City: Merced, CA
Address: 2121 E. Childs Ave.
District: Merced Union High
School Enrollment: 2230
White students: 33.4%
Black students: 5.1%
Hispanic students: 37.7%
Asian students: 23.2%
Native American students: 0.2%
Filipino students: 0.4%
Pacific Islander students: 0.0%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.1%
White students: 745
Black students: 114
Native American students: 4
Filipino students: 8
Hispanic students: 840
Pacific Islander students: 0
Multi-racial/other students: 2
Dropout rate: 3.9%
Average class size other: 29.00
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 16.6%
AP percentage of students tested: 100%
AP base score: 580
AP statewide rank: 4
AP similar schools rank: 1
Total number of teachers: 97
Teachers with full credentials: 82
Teachers with emergency credentials: 20
Teachers with waivers: 1
Councelors: 4
Librarians: 1
Psychologists: 1
API fine and performing arts courses: 1
API fine and performing arts enrollment: 136
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 31
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 80
API math courses: 1
API math enrollment: 20
API science courses: 2
API science enrollment: 45
API social science courses: 2
API social science enrollment: 60
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 653
10th grade enrollment : 581
11th grade enrollment : 519
12th grade enrollment : 477
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about Golden Valley High in Merced, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 477
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 27.46%
Average verbal SAT score: 463
Average math SAT score: 485
Beginning teacher salary: $35657
Mid-range teacher salary: $52944
Highest teacher salary: $67737
Average principal salary (secondary): $95542
Superintendent salary: $165802
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 42.13%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 6.91%
Dollars spent per student: $6082