# Golden Valley Unified

Golden Valley Unified is a unified district in Madera County, California. Reading proficiency is 58.0%, +2.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 41.1%, -1.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/golden-valley-unified |
| County | Madera |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 7 |
| Students | 2,997 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $13,722 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,129 (37.7%) |
| English Learners | 203 (6.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 55.5% | 1,343 |
| 2024 | 54.5% | 1,424 |
| 2025 | 58.0% | 1,585 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 42.9% | 1,346 |
| 2024 | 43.1% | 1,422 |
| 2025 | 41.1% | 1,586 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.5% | 64.4% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | 61.7% |
| 2025 | 46.3% | 65.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.9% | 50.2% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | 50.3% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | 48.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.2% | 56.9% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | 57.0% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | 59.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.2% | 44.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | 45.0% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | 43.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Wheeler | Trustee (Area 3) | awheeler@gvusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Maria Knobloch | Trustee (Area 2) | maria.knobloch@yahoo.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Michael Hartley | Trustee (Area 1) | mhartley@gvusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Shelley Johnson | Trustee (Area 4) | sjohnson@gvusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Steven Lewis | Trustee (Area 5) | slewis@gvusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ranchos Middle | Madera | 64.8% | 41.9% | 53.4% | +2.4 | -2.8 |
| 2 | Stone Creek Elementary | Madera | 56.5% | 46.6% | 51.6% | -9.1 | -13.4 |
| 3 | Sierra View Elementary | Madera | 53.1% | 47.9% | 50.5% | +2.2 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Liberty High | Madera | 67.2% | 28.1% | 47.7% | +17.5 | +3.1 |
| 5 | Webster Elementary | Madera | 52.1% | 42.1% | 47.1% | +3.1 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Freedom Home | Madera | 42.9% | 19.1% | 31.0% | -23.8 | +4.2 |
| 7 | Independence Continuation High | Madera | 33.3% | 4.8% | 19.0% | +4.2 | +0.6 |