| Index | Gold River | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 65% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 21:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Gold River | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 95.0% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 95.0% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 87.8% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 70.2% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 63.2% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 28.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 10.5% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Gold River. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Gold River, CA schools is 65%. The average student to teacher ratio is 21:1. In Gold River, CA, an average of 95.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 95.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Granite Bay, CA | 22,818 | 74% | 54.0% |
| Folsom, CA | 79,584 | 70% | 45.6% |
| Loomis, CA | 6,802 | 69% | 44.3% |
| El Dorado Hills, CA | 47,107 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Rocklin, CA | 67,070 | 65% | 34.6% |
| Gold River, CA | 7,930 | 65% | 34.4% |
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| Catoosa, OK | 7,930 | 25% | 47.2% |
| Bellevue, OH | 7,928 | 71% | 48.3% |
| Camp Hill, PA | 7,926 | 67% | 38.5% |
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| Newton, NJ | 7,935 | 53% | 10.7% |
| Gold River, CA | 7,930 | 65% | 34.4% |
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