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Golden Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Hills Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 663 students in the Tehachapi Unified school district, which has faced a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade.

Academic performance at Golden Hills is significantly below state averages, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and even fewer in math. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over 28% of students missing too much school, which is higher than the state average. Interestingly, the school spends more per student and has smaller class sizes than some higher-performing schools in the same district, like Cummings Valley Elementary, which scores more than twice as high in core subjects. This shows a wide performance gap exists even between schools within Tehachapi Unified.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs and opportunities. The school's science scores are actually above the district average, suggesting a potential strength to build upon. Recent data also shows attendance is improving from its peak after the pandemic. Compared to schools in some neighboring districts, such as Mojave Unified or Di Giorgio Elementary, Golden Hills performs better, but it still lags behind other schools with similar student demographics.

663

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20215 Park Rd.
Tehachapi, CA 93561-6706

(661) 822-2180

District: Tehachapi Unified

Students who attend Golden Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacobsen Middle
High:	Tehachapi High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

47.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,512^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Tehachapi Unified

1140^th of 1,543Tehachapi 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	23.9	4512 of 5857	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4553 of 5869	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3701 of 5859	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4055 of 5883	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	911 of 1417	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3826 of 5789	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3132 of 5662	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	2770 of 5692	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.6	2563 of 5614	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	2263 of 5611	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	2579 of 5530	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	2446 of 5390	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	2502 of 5377	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.6	2134 of 5314	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.0	2661 of 5193	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	2559 of 5113	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.0	2156 of 5113	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.2	1497 of 4818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.9	2052 of 4822	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.1	1488 of 4809	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1556 of 2227	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	235 of 293	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1551 of 2585	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1504 of 2128	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.4	3052 of 3275	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1862 of 3246	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4220 of 5597	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4607 of 5612	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3789 of 5609	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4209 of 5635	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	816 of 1267	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3635 of 5492	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2932 of 5413	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	4128 of 5107	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4276 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3213 of 5087	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3344 of 5084	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4044 of 4963	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	3817 of 4830	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4686 of 5460	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5123 of 5517	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4462 of 5363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4520 of 5264	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1021 of 1110	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	4082 of 5173	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3911 of 5084	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4442 of 5628	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4107 of 5643	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3394 of 5638	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3606 of 5663	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	792 of 1272	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3732 of 5510	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3160 of 5431	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	2435 of 2847	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1291 of 2635	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	1540 of 2420	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2331 of 2598	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2432 of 2651	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2373 of 2661	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2549 of 2726	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2467 of 2834	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	2137 of 2737	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science30%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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 Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	20215 Park Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2180	663	29	22.8	50.4%	317 (47.8%)	8 (1.2%)	315 (47.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	23.9	4512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.3	4553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.4%	41	30.3		30.3	22.9	21.5	35.8				26.9	21.9	14.0	28.4				21.8	83.3	89.1	95.7	88.4	87.0	90.6
Tompkins Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 South Curry St.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2170	615	25	24.5	51.5%	248 (40.3%)	8 (1.3%)	291 (47.3%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.1%)	30.3	3938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.7	3880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.9%	58	31.4		31.4	29.7	26.4	41.0				32.7	35.0	13.2	27.6				25.7	91.8	96.4	98.2	98.2	94.6
Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy	Public	K-8	126 South Snyder Ave.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2266	108	6	18.7	38.0%	58 (53.7%)	2 (1.9%)	38 (35.2%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	17.8	5030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		35.2	3497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	1533	23.1	33.3	28.0		16.7	26.7		36.8	40.0	29.1		8.3	20.0		15.8	20.0	19.0
Cummings Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	24220 Bear Valley Rd. Hc80	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2190	560	21	26.6	39.6%	330 (58.9%)	2 (0.4%)	182 (32.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	71.4	1539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%		60.7	2038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	499	38.3		38.3	61.5	56.3	58.5				59.0	63.1	47.7	45.7				52.7	93.2	97.4	96.6	98.3	96.6	95.7
Piute Mountain Elementary	Public	K-8	12400 Caliente Creek Rd.	Caliente	93518	Kern County	Caliente Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 867-2301	44	4	11.0	84.1%	26 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)										40.7							25.9							$31,078	$27,740	$3,338
Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	231	10	23.1	99.6%	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	223 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8	5736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		10	5689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.1%	47	3.7	29.2	15.7	16.1	12.5	11.1	20.0	22.2	47.8	20.9	19.4	8.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	41.7	13.5							$42,396	$36,380	$6,016
Mojave Elementary	Public	K-5	15800 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-2456	420	19	22.0	90.7%	43 (10.2%)	113 (26.9%)	212 (50.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	7	5779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	5855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	76	6.5		6.5	8.3	14.3	19.5				14.5	5.1	12.9	1.3				6.3	86.7	90.7			86.7	94.7	$24,598	$23,128	$1,470
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Franklin St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6560	690	31	22.6	96.2%	13 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	670 (97.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	4686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.5	4986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	300	21.6		21.6	18.1	20.0	27.6	35.1			25.7	26.6	24.7	20.7	22.5			23.6	97.5	98.4			97.5		$28,619	$23,882	$4,737
El Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	911 El Camino Real Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6661	771	34	22.6	88.5%	99 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	662 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.4	4105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.4	4536^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	431	22.6		22.6	21.4	33.6	38.8	36.1			32.4	30.5	29.2	28.1	20.4			27.2							$24,627	$20,880	$3,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Hills Elementary

How many students attend Golden Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Golden Hills Elementary.

Is Golden Hills Elementary a good school?

Golden Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Golden Hills Elementary in?

Tehachapi Unified

What is the racial makeup of Golden Hills Elementary?

Students at Golden Hills Elementary are 48% White, 48% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Golden Hills Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Jacobsen Middle
High : Tehachapi High

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