Public policy made simple. Dive into our information hub today!

Gold Oak Union Elementary School District, California, elections

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Site Navigation
Related content:
California
Public Policy in California
Local government
2026 Elections
Gold Oak Union Elementary School District
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 435 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Gold Oak Union Elementary School District is a school district in California (El Dorado County). During the 2024 school year, 435 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Jump to a section:
Elections School board Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

Elections

Do you know of an individual or group that endorsed a candidate for a position on this board? Click here to let us know.

Per our coverage scope, Ballotpedia does not provide election results for this particular race. Check your city or county government's election website for vote totals.

Gold Oak Union School District, At-large

General election

General election for Gold Oak Union School District, At-large (2 seats)

Adam Harston, Angelica Kimbrough, Aaron Lockhart, and Chris Vinton ran in the general election for Gold Oak Union School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Adam Harston (Nonpartisan)
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Angelica Kimbrough (Nonpartisan)
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Aaron Lockhart (Nonpartisan)
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Submit photo
Chris Vinton (Nonpartisan)

There are no incumbents in this race.

Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Recall elections

 
See also: States that allow school board recalls

Recall procedures

State Specific grounds required? Signature requirement Petition circulation time When recalls can start
California No 10% to 30% of registered voters (depending on population of jurisdiction) 40 to 160 days (depending on population of jurisdiction) Recalls cannot start until an official has been in office for 90 days, and they cannot start in the last six months of an officer's term


Recall efforts

2024
See also: Gold Oak Union Elementary School District recall, California (2024)
An effort to recall three of the five members of the Gold Oak Union Elementary School District board of trustees in California did not go to a vote in 2024. Roy Boyd, Christina Karle, and Jerald Soracco were named in the notices of intent to recall. Recall supporters did not file signatures by the December 2024 deadlines.[1][2][3][4]


About the district

School board

The Gold Oak Union Elementary School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Aaron Lockhart20242028
Chris Vinton20242028
Roy Boyd2026
Christina Karle2026
Jerald Soracco2026

Join the conversation about school board politics

Ballotpedia's Hall Pass

Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics



  • Unlock the full dataset for your own use cases — explore subscription options to our comprehensive list of all school board members in the country.
    Unlock the full dataset for your own use cases — explore subscription options to our comprehensive list of all school board members in the country.
    Read more


District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Gold Oak Union Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 1Heather HadwickRepublican Party 61% < 1%
California State Assembly District 5Joe PattersonRepublican Party 39% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $583,000 $1,350 9%
Local: $2,623,000 $6,072 40%
State: $3,420,000 $7,917 52%
Total: $6,626,000 $15,338
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,871,000 $13,590
Total Current Expenditures: $5,552,000 $12,851
Instructional Expenditures: $3,199,000 $7,405 54%
Student and Staff Support: $295,000 $682 5%
Administration: $997,000 $2,307 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,061,000 $2,456 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $53,000 $122
Construction: $53,000 $122
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $2
Interest on Debt: $183,000 $423

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[6]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 28 PS PS 11-19 PS 21-39 30-34
2020-2021 25 PS PS 20-29 PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 41 PS PS 30-39 PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 42 PS PS 20-29 <50 PS 40-44
2016-2017 39 PS PS 20-29 PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 40 PS PS 30-39 PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 43 PS PS 21-39 PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 58 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 57 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 55-59
2010-2011 58 PS >=50 60-79 PS PS 57

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 45 PS PS 30-39 PS 40-59 45-49
2020-2021 44 PS PS 40-49 PS <50 40-44
2018-2019 51 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 49 PS PS 40-49 <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 52 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 55-59
2015-2016 51 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 42 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 61 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 64 PS >=50 60-79 PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 61 PS >=50 60-79 PS PS 60

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 435 -7.1
2022-2023 466 7.3
2021-2022 432 3.0
2020-2021 419 -11.9
2019-2020 469 -2.8
2018-2019 482 -1.5
2017-2018 489 2.7
2016-2017 476 -0.6
2015-2016 479 3.3
2014-2015 463 -0.2
2013-2014 464 4.1
2012-2013 445 -10.8
2011-2012 493 -11.6
2010-2011 550 -7.1
2009-2010 589 -7.5
2008-2009 633 -9.3
2007-2008 692 -0.4
2006-2007 695 -3.0
2005-2006 716 -4.3
2004-2005 747 2.7
2003-2004 727 -4.0
2002-2003 756 0.0
2001-2002 756 -0.4
2000-2001 759 -6.6
1999-2000 809 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gold Oak Union Elementary School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 12.1
Black 0.5 4.9
Hispanic 20.0 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.4
Two or More Races 5.3 5.8
White 72.9 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Gold Oak Union Elementary School District had 23.02 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.9.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 19.02
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 23.02

Gold Oak Union Elementary School District employed 0.30 district administrators and 1.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.30
District Administrative Support: 3.75
School Administrators: 1.70
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.62
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.62
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 7.91

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[9]

The Gold Oak Union Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Gold Oak Elementary288KG-5
Pleasant Valley Middle1476-8


About school boards

Education legislation in California

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics California
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of California.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ Mountain Democrat, "Gold Oak USD board members face recall campaign," September 18, 2024
    2. ↑ Go Fund Me, "Stand Up for Gold Oak Union Schools," accessed September 23, 2024
    3. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Linda Webster, El Dorado County Elections Department," December 17, 2024
    4. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Linda Webster, El Dorado County Elections Department," January 2, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    6. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    9. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    v • e
    California school districts
    Flag of California
    v • e
    State of California
    Sacramento (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2026 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gold_Oak_Union_Elementary_School_District,_California,_elections&oldid=10230438"