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Golden West Middle

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Golden West Middle ranks 1001 st of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Golden West Middle is a public school in Fairfield, California, serving 746 students in grades 6–8 as part of Travis Unified. Its clearest strength is academic performance compared with nearby schools: it ranks second among them in English, math, and science proficiency.

English is the school’s strongest subject against state results, while math is its weakest: in 2025–2026, about 52% of students were proficient in English, 36% in math, and 37% in science. Those rates put the school about 3 percentage points above the state in English, 2 points below in math, and 1 point above in science. Compared with its district, it was about 1 point higher in English and 3 points lower in science. Green Valley Middle was the only nearby school ahead of Golden West in all three subjects.

Results over time are mixed: English proficiency stayed roughly level from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while math slipped from about 37% to 36% as the state improved; science rebounded by about 9 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranked Golden West 1,001st of 2,703 California schools, at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars—below its 74th-percentile standing in 2022–2023, but second-highest among nearby schools with current rankings. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23, tied for the second-highest among nearby schools with reported figures. In that year, 47% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, less than at most nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings also show lower standing for Asian Students: the school ranked at the 27th percentile for this group, 36 points below its overall percentile. For Special Education Students, it ranked at the 48th percentile, after moving from the 36th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 65th in 2024–2025.

746

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,464

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2651 De Ronde Dr.
Fairfield, CA 94533-9709

(707) 437-8240

District: Travis Unified

Students who attend Golden West Middle usually attend:

High:

Vanden High

Feeder schools for Golden West Middle:

Elementary:	Cambridge Elementary
	Center Elementary
	Foxboro Elementary
	Scandia Elementary
	More...
	Travis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.2%

White:

