Gold Strike High

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Gold Strike High ranks 1668 th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Summary:

Gold Strike High is a small public high school located in San Andreas, California, serving grades 9-12 within the Calaveras Unified School District. With only 49 students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, ranking in the bottom 25% of California high schools over the past decade.

Gold Strike High's student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, have all consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of their respective categories in California high schools. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 74.6% to 88.7% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Gold Strike High has had 0% proficiency in 11th-grade math and only 30.77% proficiency in 11th-grade English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Bret Harte Union High and Calaveras High, Gold Strike High significantly underperforms across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The data suggests that the school and its student population would benefit from more targeted support and interventions to address the root causes of their academic and attendance challenges.

Detail:

Public 9-12

350 High School St.
San Andreas, CA 95249

(209) 754-2123

District: Calaveras Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1668^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,757

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 30

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

36.7%

African American:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gold Strike High ranks worse than 71.8% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.37. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Gold Strike High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.7%), Hispanic (36.7%), African American (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gold Strike High is 16. (See more...)

Compare Gold Strike High employs 1.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gold Strike High is $9,757.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Gold Strike High was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Gold Strike High 1668^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Gold Strike High in the ranking list.)

Calaveras Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Calaveras Unified 1208^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gold Strike High

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Rank History for all students at Gold Strike High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.14	1312^th	1653	20.6%
2005	44.78	698^th	1901	63.3%
2006	17.53	1535^th	1968	22.0%
2007	24.85	1308^th	2063	36.6%
2008	23.09	1403^rd	2117	33.7%
2009	42.13	954^th	2238	57.4%
2010	31.71	1233^rd	2281	45.9%
2011	44.24	936^th	2367	60.5%
2012	28.53	1335^th	2354	43.3%
2013	20.42	1629^th	2426	32.9%
2015	18.63	1513^th	1994	24.1%
2017	11.35	1744^th	2021	13.7%
2022	9.37	2087^th	2123	1.7%
2023	22.42	1633^rd	2348	30.5%
2024	20.37	1668^th	2323	28.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gold Strike High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	15.61	1779^th	2247	20.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Gold Strike High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.81	1642^nd	2118	22.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Gold Strike High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	10.26	1838^th	1916	4.1%
2023	20.75	1593^rd	2207	27.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gold Strike High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.67	1451^st	2142	32.3%

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Rank History for White students at Gold Strike High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	3.46	1195^th	1204	0.7%
2023	4.18	1353^rd	1434	5.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gold Strike High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	85	0	1	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	103
1989	63	1	1	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	70
1990	53	1	0	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	70
1991	59	0	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	74
1992	56	1	0	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	76
1993	57	0	0	8	4	n/a	n/a	0	69
1994	73	1	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	81
1995	59	2	1	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	73
1996	59	2	1	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	73
1997	56	1	0	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	67
1998	48	1	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	55
1999	48	2	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	53
2000	36	0	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	40
2001	27	1	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	32
2002	35	0	0	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	43
2003	35	0	0	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	43
2004	28	1	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	33
2005	45	1	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	50
2006	52	0	0	6	4	n/a	n/a	1	63
2007	40	1	0	7	3	n/a	n/a	1	52
2008	52	1	1	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	65
2009	50	2	0	12	3	0	5	0	72
2010	50	0	1	12	1	0	2	0	66
2011	55	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	66
2012	37	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	46
2013	32	0	0	10	1	0	2	0	45
2014	39	0	1	12	0	0	3	0	55
2015	55	0	0	9	2	0	7	0	73
2016	21	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	25
2017	26	1	0	7	0	0	3	0	37
2018	30	1	0	8	3	2	2	0	46
2019	22	0	0	7	1	0	3	0	33
2020	22	1	0	7	0	0	2	0	32
2021	15	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	23
2022	30	0	1	16	1	0	3	0	51
2023	29	0	0	14	2	1	3	0	49
2024	17	1	0	11	0	1	0	0	30

