# Golden Plains Unified

Golden Plains Unified is a unified district in Fresno County, California. Reading proficiency is 26.4%, +4.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 16.3%, +0.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/golden-plains-unified |
| County | Fresno |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 1,351 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Average spending per student | $26,180 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,294 (95.8%) |
| English Learners | 656 (48.6%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.7% | 711 |
| 2024 | 19.4% | 710 |
| 2025 | 26.4% | 739 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.8% | 713 |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 714 |
| 2025 | 16.3% | 743 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.9% | 18.6% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 27.8% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | 26.7% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.4% | 22.7% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | 18.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.5% | 17.4% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | 19.7% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | 21.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.3% | 15.3% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | 20.2% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | 17.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Betty Vallejo | Clerk | bvallejo@gpusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Celina U. Rossetti | President | crossetti@gpusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Emily Parra | Trustee | eparra@gpusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Kathy Chaffin | Trustee | kchaffin@gpusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Leticia Fernandez | Trustee | lfernandez@gpusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Salvador Parra, Jr. | Vice President | sparra@gpusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Tom J. Fairless | Trustee | tfairless@gpusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Helm Elementary | Helm | 40.5% | 24.3% | 32.4% | -1.8 | -10.3 |
| 2 | Tranquillity High | Tranquillity | 49.4% | 13.2% | 31.3% | +20.0 | +7.1 |
| 3 | Cantua Elementary | Cantua Creek | 28.7% | 18.1% | 23.4% | +4.8 | -6.9 |
| 4 | Tranquillity Elementary | Tranquillity | 26.3% | 16.1% | 21.2% | +10.0 | +7.0 |
| 5 | San Joaquin Elementary | San Joaquin | 18.5% | 15.6% | 17.0% | +1.1 | +0.7 |