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Golden Hill K-8

Q: Is Golden Hill K-8 a good school?

Golden Hill K-8 ranks 2941 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Hill K-8 is a public K-8 school in San Diego serving 464 students, performing at an average level statewide while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

When compared to other local schools with similar student populations, Golden Hill often performs better academically. For instance, it has higher proficiency rates in English and Math than nearby Kimbrough Elementary and Rodriguez Elementary. However, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in middle school math, where proficiency rates drop sharply. Chronic absenteeism, though improving, remains higher than the San Diego Unified district average. A notable comparison is with McKinley Elementary, a high-performing school just over a mile away, highlighting how outcomes can vary greatly even within the same area.

Golden Hill's performance has declined slightly after several years of improvement, a trend that warrants attention. The school operates with moderate per-student spending compared to neighbors, achieving relatively strong results for its community. Families should note the steep drop in academic performance in the middle school grades and consider how the school is addressing this. The comparison with the charter school Albert Einstein Academies, which has different demographics and spending, shows that school models can produce different results.

464

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,121

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1240 33rd St.
San Diego, CA 92102-2409

(619) 236-5600

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Golden Hill K-8 usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt International Middle
High:	San Diego High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

15.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2023) to 50th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg48%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,941^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,306^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2941 of 5857	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2983 of 5869	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2490 of 5859	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2644 of 5883	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	3126 of 5789	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2859 of 5662	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	3576 of 5692	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	3534 of 5614	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	3927 of 5611	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.0	4598 of 5530	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	4359 of 5390	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4108 of 5377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	4666 of 5314	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	4914 of 5193	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	4527 of 5113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	4373 of 5113	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	2722 of 3311	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	868 of 3275	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	2866 of 5597	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3116 of 5612	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	2349 of 5609	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2280 of 5635	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	3187 of 5492	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	3078 of 5413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2705 of 5107	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2426 of 5107	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1618 of 5087	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	1714 of 5084	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	2802 of 4963	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	2098 of 4830	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	2602 of 5460	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	2752 of 5517	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	2001 of 5363	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	1738 of 5264	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	2054 of 5173	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1797 of 5084	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2835 of 5628	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2695 of 5643	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2454 of 5638	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2745 of 5663	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	2861 of 5510	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2603 of 5431	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2306 of 2761	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	2050 of 2783	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1299 of 2781	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1334 of 2740	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	1833 of 2715	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1726 of 2480	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1726 of 2508	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.8	1838 of 2497	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	1515 of 2477	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.6	1474 of 2379	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.4	1547 of 2259	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.4	1522 of 2236	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1368 of 2179	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1306 of 2063	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2111 of 2533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	2095 of 2551	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1252 of 2531	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	1545 of 2509	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1507 of 2380	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1524 of 2262	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	2045 of 2395	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1594 of 2388	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	810 of 2374	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	984 of 2359	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	1513 of 2213	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1415 of 2072	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.0	41 of 394	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	8 of 336	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2129 of 2542	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1798 of 2579	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	907 of 2531	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	829 of 2458	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	1402 of 2369	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1351 of 2230	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2110 of 2534	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1708 of 2552	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1152 of 2538	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	962 of 2527	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	1750 of 2407	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1666 of 2273	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)18th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2024)90th percentile+63 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science26%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Listening14%-12 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading5%-3 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 Hill K-8	Public	K-8	1240 33rd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-5600	464	20	23.1	69.0%	72 (15.5%)	7 (1.5%)	346 (74.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	44.1	2941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		43.2	2983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	42	20.5	8.5	7.7	0.0	0.0	5.4	7.5	33.3	3.4	20.5	4.8	4.2	18.9	13.8	20.5	20.3	7.7	9.5	4.2	2.7	12.1	10.3	6.8	0.0	2.4	0.0	8.1	5.0	37.5	13.5	26.0	51.3	57.6	51.2	26.2	37.5	32.4	44.2	46.2	30.5	20.0	9.5	4.2	13.5	22.4	96.2						$30,121	$27,814	$2,307
Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,448	62	23.2	46.0%	385 (26.6%)	36 (2.5%)	902 (62.3%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	49.9	2600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		62.7	1942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	658																													38.9	33.3	35.6	40.9	51.9	54.6	32.1	53.4	49.5	46.6	39.1	52.6	41.9	26.5	29.8	33.3	35.9
McGill School of Success	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 Fir St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	McGill School of Success District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 629-0770	108	6	18.0	83.3%	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	101 (93.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	14	5344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		28	4113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	1231																													0.0		0.0	27.8	25.0	0.0				18.4	29.4	23.5	0.0				18.4
King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	344	17	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	8.6						8.6	42.9						42.9	21.4						21.4	1.4						1.4				34.8						34.8	24.6						24.6
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	159	8	20.7	94.3%	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7.8	5746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.5	5351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	395		7.1	0.0				3.9		9.5	15.3				12.2		20.2	0.0				10.9		6.0	0.0				3.2	4.2		4.2		17.9	16.7				17.3		10.7	2.8				7.1
Rowan Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Rowan St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3400	205	10	21.5	79.0%	25 (12.2%)	17 (8.3%)	130 (63.4%)	19 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	55.6	2267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		46.9	2742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	475																													33.3		33.3	48.0	46.0	44.4				46.1	52.0	46.0	40.7				46.1							$43,512	$39,582	$3,930
Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	5171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	179																													12.8		12.8	30.0	27.8	30.4				29.3	31.4	9.1	10.6				17.0	93.6		96.8		96.8		$41,023	$37,104	$3,919
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	3045 Felton St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-7694	588	22	26.3	27.4%	299 (50.9%)	6 (1.0%)	184 (31.3%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.9%)	96.5	190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		95	343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	153																													73.8		73.8	83.8	82.6	88.6				84.9	78.7	73.3	78.8				76.8	90.8	92.0	90.8	92.0	90.8	93.1	$26,993	$25,828	$1,165
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	535	22	24.4	85.4%	21 (3.9%)	29 (5.4%)	465 (86.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.3	3632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.4	3042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	590	6.0	7.2	7.8				7.0	34.9	14.5	33.3				27.7	12.1	14.5	11.1				12.5	3.6	8.4	3.3				5.1	28.1		28.1	32.1	26.8	38.9				32.8	39.3	27.7	34.1				33.7							$31,702	$29,894	$1,808
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214																													2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$35,946	$32,494	$3,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Hill K-8

What schools do graduates of Golden Hill K-8 attend?

Students who attend Golden Hill K-8 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roosevelt International Middle
High : San Diego High

How many students attend Golden Hill K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Golden Hill K-8.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Hill K-8?

Students at Golden Hill K-8 are 75% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Golden Hill K-8 in?

San Diego Unified

Is Golden Hill K-8 a good school?

Golden Hill K-8 ranks 2941^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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