Gold Ridge Educational Center

Sonora · CA · Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools · Public · K-12 combined

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Tuolumne County Special Education → Long Barn High → Tuolumne County Community/ISP → Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA) → Coulterville High → Oakendell Community → South Fork High → Calaveras River Academy →

This school enrolls few or no students in grades 9–12 — it's primarily an elementary or middle school. High-school measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't apply.

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‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

50.0%

Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

80:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

0.1

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Tuolumne County Special Education Sonora	Public	1.5	11	—
Long Barn High Long Barn	Public	15.0	9	—
Tuolumne County Community/ISP Sonora	Public	1.5	22	—
Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA) Angels Camp	Public	12.8	13	—
Coulterville High Coulterville	Public	20.1	7	—
Oakendell Community San Andreas	Public	24.2	8	—
South Fork High Twain Harte	Public	12.3	4	—
Calaveras River Academy San Andreas	Public	23.3	15	—