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Golden Valley Unified Schools
Golden Valley Unified is a public school district in California, based in Madera County (Madera). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Golden Valley Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Golden Valley Unified
7 of 10 schools in Golden Valley Unified carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Golden Valley Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Ranchos Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Liberty High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Stone Creek Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Sierra View Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Webster Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Freedom Home (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D+ Independence Continuation High (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Golden Valley Unified
High schools (2)
- D+ Independence Continuation High, Madera
- B+ Liberty High, Madera
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B+ Ranchos Middle, Madera
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B Sierra View Elementary, Madera
- B Stone Creek Elementary, Madera
- B Webster Elementary, Madera
Other schools and academies (4)
- Centennial Independent Study, Madera
- C+ Freedom Home, Madera
- Lincoln Community Day, Madera
- Valley Childrens Hospital, Madera
Where Golden Valley Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Madera (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Madera County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,774 students with 126 full-time-equivalent teachers and 271 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600068
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fresno Unified (99 schools, 11 mi)
- Central Unified (24 schools, 12 mi)
- Clovis Unified (49 schools, 13 mi)
- Madera Unified (28 schools, 16 mi)
- Kerman Unified (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Washington Unified (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Yosemite Unified (7 schools, 21 mi)
- Sanger Unified (20 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Golden Valley Unified
How many schools are in Golden Valley Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Golden Valley Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Golden Valley Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Madera.
How good are the schools in Golden Valley Unified?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 38.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37.1%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Golden Valley Unified?
2,774 students were enrolled in Golden Valley Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Golden Valley Unified?
Golden Valley Unified is in California, based in Madera County, with its district office in Madera. Its boundary covers about 84.0 sq mi.