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Golden West High

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Golden West High ranks 1199 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

Golden West High is a public high school located in Visalia, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,009 students. The school is part of the Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked 878 out of 1,543 districts in the state.

Over the past few years, Golden West High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 831 out of 2,133 California high schools in 2018-2019 to 1,199 out of 2,162 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is generally below the Visalia Unified School District and the state of California averages. However, the school performs relatively better among female and Hispanic students compared to other student subgroups.

Interestingly, nearby schools show varying levels of performance. Visalia Technical Early College, a public charter high school within the same district, generally outperforms Golden West High in terms of statewide ranking, academic achievement, and graduation rates. On the other hand, Sequoia High, another public high school in the Visalia Unified School District, struggles significantly more than Golden West High. Additionally, University Preparatory High, a public charter high school in the Tulare County Office of Education district, is a standout performer, ranking in the top 5% of California high schools and significantly outpacing Golden West High and the district in academic achievement.

2,059

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,243

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1717 North McAuliff St.
Visalia, CA 93292-9310

(559) 730-7814

District: Visalia Unified

Feeder schools for Golden West High:

Elementary:	Elbow Creek Elementary
	Four Creeks Elementary
	Golden Oak Elementary
	Ivanhoe Elementary
	More...
	Mineral King Elementary
Middle:	Valley Oak Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

12.6%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,199^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia 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	42.5	1199 of 2162	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1302 of 2159	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	986 of 2170	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	950 of 2123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	831 of 2133	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	894 of 2017	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.1	1199 of 2021	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.7	810 of 2039	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.6	665 of 1994	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	779 of 2426	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.5	813 of 2354	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.6	812 of 2367	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.5	775 of 2281	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.8	793 of 2238	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.7	825 of 2117	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.4	745 of 2063	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.8	816 of 1968	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.6	865 of 1901	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.2	802 of 1653	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	408 of 585	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.2	534 of 573	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	430 of 591	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	511 of 582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	387 of 581	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	748 of 1161	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	470 of 1117	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	300 of 1052	71.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	497 of 1085	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	318 of 1064	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	235 of 1044	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	428 of 941	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	296 of 938	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1068 of 1906	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1247 of 1915	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	913 of 1915	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	919 of 1858	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	808 of 1833	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	805 of 1760	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1020 of 1900	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1042 of 1902	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	818 of 1917	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	666 of 1861	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	669 of 1814	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	782 of 1742	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	161 of 410	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1172 of 2013	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	1080 of 2026	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	906 of 2030	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	861 of 1943	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	736 of 1937	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	839 of 1862	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1131 of 1942	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1164 of 1948	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	944 of 1963	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	866 of 1916	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	767 of 1880	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	902 of 1834	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	527 of 577	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	559 of 574	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	464 of 515	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1085 of 1252	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	981 of 1216	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	837 of 1197	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	909 of 1155	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1005 of 1173	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	719 of 1193	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	687 of 1204	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	584 of 1222	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	679 of 1173	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Golden West High	Public	9-12	1717 North McAuliff St.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7814	2,059	95	21.5	70.7%	259 (12.6%)	18 (0.9%)	1,585 (77.0%)	99 (4.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.3%)	42.5	1199^th of 2162 public high schools	44.5%		37.7	1302^nd of 2159 public high schools	39.7%	103		24.1	5.9	23.4			52.8	52.8			12.2	12.2	$19,243	$2,602	$16,641
La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	39.3	1285^th of 2162 public high schools	40.6%		21.5	1668^th of 2159 public high schools	22.7%	383	18.0	10.0		15.3	19.1	21.1	65.0	31.7	23.8	18.4	10.0	17.7	$123,939	$17,087	$106,852
Mt. Whitney High	Public	9-12	900 South Conyer St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7602	1,637	75	21.8	74.0%	216 (13.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,227 (75.0%)	84 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.2%)	46.4	1105^th of 2162 public high schools	48.9%		47	1079^th of 2159 public high schools	50.0%	26		26.4	18.8	26.0			52.9	52.9			15.5	15.5	$19,768	$2,593	$17,175
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,490	103	24.0	47.5%	558 (22.4%)	31 (1.2%)	1,605 (64.5%)	152 (6.1%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	130 (5.2%)	82.9	363^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.2%		71.7	542^nd of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	179		48.6		48.4			80.1	80.1			34.8	34.8	$18,972	$2,513	$16,459
Creekside Community Day	Public	7-12	901 N Mooney Blvd	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7491	34	4	8.6	94.1%	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$78,371	$32,630	$45,741
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1040 North Woodland St	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7649	280	19	14.6	81.1%	32 (11.4%)	6 (2.1%)	227 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	11.7	1932^nd of 2162 public high schools	10.6%		11.9	1958^th of 2159 public high schools	9.3%	26			4.9	4.9			11.0	11.0			1.6	1.6	$22,524	$3,742	$18,782
Visalia Charter Independent Study	Public, Charter	7-12	1821 West Meadow Ln.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-8055	515	48	10.8	70.3%	93 (18.1%)	9 (1.7%)	365 (70.9%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	31.2	1462^nd of 2162 public high schools	32.4%		43.9	1150^th of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	312		12.0		12.1			48.2	48.2			9.3	9.3	$22,586	$4,349	$18,237
Farmersville High	Public	9-12	631 East Walnut Ave.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 594-4567	711	33	21.4	86.6%	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	683 (96.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.4	1324^th of 2162 public high schools	38.8%		33.6	1403^rd of 2159 public high schools	35.0%	79		13.1		12.9			55.6	55.6			11.9	11.9	$18,784	$2,456	$16,328
University Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	915 South Mooney Blvd. Maripos	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-2529	253	9	29.5	37.5%	98 (38.7%)	3 (1.2%)	119 (47.0%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	98.1	32^nd of 2162 public high schools	98.5%		96.1	85^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	53		80.5		74.5			88.9	88.9			73.3	73.3	$114,245	$17,293	$96,952
Deep Creek Academy	Public	9-12	281 South Farmersville Blvd.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-6205	34	2	17.0	91.2%	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	2076^th of 2162 public high schools	4.0%		8.3	2146^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%	70		0.0		0.0			13.3	13.3			0.0	0.0	$27,912	$1,993	$25,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden West High

How many students attend Golden West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,059 students attended Golden West High.

Is Golden West High a good school?

Golden West High ranks 1199^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden West High?

Students at Golden West High are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Golden West High?

Golden West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elbow Creek Elementary
Elementary : Four Creeks Elementary
Elementary : Golden Oak Elementary
Elementary : Ivanhoe Elementary
Elementary : Mineral King Elementary
Middle : Valley Oak Middle

What district is Golden West High in?

Visalia Unified

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