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Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary

Public Grades K-5

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary is a public elementary school located in Folsom, California, serving 515 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, which is ranked 657 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 99-480 over the past 10 years. The school's students outperform the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.09% of Sandra J. Gallardo students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60.03% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 73.71% of Sandra J. Gallardo students were proficient or better, compared to 49.01% for the district and 37.3% for the state.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's success is evident across various student subgroups and is not solely dependent on socioeconomic factors. The school's investment in resources and staffing, with a student-teacher ratio of 20.9 in 2023-2024, appears to be contributing to its strong academic outcomes.

490

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,039

Per pupil spending ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

775 Russi Rd.
Folsom, CA 95630-3514

(916) 294-9170

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Folsom Middle
High:	Folsom High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Asian:

34.5%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg53%

California avg41%

480^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

630^th of 1,543Folsom-Cordova Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	480 of 5857	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	498 of 5869	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	295 of 5859	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	137 of 5883	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	99 of 5789	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	130 of 5662	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	164 of 5692	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	296 of 5614	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.9	197 of 5611	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.3	160 of 5530	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.3	205 of 5390	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.0	249 of 5377	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	216 of 5314	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	96.0	110 of 5193	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	95.0	180 of 5113	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	96.3	155 of 5113	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	95.7	176 of 4818	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	97.0	102 of 4822	97.9%	★★★★★
2004	92.2	384 of 4809	92.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	430 of 1203	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	379 of 1205	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	223 of 1190	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	88 of 1154	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	156 of 1149	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	172 of 1071	83.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.7	11 of 2227	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	35 of 2585	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	41 of 2128	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	443 of 5597	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	472 of 5612	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	365 of 5609	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	264 of 5635	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	92 of 5492	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	115 of 5413	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	769 of 5107	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	961 of 5087	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	2124 of 5517	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	479 of 5628	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	491 of 5643	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	247 of 5638	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	65 of 5663	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	109 of 5510	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	140 of 5431	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	330 of 2847	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	763 of 2635	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	700 of 2598	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	745 of 2651	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	299 of 2661	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	199 of 2726	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	190 of 2834	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	284 of 2737	89.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)62nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

Science57%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Have heard great reviews ..really surprised to see rude and unprofessional staff behavior.
unprepared and no schedule provided for day 1. very slow response Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 6, 2013

A wonderful learning environment. Great teachers, proactive principal, involved parents. Plenty of challenge opportunities for advanced learners, and also lots of help and intervention for struggling students and students with IEPs. Grateful to have Gallardo in our neighborhood! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary	Public	K-5	775 Russi Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9170	490	25	19.9	13.5%	215 (43.9%)	12 (2.4%)	50 (10.2%)	169 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	92.9	480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		93.2	498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	18	57.5		57.5	77.1	77.5	73.8				76.1	81.7	77.8	62.5				73.7	96.8						$18,039	$17,260	$779
Natoma Station Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Turnpike Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9145	548	28	19.6	21.5%	255 (46.5%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (19.5%)	109 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	87.9	783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	115	51.5		51.5	68.8	77.6	73.0				72.6	71.9	68.7	54.5				64.4							$17,880	$17,188	$692
Gold Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	735 Halidon Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9140	496	23	22.0	26.8%	198 (39.9%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	132 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.1%)	77	1282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.9	1118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	164	50.0		50.0	48.6	62.4	63.5				58.7	54.1	69.4	51.2				58.4	97.2						$21,449	$20,702	$747
Theodore Judah Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Dean Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9175	600	28	21.4	32.3%	154 (25.7%)	12 (2.0%)	106 (17.7%)	260 (43.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.7%)	90.4	631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.5	725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	94	57.5		57.5	72.6	74.2	76.9				74.6	65.4	73.4	60.8				66.7	96.2						$17,066	$16,262	$804
Blanche Sprentz Elementary	Public	K-5	249 Flower Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9110	348	16	22.3	39.9%	160 (46.0%)	8 (2.3%)	91 (26.1%)	32 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.5%)	67.9	1693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.4	1761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	68	40.8		40.8	63.3	53.9	54.2				57.0	66.7	46.8	32.7				49.7	98.5			98.5	98.5	98.5	$18,924	$18,018	$906
Oak Chan Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Prewett Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9155	437	20	21.3	11.2%	263 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (13.7%)	48 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.4%)	91.4	585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		93.7	449^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	136	59.3		59.3	75.0	65.4	72.9				71.1	87.7	67.1	69.8				74.4							$17,600	$16,956	$644
Golden Valley River	Public, Charter	K-8	9601 Lake Natoma Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley River District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-6141	297	12	25.8	24.9%	200 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	36	3491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.3	2779^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	712	16.7	33.3	24.1	15.6	65.6	53.3	66.7	66.7	65.2	53.7	9.4	18.8	6.7	29.6	17.7	33.3	18.5	78.7	93.4	85.3	96.7	88.5	96.7
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-6	5515 Main Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2243	494	19	26.0	33.4%	332 (67.2%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	66	1789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		55.2	2277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	488	44.1		44.1	59.0	54.4	58.3	57.7			57.7	52.6	56.5	27.4	42.3			43.1							$20,355	$18,762	$1,593
Folsom Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	106 Manseau Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9135	496	24	20.3	9.7%	271 (54.6%)	4 (0.8%)	84 (16.9%)	62 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (14.9%)	92.6	504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	29	61.4		61.4	70.2	74.3	81.8				75.8	74.6	70.3	67.1				70.3	96.8	96.8					$18,840	$17,752	$1,088
Alder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Old Ranch Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2465	568	26	21.6	9.7%	69 (12.1%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.0%)	387 (68.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.7%)								(n/a)	58.7		58.7	76.0	67.8	84.1				75.2	78.1	71.1	63.5				71.9							$17,405	$16,784	$621

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary

Is Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary ranks in the top 8.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary?

Students at Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary are 44% White, 34% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Folsom Middle
High : Folsom High

What district is Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

How many students attend Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary.

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