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Schools in Golden

Golden’s public schools

Central CUSD 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Golden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
20%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
743 students on the public path
In brief

Golden’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Golden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Central High School places highest (better than 54%); Central Junior High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Golden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KCentral Early ChildhoodCentral CUSD 3No scores
1–4Central Elementary Schoolin Camp PointB−
5–8Central Junior High Schoolin Camp PointC
9–12Central High Schoolin Camp PointB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central CUSD 3.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Central CUSD 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,858IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 29.9% · 408 students tested
Math19%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested

Golden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Golden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Golden—Central CUSD 3

Every school in Golden

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Goldenin other towns
Central Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K
75 students10:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Camp Point
B−
227 students11:1Rate it →
Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Camp Point
C
221 students13:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Camp Point
B−
220 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Golden’s schools

Are Golden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Golden. Central CUSD 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Golden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Golden in?

Central CUSD 3.

Where do Golden kids go to high school?

Central High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.