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Golden Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

740 East Golden Ave., Placentia, CA 92870 · (714) 986-7160 · Part of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

Placentia’s School Grade A− better than 84% of California school districts

Directions
Students
834
Students per teacher
26:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Golden Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Placentia kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Placentia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Golden ElementaryYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

740 East Golden Ave., Placentia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten118
Grade 179
Grade 286
Grade 398
Grade 4136
Grade 5165
Grade 6152
Enrollment over time
763’20
759’21
759’22
803’23
834’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 53%White 19%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Golden Elementary from Placentia families.

Other schools in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

The district →
Travis Ranch
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Yorba Linda
D−
1,197 students23:1
Fairmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Yorba Linda
B+
794 students25:1
Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Anaheim
647 students23:1
Glenview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Anaheim
601 students24:1
John O. Tynes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Placentia
D−
591 students22:1
Van Buren Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Placentia
538 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Placentia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.