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Valley Oaks Elementary

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Valley Oaks Elementary ranks 3172 nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valley Oaks Elementary serves 541 students in grades K–6 in Galt, California. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear challenge: proficiency was about 43% in English language arts (ELA), 35% in math and 14% in science, below both state and district results in every subject. The most important finding is that the school also had the lowest all-grade results in all three subjects among four nearby K–6 schools with comparable data.

Science is the clearest weakness, while attendance is a bright spot. Valley Oaks’ science proficiency was 14%, compared with 36% statewide and 34% in the Galt Joint Union Elementary district; the four nearby K–6 schools averaged 35%. ELA was 43%, versus 49% for the state, 53% for the district and an average of 53% for those peers. Math was 35%, compared with 38% statewide, 40% in the district and a peer average of 46%. By contrast, chronic absenteeism was about 9% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 16%, the state’s 18% and the nearby-peer average of 14%.

ELA and math have improved over the longer term, but all three subjects slipped in the latest year: since 2022–2023, ELA rose about 10 percentage points, math 9 and science 2; from 2024–2025, each fell by about 2 points. The science gap with the state widened by about 6 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 45th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 51st percentile the prior year but above its 14th-percentile standing in 2014–2015. Context includes a 23.5:1 student–teacher ratio, the highest among the comparable K–6 peers, and 69% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, also the highest among those peers; these are observations, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable contrast: Migrant Students ranked at the 96th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 51st percentile. English Language Learner Students’ ranking fell from the 77th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 35th in 2023–2024.

541

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,935

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

21 C St.
Galt, CA 95632-1825

(209) 745-1564

District: Galt Joint Union Elementary

Students who attend Valley Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
High:	Galt High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

10.9%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

California avg42%

3,172^nd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Galt Joint Union Elementary

309^th of 968Galt Joint Union Elementary 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
2026	40.8	3172 of 5804	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	2879 of 5857	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	3140 of 5869	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3680 of 5859	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3841 of 5883	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3923 of 5789	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4556 of 5662	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	4732 of 5692	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	4873 of 5614	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	4835 of 5611	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	3309 of 5530	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	3101 of 5390	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.9	3096 of 5377	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.7	3717 of 5314	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	2814 of 5193	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.1	3584 of 5113	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	3631 of 5113	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	3491 of 4818	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.2	2821 of 4822	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.2	2679 of 4809	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	1719 of 2227	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1180 of 2585	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.1	1490 of 2128	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	2047 of 3162	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	736 of 3245	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	1393 of 3311	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	785 of 3275	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.3	1749 of 3246	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	2723 of 5569	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	2492 of 5597	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	2936 of 5612	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3119 of 5609	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3437 of 5635	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3422 of 5492	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4145 of 5413	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2289 of 5085	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	2052 of 5107	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2077 of 5107	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	2784 of 5087	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2943 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3150 of 4963	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3746 of 4830	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	2454 of 5412	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	2085 of 5460	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	2366 of 5517	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	2745 of 5363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2959 of 5264	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3082 of 5173	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3626 of 5084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	3446 of 5590	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	3107 of 5628	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	3146 of 5643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3976 of 5638	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3901 of 5663	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3996 of 5510	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4624 of 5431	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	3 of 78	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.6	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	29 of 68	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	1276 of 2920	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	1045 of 2847	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	1637 of 2635	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1510 of 2420	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	2408 of 2651	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2175 of 2661	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2401 of 2726	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2090 of 2834	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)96th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Valley Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	21 C St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-1564	541	23	23.5	69.1%	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	455 (84.1%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	40.8	3172^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	45.3%		45	2879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%	293	14.3		14.3	33.3	39.7	46.1	52.6			43.2	44.4	23.5	25.0	44.9			34.7							$18,935	$17,376	$1,559
Vernon E. Greer Elementary	Public	K-6	248 West A St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-2641	542	25	22.1	57.4%	162 (29.9%)	5 (0.9%)	329 (60.7%)	27 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	57.6	2171^st of 5804 public elementary schools	62.6%		53.1	2425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%	254	29.9		29.9	58.0	50.0	42.5	57.4			51.2	58.0	45.5	24.1	60.7			45.3	95.6				96.7		$20,778	$19,370	$1,408
Fairsite Elementary	Public	K	902 Caroline St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-2506	160	9	17.7	46.9%	52 (32.5%)	2 (1.3%)	95 (59.4%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)																								$24,109	$22,458	$1,651
River Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	905 Vintage Oak Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-4614	505	24	21.0	56.8%	145 (28.7%)	7 (1.4%)	282 (55.8%)	48 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	69.8	1595^th of 5804 public elementary schools	72.5%		64.6	1857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%	262	40.5		40.5	62.1	48.7	55.6	65.6			58.2	69.7	49.4	37.5	45.6			49.8	96.6				96.6		$20,246	$18,514	$1,732
Lake Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Lake Canyon Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-5200	466	21	22.4	51.1%	158 (33.9%)	3 (0.6%)	252 (54.1%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	64.5	1847^th of 5804 public elementary schools	68.2%		65.9	1799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%	48	33.8		33.8	68.1	45.3	42.7	57.6			54.0	68.1	43.8	38.2	48.0			49.5	94.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.8	97.4	$17,374	$15,800	$1,574
Marengo Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Elk Hills Dr.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-5470	448	20	22.4	49.8%	153 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	247 (55.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.3%)	55.2	2311^th of 5804 public elementary schools	60.2%		61.3	2005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%	306	36.5		36.5	56.7	54.8	45.2	46.6			50.6	56.7	45.9	32.3	27.0			39.7	97.0				97.0		$18,061	$16,588	$1,473
Arcohe Elementary	Public	K-8	11755 Ivie Rd.	Herald	95638	Sacramento County	Arcohe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 748-2313	560	22	25.5	31.1%	240 (42.9%)	5 (0.9%)	238 (42.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	37.5	3397^th of 5804 public elementary schools	41.5%		32.3	3777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%	380	31.9	27.4	29.8	41.2	23.0	50.7	24.6	47.1	53.3	39.8	43.1	45.9	34.8	10.8	40.0	35.0	34.3							$27,585	$26,270	$1,315
Oak View Elementary	Public	K-8	7474 East Collier Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Oak View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-0636	365	20	18.4	40.0%	143 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (53.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	80.2	1121^st of 5804 public elementary schools	80.7%		80.5	1140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.5%	19	46.2	42.9	44.4	51.4	55.9	71.8	65.2	48.8	63.4	59.8	65.7	60.0	59.0	56.5	48.8	47.6	55.9							$26,037	$25,462	$575
Houston	Public	K-8	4600 East Acampo Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7475	0	3	19.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Joe Serna Junior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4620 East Acampo Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7809	369	19	19.3	73.2%	54 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (82.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43.2	3024^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.9%		48.2	2686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%	338	38.1	43.6	40.7	22.7	52.4	57.1	44.7	67.7	57.9	49.6	22.7	35.7	38.1	23.1	38.2	35.9	32.1							$27,572	$25,884	$1,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Oaks Elementary

What schools do graduates of Valley Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
High : Galt High

What district is Valley Oaks Elementary in?

Galt Joint Union Elementary

How many students attend Valley Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Valley Oaks Elementary.

Is Valley Oaks Elementary a good school?

Valley Oaks Elementary ranks 3172^nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Oaks Elementary?

Students at Valley Oaks Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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