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Marengo Ranch Elementary

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Marengo Ranch Elementary ranks 2005 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marengo Ranch Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 450 students in the Galt Joint Union Elementary district, consistently performing above state averages in core subjects while maintaining a strong, supportive environment.

The school excels in English Language Arts, where it leads other district schools like Lake Canyon Elementary and River Oaks Elementary, and is particularly effective in supporting its students, with chronic absenteeism rates that are impressively low and much better than the state average. It stands out for the exceptional progress of its students in special education and demonstrates notable strength in foundational math and reading skills. However, science scores are an area for growth, as they lag behind both the state average and nearby schools such as River Oaks.

When looking at trends, Marengo Ranch has shown remarkable success in helping students return to regular attendance after the pandemic, and its performance remains stable and solid year over year. While a neighboring school like Oak View Elementary in the Oak View Union Elementary district posts higher test scores, Marengo Ranch delivers strong academic results in a consistent and caring community, making it a compelling choice for families in Galt.

448

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,893

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Elk Hills Dr.
Galt, CA 95632-3434

(209) 745-5470

District: Galt Joint Union Elementary

Students who attend Marengo Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
High:	Liberty Ranch High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

White:

34.2%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg44%

California avg41%

2,005^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Galt Joint Union Elementary

502^nd of 1,543Galt 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
2025	61.3	2005 of 5857	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	1918 of 5869	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	1632 of 5859	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	1880 of 5883	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	2467 of 5789	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2431 of 5662	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	2980 of 5692	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.7	2362 of 5614	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.4	2367 of 5611	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	1661 of 5530	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.2	1718 of 5390	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.0	1846 of 5377	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.1	1668 of 5314	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.5	2153 of 5193	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.7	2235 of 5113	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.4	2415 of 5113	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.3	2422 of 4818	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.0	2338 of 4822	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.2	2190 of 4809	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.4	251 of 2227	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	1788 of 5597	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	2049 of 5612	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	1784 of 5609	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	1780 of 5635	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	2312 of 5492	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1937 of 5413	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1102 of 5107	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1152 of 5107	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	768 of 5087	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	1276 of 5084	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	2293 of 4963	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2360 of 4830	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1742 of 5460	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	1782 of 5517	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1445 of 5363	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	1523 of 5264	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	2990 of 5173	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3176 of 5084	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	2124 of 5628	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	1750 of 5643	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	1441 of 5638	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	1900 of 5663	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2455 of 5510	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	2927 of 5431	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	626 of 2847	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	262 of 2635	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	260 of 2420	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1582 of 2598	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	1470 of 2651	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1536 of 2661	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1532 of 2726	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1844 of 2834	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1694 of 2737	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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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 (2024)
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	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
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%)	61.3	2005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		63.2	1918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	87	28.6		28.6	64.4	40.4	59.7	58.4			56.2	57.6	40.4	37.5	39.0			43.0	97.0				97.0		$15,893	$1,509	$14,384
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%)	65.9	1799^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		63	1929^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	130	36.4		36.4	57.4	40.9	63.6	56.1			55.5	48.4	37.9	53.5	50.0			48.1	94.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	94.8	97.4	$15,949	$1,705	$14,244
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%)	64.6	1857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.3%		55.2	2281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	424	39.8		39.8	46.7	59.4	63.4	43.8			53.8	58.7	43.5	54.3	29.7			47.4	96.6				96.6		$17,087	$1,885	$15,202
Fairsite Elementary	Public	K	902 Caroline St.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-4545	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)																								$22,758	$2,247	$20,511
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%)	45	2879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		40.7	3140^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	261	16.7		16.7	44.3	41.1	39.0	56.3			45.0	43.7	39.7	20.8	45.1			37.0							$16,315	$1,664	$14,651
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%)	53.1	2425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		50.9	2515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.1%	90	32.3		32.3	42.9	43.2	48.4	47.8			45.5	54.1	43.9	32.3	37.0			42.4	95.6				96.7		$16,157	$1,778	$14,379
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%)	32.3	3777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		45	2863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	914	24.6	24.6	24.6	21.3	35.8	40.0	20.0	41.5	27.7	31.5	45.9	35.8	21.3	30.0	43.9	30.8	34.9							$16,579	$3,528	$13,051
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%)	80.5	1140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.6	1267^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	127	54.2	25.0	40.9	60.0	67.6	72.9	42.5	55.8	52.5	58.9	65.7	70.3	54.2	52.5	51.2	35.0	54.3							$11,952	$1,143	$10,809
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)																								$23,479	$3,163	$20,316
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%)	48.2	2686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		53	2400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	286	25.0	39.4	31.5	48.8	53.7	42.5	44.7	55.0	68.8	51.7	41.9	51.2	22.5	29.0	52.5	21.9	37.2							$20,039	$2,094	$17,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Marengo Ranch Elementary

What district is Marengo Ranch Elementary in?

Galt Joint Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Marengo Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marengo Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
High : Liberty Ranch High

Is Marengo Ranch Elementary a good school?

Marengo Ranch Elementary ranks 2005^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marengo Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Marengo Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marengo Ranch Elementary?

Students at Marengo Ranch Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 34% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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