Is Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts a good school?

Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts ranks 1128 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts?

In the 2023-24 school year, 609 students attended Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts?

Students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts are 42% Hispanic, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts attend?

Students who attend Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts usually go on to attend: Middle : Nicolas Junior High High : Fullerton Union High

Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Summary:

Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts is an elementary school in Fullerton, CA that serves 616 students from kindergarten to 6th grade, and is part of the Fullerton Elementary District.

Golden Hill School is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade. The school outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 48.72% to 72.53%. Golden Hill School also excels in student group performance, with female, Hispanic, and special needs students all ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and nearby schools.

While Golden Hill School is a high-performing institution, it is not the only strong option in the area. The school outperforms the majority of nearby schools in the Fullerton Elementary District, including Woodcrest Elementary, Raymond Elementary, Orangethorpe Elementary, and Fern Drive Elementary. However, it is surpassed by the top-ranked Laguna Road Elementary and Robert C. Fisler Elementary, which are both in the top 3% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

732 Barris Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92832-1002

(714) 447-7715

District: Fullerton Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1128^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,885

Students who attend Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Nicolas Junior High
High:	Fullerton Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.4

Number of students: 609

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.0%

White:

39.4%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts ranks better than 80.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.58. (See more...)

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: Hispanic (42%), White (39.4%), two or more races (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts is 26.4. 8 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts is $4,885, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts 1128^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts in the ranking list.)

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Fullerton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fullerton Elementary 498^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

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Rank History for all students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	74.96	1117^th	4809	76.8%
2005	76.76	1064^th	4822	77.9%
2006	82.28	863^rd	4818	82.1%
2007	83.96	799^th	5113	84.4%
2008	83.78	806^th	5113	84.2%
2009	80.60	974^th	5193	81.2%
2010	78.45	1075^th	5314	79.8%
2011	77.29	1144^th	5377	78.7%
2012	81.23	957^th	5390	82.2%
2013	81.91	953^rd	5530	82.8%
2015	86.09	817^th	5611	85.4%
2016	81.96	1049^th	5614	81.3%
2017	74.84	1342^nd	5692	76.4%
2018	77.27	1249^th	5662	77.9%
2019	71.99	1516^th	5789	73.8%
2022	81.22	1134^th	5883	80.7%
2023	82.13	1087^th	5874	81.5%
2024	80.58	1128^th	5862	80.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	80.16	335^th	3246	89.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	85.49	258^th	2634	90.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.91	1244^th	5084	75.5%
2019	61.05	1703^rd	5173	67.1%
2022	88.55	411^th	5264	92.2%
2023	84.56	589^th	5374	89.0%
2024	82.58	731^st	5511	86.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.23	1534^th	5413	71.7%
2019	68.03	1600^th	5492	70.9%
2022	77.76	1215^th	5635	78.4%
2023	83.38	968^th	5617	82.8%
2024	82.93	959^th	5605	82.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	55.88	687^th	2227	69.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.01	1058^th	5431	80.5%
2019	71.95	1442^nd	5510	73.8%
2022	80.83	1075^th	5663	81.0%
2023	77.00	1225^th	5650	78.3%
2024	73.41	1346^th	5636	76.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.83	365^th	1071	65.9%
2019	64.00	488^th	1149	57.5%
2022	66.68	462^nd	1154	60.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.68	1109^th	4830	77.0%
2019	57.92	1796^th	4963	63.8%
2022	74.76	946^th	5084	81.4%
2023	79.61	753^rd	5098	85.2%
2024	72.33	1080^th	5102	78.8%

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Rank History for White students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.52	775^th	2737	71.7%
2019	69.59	838^th	2834	70.4%
2022	65.96	957^th	2726	64.9%
2023	61.63	1062^nd	2662	60.1%
2024	62.87	1039^th	2647	60.7%