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gold Strike High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	103	6.0	17.1	n/a
1989	70	5.2	13.4	n/a
1990	70	4.6	15.2	n/a
1991	74	4.7	15.7	n/a
1992	76	4.8	15.8	34.2
1993	69	4.0	17.3	26.1
1994	81	4.0	20.3	39.5
1995	73	4.0	18.3	52.1
1996	73	4.0	18.3	52.1
1997	67	3.0	22.3	50.7
1998	55	3.0	18.3	60
1999	53	3.0	17.7	49.1
2000	40	3.0	13.3	50
2001	32	3.0	10.7	78.1
2002	43	3.0	14.3	51.2
2003	43	3.0	14.3	51.2
2004	33	2.0	16.5	42.4
2005	50	3.8	13.2	46
2006	63	2.9	21.7	33.9
2007	52	2.9	17.9	23.5
2008	65	4.0	16.3	29.2
2009	72	2.7	16.7	59.7
2010	66	3.0	22.0	68.2
2011	66	n/a	n/a	71.2
2012	46	3.0	15.3	n/a
2013	45	3.0	15.0	64.4
2014	55	3.5	15.7	80
2015	73	4.0	18.2	69.9
2016	25	3.0	8.3	88
2017	37	3.0	12.3	75.7
2018	46	2.8	16.4	73.9
2019	33	3.0	11.0	81.8
2020	32	n/a	n/a	78.1
2021	23	1.0	23.0	69.6
2022	51	n/a	n/a	66.7
2023	49	1.7	27.3	61.2
2024	30	1.8	16.0	46.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gold Strike High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	103	6.0	17.1	n/a
1989	70	5.2	13.4	n/a
1990	70	4.6	15.2	n/a
1991	74	4.7	15.7	n/a
1992	76	4.8	15.8	34.2
1993	69	4.0	17.3	26.1
1994	81	4.0	20.3	39.5
1995	73	4.0	18.3	52.1
1996	73	4.0	18.3	52.1
1997	67	3.0	22.3	50.7
1998	55	3.0	18.3	60
1999	53	3.0	17.7	49.1
2000	40	3.0	13.3	50
2001	32	3.0	10.7	78.1
2002	43	3.0	14.3	51.2
2003	43	3.0	14.3	51.2
2004	33	2.0	16.5	42.4
2005	50	3.8	13.2	46
2006	63	2.9	21.7	33.9
2007	52	2.9	17.9	23.5
2008	65	4.0	16.3	29.2
2009	72	2.7	16.7	59.7
2010	66	3.0	22.0	68.2
2011	66	n/a	n/a	71.2
2012	46	3.0	15.3	n/a
2013	45	3.0	15.0	64.4
2014	55	3.5	15.7	80
2015	73	4.0	18.2	69.9
2016	25	3.0	8.3	88
2017	37	3.0	12.3	75.7
2018	46	2.8	16.4	73.9
2019	33	3.0	11.0	81.8
2020	32	n/a	n/a	78.1
2021	23	1.0	23.0	69.6
2022	51	n/a	n/a	66.7
2023	49	1.7	27.3	61.2
2024	30	1.8	16.0	46.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Gold Strike High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$9,757

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gold Strike High

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Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	33	49	48.5%
African American	0	0
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	7	14	100%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	22	29	31.8%
Two or More Races	3	3
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	81.8%	61.2%	20.6%

Schools Near Gold Strike High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Calaveras High	Public	8-12	350 High School St.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-1811	749	38	19.8	38.5%	508 (67.8%)	5 (0.7%)	162 (21.6%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (6.7%)	31.4	1386^th of 2323 public high schools	40.3%		43.2	1039^th of 2348 public high schools	55.7%	347	15.8	31.2	23.0	24.7	24.7	9.0	9.0	$6,582
Gold Strike High	Public	9-12	350 High School St.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2123	30	2	16.0	46.7%	17 (56.7%)	1 (3.3%)	11 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	1668^th of 2323 public high schools	28.2%		22.4	1633^rd of 2348 public high schools	30.5%	35	7.7	13.3	10.7	30.8	30.8	0.0	0.0	$9,757
Calaveras River Academy	Public	6-12	150 Old Oak Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-1996	15	4	4.1	86.7%	9 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$9,201
Oakendell Community	Public	6-12	3585 Hawver Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-1961	11	1	11.0	72.7%	6 (54.5%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)								$8,914
Rite of Passage	Public, Charter	9-12	10400 Fricot City Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-2271	19	6	2.9	84.2%	1 (5.3%)	4 (21.1%)	12 (63.2%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)								$19,947
Bret Harte Union High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	566	33	16.9	49.1%	381 (67.3%)	3 (0.5%)	134 (23.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	43.2	1046^th of 2323 public high schools	55.0%		62.9	598^th of 2348 public high schools	74.5%	448	20.5		20.5	55.1	55.1	13.4	13.4	$12,124
Vallecito Continuation High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Altaville	95222	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	56	2	27.8	53.6%	37 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	8.7	2121^st of 2323 public high schools	8.7%		20.6	1687^th of 2348 public high schools	28.2%	434	5.6		5.6	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	$10,157
Amador County Regional Occupational Program	Public	12	217 Rex Ave.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 257-5353	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Argonaut High	Public	9-12	501 Argonaut Ln.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7700	594	31	19.4	38.7%	347 (58.4%)	4 (0.7%)	167 (28.1%)	13 (2.2%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.1%)	59.5	649^th of 2323 public high schools	72.1%		53.2	795^th of 2348 public high schools	66.1%	146	32.5		32.5	63.9	63.9	20.2	20.2	$7,682
Independence High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5100	52	4	12.7	51.9%	24 (46.2%)	3 (5.8%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	11.9	1905^th of 2323 public high schools	18.0%		15.4	1821^st of 2348 public high schools	22.4%	84	11.8		7.4	16.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	$12,606

Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Strike High

Is Gold Strike High a good school?

Gold Strike High ranks 1668^th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Gold Strike High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 30 students attended Gold Strike High.

What is the racial makeup of Gold Strike High?

Students at Gold Strike High are 57% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Gold Strike High in?

Calaveras Unified

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