while better than the district, is closer to the state average. The school operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than some nearby schools in Pomona Unified, such as Lexington Elementary and Decker Elementary, yet achieves stronger academic results.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. For instance, Pantera Elementary, also in Pomona Unified just over a mile away, achieves elite 5-star status with very high test scores. Furthermore, schools in the neighboring Walnut Valley Unified district, like Quail Summit Elementary and Maple Hill Elementary, rank in the top percentiles statewide, highlighting how district-level factors can influence school performance. Golden Springs represents a story of strong post-pandemic recovery and effective practices within its community context.

388

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,868

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

245 South Ballena Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-1758

(909) 397-4596

District: Pomona Unified

Students who attend Golden Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lorbeer Middle
High:	Diamond Ranch High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

Asian:

15.7%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pomona Unified

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg28%

California avg41%

2,029^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 24Elementary Schools in the Pomona Unified

1092^nd of 1,543Pomona 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	60.7	2029 of 5857	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	2153 of 5869	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	2219 of 5859	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	2715 of 5883	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	1655 of 5789	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	1776 of 5662	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	1718 of 5692	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	1640 of 5614	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	57.7	2044 of 5611	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	2176 of 5530	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	1677 of 5390	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	1406 of 5377	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	910 of 5314	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	88.1	575 of 5193	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	88.2	580 of 5113	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	90.2	505 of 5113	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	576 of 4818	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	96.3	148 of 4822	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	95.6	202 of 4809	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	2146 of 5597	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2423 of 5612	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1831 of 5609	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2478 of 5635	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	1397 of 5492	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	1829 of 5413	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	1116 of 5107	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	1384 of 5107	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	1514 of 5087	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	1869 of 5084	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	811 of 4963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	819 of 4830	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1337 of 5460	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	1365 of 5517	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	1108 of 5363	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	2503 of 5264	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	683 of 5173	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	1034 of 5084	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	1854 of 5628	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	1864 of 5643	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	2486 of 5638	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2738 of 5663	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	1953 of 5510	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	1679 of 5431	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)78th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

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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 Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	245 South Ballena Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4596	388	16	25.0	72.2%	24 (6.2%)	14 (3.6%)	267 (68.8%)	61 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	60.7	2029^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.4%		57.9	2153^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	124	33.3		33.3	60.0	71.4	50.8	56.3			59.8	43.4	45.7	31.8	33.3			38.5							$15,868	$14,520	$1,348
Armstrong Elementary	Public	K-6	22750 Beaverhead Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4563	251	14	18.5	66.9%	25 (10.0%)	16 (6.4%)	150 (59.8%)	37 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	42.4	3044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		55.5	2259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	785	24.0		24.0	37.9	40.5	68.0	48.0			47.4	37.9	18.9	36.0	28.0			29.3							$28,404	$27,084	$1,320
Pantera Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Pantera Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4475	512	22	23.6	47.9%	23 (4.5%)	7 (1.4%)	98 (19.1%)	349 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	94.8	353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		97	168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	185	63.5		63.5	71.2	84.7	82.4	88.5			81.4	82.4	80.8	58.1	77.1			74.5							$14,816	$13,418	$1,398
Ranch Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Trabuco Pl.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4978	449	22	20.4	63.5%	22 (4.9%)	35 (7.8%)	283 (63.0%)	77 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	61.8	1976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.3%		57.3	2180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	204	28.0		28.0	59.6	48.4	54.0	74.6			58.9	50.0	41.3	42.0	35.7			42.1							$14,504	$13,162	$1,342
Decker Elementary	Public	K-6	20 Village Loop Rd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4581	437	23	19.0	76.4%	31 (7.1%)	24 (5.5%)	323 (73.9%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	30.4	3926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.0%		27	4202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.4%	276	20.0		20.0	38.8	24.6	33.9	47.5			36.2	40.0	21.4	20.0	23.7			25.8	77.6	82.8	94.8	82.8	82.8	82.8	$24,954	$23,684	$1,270
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-6	1780 West Ninth St.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4680	327	14	22.5	78.9%	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	314 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37.3	3394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		28.9	4031^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	637	55.2		55.2	33.3	25.9	48.3	42.2			35.8	31.4	17.0	41.4	31.8			28.8							$43,464	$41,994	$1,470
Quail Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	23330 East Quail Summit Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-3004	696	28	25.3	25.0%	22 (3.2%)	11 (1.6%)	112 (16.1%)	517 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	95.5	284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		97.2	142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	142	69.2		69.2	72.3	75.6	82.6				76.7	76.5	86.2	82.9				81.9							$16,267	$15,780	$487
Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary	Public	K-6	610 Medina Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4604	302	16	18.8	88.7%	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.6%)	270 (89.4%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	17.9	5020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		30.3	3901^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	1119	5.9		5.9	20.0	44.2	23.5	24.4			28.6	16.1	28.9	5.9	4.9			15.3							$23,889	$22,460	$1,429
Maple Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Maple Hill Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6224	556	21	27.1	27.3%	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.6%)	445 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	97.1	142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.1	155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	13	76.2		76.2	73.9	85.9	87.3				82.5	80.7	83.2	84.8				82.9							$16,342	$16,004	$338
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-8	550 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4616	537	28	19.1	91.2%	16 (3.0%)	13 (2.4%)	482 (89.8%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.6	4261^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.2%		28.2	4097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	164	21.6	25.9	23.9	24.6	20.0	31.4	36.4	50.9	60.3	38.0	26.3	17.4	19.6	38.8	70.4	67.2	40.8							$27,906	$26,476	$1,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Springs Elementary

What district is Golden Springs Elementary in?

Pomona Unified

What schools do graduates of Golden Springs Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Lorbeer Middle
High : Diamond Ranch High

Is Golden Springs Elementary a good school?

Golden Springs Elementary ranks 2029^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Springs Elementary?

Students at Golden Springs Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Golden Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Golden Springs Elementary.

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