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Golden Valley Unified School District, California, elections

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Golden Valley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,566 (2022-2023)
Schools: 10 (2022-2023)
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Golden Valley Unified School District is a school district in California (Madera County). During the 2023 school year, 2,566 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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Elections

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Golden Valley Unified School District, Area 5

General election

General election for Golden Valley Unified School District, Area 5

Incumbent Steven Lewis and Rose Freeman ran in the general election for Golden Valley Unified School District, Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Steven Lewis (Nonpartisan)
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Rose Freeman (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Golden Valley Unified 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
Steven Lewis2028
Andy Wheeler2028
Michael Hartley2026
Shelley Johnson2026
Maria Knobloch2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Golden Valley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 8David TangipaRepublican Party 100% < 1%

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.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,267,000 $1,085 7%
Local: $15,750,000 $7,539 47%
State: $15,283,000 $7,316 46%
Total: $33,300,000 $15,941
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,630,000 $26,629
Total Current Expenditures: $24,324,000 $11,643
Instructional Expenditures: $13,767,000 $6,590 25%
Student and Staff Support: $2,185,000 $1,045 4%
Administration: $4,890,000 $2,340 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,482,000 $1,666 6%
Total Capital Outlay: $30,012,000 $14,366
Construction: $29,832,000 $14,280
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $72,000 $34
Interest on Debt: $1,074,000 $514

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."[2]

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 (%)
2020-2021 38 20-29 <50 33 <50 50-59 45
2018-2019 46 40-49 <50 41 <50 60-79 51
2017-2018 47 21-39 <50 40 <50 40-59 55
2016-2017 45 40-59 <50 37 <50 40-59 51
2015-2016 42 40-59 <50 33 >=50 40-59 47
2014-2015 39 50-59 <50 33 <50 21-39 44
2013-2014 75-79 >=50 PS 60-69 PS 80-84
2012-2013 66 60-79 >=50 61 <50 >=50 71
2011-2012 64 60-79 >=50 58 <50 PS 68
2010-2011 65 >=80 21-39 57 >=50 75-79 69

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 (%)
2020-2021 55 50-59 <50 48 <50 60-79 62
2018-2019 60 50-59 <50 54 >=50 60-79 66
2017-2018 60 60-79 >=50 51 >=50 60-79 68
2016-2017 59 60-79 >=50 49 >=50 40-59 66
2015-2016 57 40-59 <50 47 >=50 40-59 64
2014-2015 54 50-59 >=50 44 >=50 40-59 60
2013-2014 70-74 >=50 PS 60-69 PS 75-79
2012-2013 63 60-79 >=50 52 <50 >=50 71
2011-2012 65 60-79 >=50 56 <50 PS 71
2010-2011 65 60-79 40-59 54 >=50 75-79 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89 PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS 80-89 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS 80-89 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 >=50 >=50 80-89 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS >=90 PS >=95
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS >=90 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS 60-69 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 >=50 PS 80-89 PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,566 9.9
2021-2022 2,311 9.6
2020-2021 2,089 3.3
2019-2020 2,021 0.7
2018-2019 2,007 3.3
2017-2018 1,940 3.4
2016-2017 1,875 -0.3
2015-2016 1,880 -2.3
2014-2015 1,923 -1.9
2013-2014 1,960 -0.4
2012-2013 1,967 1.1
2011-2012 1,945 1.0
2010-2011 1,926 -0.7
2009-2010 1,939 -0.1
2008-2009 1,941 -4.7
2007-2008 2,033 0.1
2006-2007 2,030 5.1
2005-2006 1,927 26.1
2004-2005 1,424 9.1
2003-2004 1,294 14.4
2002-2003 1,108 21.5
2001-2002 870 5.2
2000-2001 825 4.2
1999-2000 790 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Golden Valley Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.9 0.0
Black 1.4 0.0
Hispanic 49.5 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 2.4 0.0
White 39.6 0.0

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.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Golden Valley Unified School District had 117.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.91.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 14.05
Elementary: 62.02
Secondary: 41.03
Total: 117.10

Golden Valley Unified School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 10.96 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 6.75
School Administrators: 10.96
School Administrative Support: 15.75
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 32.02
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.90
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.96
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.49
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.14
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.10
Other Support Services: 59.86

Schools

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

The Golden Valley Unified School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Centennial Independent Study191-12
Freedom Home59KG-12
Independence Continuation High439-12
Liberty High6729-12
Lincoln Community Day27-12
Ranchos Middle3527-8
Sierra View Elementary383KG-6
Stone Creek Elementary407KG-6
Valley Children'S Hospital10KG-12
Webster Elementary619KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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