Elementary · California

Golden Valley Orchard

Charter

Golden Valley Orchard, a public elementary school in Orangevale, California: grades k–8, 292 students, 21.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Golden Valley Orchard District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
292
Teachers (FTE)
13.5
Students per teacher
21.6
Grades
K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in California

Median 22.4 · 5,918 schools compared

More students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 81% of elementary schools in California

Median 455 · 5,933 schools compared

Smaller than 74% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

47%proficient

+3.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of elementary schools in California

Median 43% · 5,677 elementary schools compared

150 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

23%proficient

−3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of elementary schools in California

Median 36% · 5,679 elementary schools compared

149 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Area
Large suburb

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Golden Valley Orchard District.

Location

Address
6550 Filbert Ave., Orangevale, CA 95662
Phone
(916)987-1490
City or town
Orangevale

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–530725.665%59%
Pershing ElementaryFree meals for all
K–649426.066%55%
Ottomon Way ElementaryFree meals for all
K–525825.830%24%
K–540725.454%50%
K–829725.854%19%
Twin Lakes ElementaryFree meals for all
K–649426.058%43%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 060158713910