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Lake Canyon Elementary

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Lake Canyon Elementary ranks 1847 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lake Canyon Elementary is a 466-student K–6 school in Galt, in the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District. In 2025–2026, students’ proficiency was 54% in English language arts (ELA), 50% in math, and 34% in science. The clearest takeaway is math: Lake Canyon’s result was 11 percentage points above California’s and 10 points above its district’s.

Lake Canyon also compared favorably with nearby K–6 schools: its math proficiency was 7 points above their average, ELA was 3 points above, and science was 4 points above. ELA was 5 points above the state and 1 point above the district. Science is the relative weakness: the school’s 33.8% result was below the state’s 36% and just below the district’s 34.1%, even though it exceeded the nearby-school average. So, the school’s results are stronger than local same-grade-span averages across subjects, while science trails broader benchmarks.

Over the four supplied years, ELA proficiency rose 6 percentage points and math rose 2, though ELA dipped slightly in the latest year. Science gained 5 points overall but has fallen 4 points from its 2023–2024 peak and is now below the state. SchoolDigger gives Lake Canyon 3 stars and a 68th-percentile statewide rank, third among nearby schools with reported ranks. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 22.4, and 51% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 16% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students was at the 85th percentile, 17 points above its overall percentile. Its English Language Learner ranking fell from the 62nd percentile in 2021–2022 to the 38th in 2022–2023; no more recent ranking is supplied.

466

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,374

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

800 Lake Canyon Ave.
Galt, CA 95632-8166

(209) 744-5200

District: Galt Joint Union Elementary

Students who attend Lake Canyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Robert L. McCaffrey Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (68th 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg45%

California avg42%

1,847^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	64.5	1847 of 5804	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	1799 of 5857	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1929 of 5869	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	1968 of 5859	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	2116 of 5883	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	1910 of 5789	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	2283 of 5662	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.7	2769 of 5692	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.5	3444 of 5614	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	3067 of 5611	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.5	1974 of 5530	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	2038 of 5390	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.8	2198 of 5377	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.0	1987 of 5314	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.5	1943 of 5193	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.2	2531 of 5113	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.9	2746 of 5113	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.3	948 of 2227	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	357 of 2585	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	629 of 2128	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.8	2027 of 3245	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1261 of 3311	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	1861 of 3275	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1821 of 3246	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	1498 of 5569	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	1598 of 5597	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	1594 of 5612	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	2200 of 5609	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	2322 of 5635	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	1982 of 5492	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2510 of 5413	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	1629 of 5085	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	1645 of 5107	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	2060 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2122 of 5087	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	1501 of 5084	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	1781 of 4963	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2111 of 4830	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	2425 of 5412	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	2236 of 5460	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2467 of 5517	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	1906 of 5363	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	1840 of 5264	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	1987 of 5173	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2161 of 5084	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	2095 of 5590	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	1948 of 5628	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	2188 of 5643	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	1623 of 5638	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	1816 of 5663	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1770 of 5510	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	1989 of 5431	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	444 of 2920	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	702 of 2847	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	757 of 2635	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.1	1511 of 2420	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	1260 of 2532	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	1297 of 2598	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	1166 of 2651	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1239 of 2661	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	1685 of 2726	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	1189 of 2834	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	1499 of 2737	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)38th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% 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/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
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
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
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
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
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	26675 North Sacramento Blvd.	Thornton	95686	San Joaquin County	New Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 794-2376	164	9	18.9	78.0%	9 (5.5%)	2 (1.2%)	148 (90.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	18.3	4942^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	14.9%		16	5182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%	240	17.7	37.5	27.3	31.6	18.8	35.3	27.3	53.3	76.5	39.6	31.6	18.8	11.8	9.1	28.6	31.3	21.2	85.7			85.7		85.7	$35,382	$28,428	$6,954
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Canyon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lake Canyon Elementary?

Students at Lake Canyon Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 34% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Lake Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Lake Canyon Elementary.

What district is Lake Canyon Elementary in?

Galt Joint Union Elementary

Is Lake Canyon Elementary a good school?

Lake Canyon Elementary ranks 1847^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lake Canyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Canyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert L. McCaffrey Middle

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