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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 Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	279	14	12	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1989	308	16	18	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	528
1990	304	12	18	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1991	344	12	22	183	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1992	370	18	27	192	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
1993	374	16	17	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1994	366	18	14	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
1995	362	9	13	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1996	362	9	13	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1997	391	5	31	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	632
1998	401	6	30	233	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1999	415	7	33	249	1	n/a	n/a	0	705
2000	380	31	44	223	3	n/a	n/a	0	681
2001	435	1	44	224	5	n/a	n/a	0	709
2002	386	8	77	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2003	386	8	77	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2004	388	7	98	181	0	n/a	n/a	3	677
2005	386	4	89	200	1	n/a	n/a	8	688
2006	361	24	84	229	1	n/a	n/a	14	713
2007	347	7	75	243	1	n/a	n/a	41	714
2008	343	12	85	213	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
2009	304	5	78	225	2	1	87	0	702
2010	294	5	89	253	1	0	63	0	705
2011	311	3	83	283	2	0	69	0	751
2012	294	4	85	291	3	0	75	0	752
2013	293	4	91	284	4	1	62	0	739
2014	295	6	97	332	4	1	32	0	767
2015	272	5	99	339	6	1	31	0	753
2016	272	5	102	338	7	2	34	0	760
2017	284	5	88	333	6	2	40	0	758
2018	230	8	76	327	2	2	63	0	708
2019	254	5	80	290	2	1	55	0	687
2020	263	4	74	273	2	1	55	0	672
2021	231	11	74	248	2	1	57	0	624
2022	235	8	67	260	3	1	51	0	625
2023	252	7	56	249	2	1	49	0	616
2024	240	13	47	256	3	1	49	0	609

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 Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	18.8	24.3	n/a
1989	528	19.8	26.6	n/a
1990	538	20.5	26.2	n/a
1991	561	22.2	25.2	n/a
1992	609	22.6	26.9	37.3
1993	609	22.5	27.1	31.2
1994	604	23.5	25.7	29.6
1995	588	21.6	27.2	31.6
1996	588	21.6	27.2	31.6
1997	632	26.0	24.3	29.9
1998	670	28.0	23.9	27.9
1999	705	29.0	24.3	36.2
2000	681	28.0	24.3	33.3
2001	709	28.0	25.3	31.3
2002	661	26.0	25.4	23
2003	661	26.0	25.4	23
2004	677	26.0	26.0	26.3
2005	688	27.0	25.5	23.7
2006	713	28.2	25.3	22.3
2007	714	28.0	25.5	25.1
2008	655	29.3	22.4	24.3
2009	702	27.4	23.2	23.1
2010	705	28.4	24.8	21.7
2011	751	n/a	n/a	22.2
2012	752	27.5	27.3	n/a
2013	739	27.2	27.1	26.3
2014	767	27.0	28.4	26.7
2015	753	26.0	28.9	26.7
2016	760	26.0	29.2	28.9
2017	758	26.5	28.6	26.6
2018	708	25.0	28.3	28.1
2019	687	24.0	28.6	29.4
2020	672	n/a	n/a	26
2021	624	24.0	26.0	27.4
2022	625	22.4	27.8	32.8
2023	616	22.0	28.0	33.3
2024	609	23.0	26.4	31

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 Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	18.8	24.3	n/a
1989	528	19.8	26.6	n/a
1990	538	20.5	26.2	n/a
1991	561	22.2	25.2	n/a
1992	609	22.6	26.9	37.3
1993	609	22.5	27.1	31.2
1994	604	23.5	25.7	29.6
1995	588	21.6	27.2	31.6
1996	588	21.6	27.2	31.6
1997	632	26.0	24.3	29.9
1998	670	28.0	23.9	27.9
1999	705	29.0	24.3	36.2
2000	681	28.0	24.3	33.3
2001	709	28.0	25.3	31.3
2002	661	26.0	25.4	23
2003	661	26.0	25.4	23
2004	677	26.0	26.0	26.3
2005	688	27.0	25.5	23.7
2006	713	28.2	25.3	22.3
2007	714	28.0	25.5	25.1
2008	655	29.3	22.4	24.3
2009	702	27.4	23.2	23.1
2010	705	28.4	24.8	21.7
2011	751	n/a	n/a	22.2
2012	752	27.5	27.3	n/a
2013	739	27.2	27.1	26.3
2014	767	27.0	28.4	26.7
2015	753	26.0	28.9	26.7
2016	760	26.0	29.2	28.9
2017	758	26.5	28.6	26.6
2018	708	25.0	28.3	28.1
2019	687	24.0	28.6	29.4
2020	672	n/a	n/a	26
2021	624	24.0	26.0	27.4
2022	625	22.4	27.8	32.8
2023	616	22.0	28.0	33.3
2024	609	23.0	26.4	31

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.

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