22.0%

Asian:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

California avg42%

1,001^st of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

465^th of 968Travis 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	56.4	1001 of 2703	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	1021 of 2761	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	991 of 2783	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	725 of 2781	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	815 of 2740	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	727 of 2715	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	777 of 2480	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	848 of 2508	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.6	643 of 2497	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	567 of 2477	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	63.4	789 of 2379	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	538 of 2259	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	59.4	844 of 2236	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	530 of 2179	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	365 of 2063	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.4	346 of 2005	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	361 of 1999	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	360 of 1804	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	71.6	414 of 1777	76.7%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	324 of 1769	81.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	255 of 583	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	279 of 609	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	252 of 627	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	208 of 613	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	274 of 637	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	135 of 643	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	164 of 600	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	560 of 769	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.0	460 of 739	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	538 of 743	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	424 of 715	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	297 of 733	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	525 of 745	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	489 of 700	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	446 of 1531	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	582 of 1491	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	666 of 1369	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	881 of 2483	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	1058 of 2533	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	895 of 2551	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	630 of 2531	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	608 of 2509	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	662 of 2380	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	713 of 2262	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	805 of 2325	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	987 of 2395	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	1073 of 2388	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	761 of 2374	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	606 of 2359	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	487 of 2213	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	759 of 2072	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	1098 of 2493	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	961 of 2542	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	1075 of 2579	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	576 of 2531	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	565 of 2458	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	776 of 2369	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	754 of 2230	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	1019 of 2478	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	932 of 2534	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	968 of 2552	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	728 of 2538	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	916 of 2527	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	694 of 2407	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	754 of 2273	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	74.5	48 of 197	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	43 of 193	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	512 of 734	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	492 of 726	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	450 of 701	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	366 of 677	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	470 of 665	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	377 of 554	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	363 of 462	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	818 of 1586	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	555 of 1566	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	998 of 1552	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	488 of 1531	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	809 of 1482	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	794 of 1520	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	754 of 1537	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	818 of 1543	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	851 of 1555	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	753 of 1602	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	794 of 1496	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)76th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Golden West Middle	Public	6-8	2651 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8240	746	32	23.0	46.6%	164 (22.0%)	110 (14.7%)	225 (30.2%)	124 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	117 (15.7%)	56.4	1001^st of 2703 public middle schools	63.0%		55.3	1021^st of 2761 public middle schools	63.0%	20	37.0	37.0	49.5	47.1	59.4	51.9	34.9	36.7	36.3	35.9	$20,464	$19,994	$470
Grange Middle	Public	6-8	1975 Blossom Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-1900	944	42	22.5	86.5%	47 (5.0%)	127 (13.5%)	608 (64.4%)	71 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	83 (8.8%)	12.2	2494^th of 2703 public middle schools	7.7%		13.1	2515^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%	21	14.7	14.7	16.4	19.5	19.1	18.5	14.3	11.2	15.4	13.6	$15,103	$13,952	$1,151
Crystal Middle	Public	6-8	400 Whispering Bay Ln.	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-5800	774	34	22.7	78.0%	73 (9.4%)	141 (18.2%)	373 (48.2%)	100 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	74 (9.6%)	18.6	2251^st of 2703 public middle schools	16.7%		19.5	2246^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.7%	5	19.3	19.3	28.3	31.7	30.2	30.0	11.5	12.1	17.6	14.0	$15,532	$14,722	$810
Matt Garcia Career and College Academy	Public	6-8	1100 Harry Price Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 424-9400	204	9	21.8	81.4%	11 (5.4%)	17 (8.3%)	155 (76.0%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	20	2190^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.0%					(n/a)	12.1	12.1	27.9	30.3	48.5	35.5	8.8	10.6	13.6	11.0	$17,756	$16,418	$1,338
Willis Jepson Middle	Public	7-8	580 Elder St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6280	954	46	20.8	51.5%	360 (37.7%)	35 (3.7%)	400 (41.9%)	54 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (10.2%)	40	1481^st of 2703 public middle schools	45.2%		43.5	1383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.9%	98	23.8	23.8		45.7	41.7	43.8		30.8	29.6	30.2	$19,123	$18,066	$1,057
Green Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1350 Gold Hill Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 646-7000	903	39	23.0	32.0%	183 (20.3%)	78 (8.6%)	225 (24.9%)	274 (30.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	135 (15.0%)	82.4	416^th of 2703 public middle schools	84.6%		80.9	459^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%	43	44.7	44.7	70.3	72.7	68.0	70.3	52.2	54.4	48.6	51.7	$14,308	$13,822	$486
John Knight Middle	Public	6-8	455 East A St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6350	634	26	24.3	69.4%	149 (23.5%)	18 (2.8%)	403 (63.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.4%)	27.4	1911^th of 2703 public middle schools	29.3%		24.1	2050^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%	139	23.8	23.8	31.5	36.3	35.0	34.3	19.3	19.5	27.9	22.2	$14,077	$13,044	$1,033
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	1133 Coombsville Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3688	673	36	18.8	79.9%	128 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	506 (75.2%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	20.6	2160^th of 2703 public middle schools	20.1%		24.5	2035^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.3%	125	18.5	18.5	28.4	30.9	30.6	30.0	15.7	23.8	15.9	18.2	$18,918	$17,332	$1,586
Riverview Middle	Public	6-8	205 Pacifica Ave.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-3216	682	32	21.2	89.3%	19 (2.8%)	76 (11.1%)	489 (71.7%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.6%)	10.6	2540^th of 2703 public middle schools	6.0%		12	2551^st of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%	11	11.4	11.4	20.6	10.7	29.2	20.5	6.9	8.3	9.7	8.3	$876	$06	$870
Riverview Middle	Public	7-8	525 South 2nd St.	Rio Vista	94571	Solano County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-2345	160	9	17.8	76.9%	54 (33.8%)	5 (3.1%)	77 (48.1%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	19.3	2215^th of 2703 public middle schools	18.1%		36.5	1602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.0%	613	22.9	22.9		35.7	27.1	31.4		14.5	7.1	10.8	$21,998	$21,350	$648

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden West Middle

What high school do graduates of Golden West Middle attend?

Students who attend Golden West Middle usually go on to attend Vanden High

Is Golden West Middle a good school?

Golden West Middle ranks 1001^st of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden West Middle?

Students at Golden West Middle are 30% Hispanic, 22% White, 17% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 15% African American.

What district is Golden West Middle in?

Travis Unified

How many students attend Golden West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Golden West Middle.

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