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Robert L. McCaffrey Middle

Q: Is Robert L. McCaffrey Middle a good school?

Robert L. McCaffrey Middle ranks 926 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 66% of California middle schools

Summary

Robert L. McCaffrey Middle is a public school serving about 780 students in grades 7 and 8 in the Galt Joint Union Elementary district, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating and performing well for its student population.

The school has notable strengths, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, where it often exceeds state averages and outperforms several nearby schools like T. R. Smedberg Middle and Harriet G. Eddy Middle. It shows exceptional success in supporting migrant students and has made impressive progress reducing chronic absenteeism, now lower than at schools such as Lodi Middle. However, mathematics is a relative area for growth, and performance for some student groups can vary year-to-year.

Compared to higher-performing schools in the area like Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle, McCaffrey maintains respectable results while serving a community with greater economic need, and it does so with a slightly better student-teacher ratio and comparable per-student spending to its peers in Elk Grove Unified and Lodi Unified.

779

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,053

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

997 Park Terrace Dr.
Galt, CA 95632-3766

(209) 745-5462

District: Galt Joint Union Elementary

Students who attend Robert L. McCaffrey Middle usually attend:

High:

Galt High

Feeder schools for Robert L. McCaffrey Middle:

Elementary:	Lake Canyon Elementary
	Marengo Ranch Elementary
	River Oaks Elementary
	Valley Oaks Elementary
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	Vernon E. Greer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

White:

29.1%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg44%

California avg41%

926^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	59.1	926 of 2761	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	891 of 2783	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	879 of 2781	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	966 of 2740	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1126 of 2715	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	1149 of 2480	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	1090 of 2508	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	1223 of 2497	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.5	1138 of 2477	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	831 of 2379	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	637 of 2259	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	554 of 2236	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	544 of 2179	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	54.6	866 of 2063	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	517 of 2005	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.4	501 of 1999	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	332 of 1804	81.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	350 of 1777	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	57.3	631 of 1769	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	398 of 739	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	570 of 715	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	577 of 733	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	498 of 1531	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	482 of 1491	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	351 of 1369	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	817 of 1478	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	608 of 1521	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	174 of 1540	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.8	722 of 1442	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	740 of 1364	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	950 of 2533	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	850 of 2551	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	763 of 2531	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	821 of 2509	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1022 of 2380	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	1071 of 2262	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	733 of 2395	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	737 of 2388	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	617 of 2374	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	618 of 2359	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	856 of 2213	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	922 of 2072	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	195 of 477	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	70 of 394	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	742 of 2542	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	761 of 2579	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	706 of 2531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	859 of 2458	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	1036 of 2369	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1110 of 2230	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	815 of 2534	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	846 of 2552	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	887 of 2538	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	970 of 2527	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	1078 of 2407	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	1097 of 2273	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	8 of 95	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	1 of 94	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	2 of 86	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	422 of 701	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	807 of 1566	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	437 of 1552	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	566 of 1531	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	744 of 1520	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	657 of 1537	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	632 of 1543	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	798 of 1555	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	827 of 1602	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	850 of 1496	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)92nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)40th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 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)			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	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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle	Public	7-8	997 Park Terrace Dr.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-5462	779	39	20.1	53.7%	227 (29.1%)	16 (2.1%)	464 (59.6%)	41 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.4%)	59.1	926^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.5%		59.8	891^st of 2783 public middle schools	68.0%	35	35.8	35.8	52.9	58.6	55.7	34.8	29.6	32.2	$17,053	$15,324	$1,729
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Public	7-8	8365 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7680	1,136	50	22.5	43.9%	151 (13.3%)	119 (10.5%)	237 (20.9%)	487 (42.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)	128 (11.3%)	91.3	246^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%		92.3	223^rd of 2783 public middle schools	92.0%	23	49.9	49.9	76.1	75.8	76.0	63.9	58.9	61.5	$21,071	$20,840	$231
Joseph Kerr Middle	Public	7-8	8865 Elk Grove Blvd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7728	877	42	21.0	46.8%	270 (30.8%)	68 (7.8%)	274 (31.2%)	149 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (1.8%)	94 (10.7%)	75.8	566^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		70.8	674^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.8%	108	38.5	38.5	57.7	55.2	56.4	56.0	54.5	55.2	$24,880	$24,630	$250
Millswood Middle	Public	7-8	233 North Mills Ave.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8332	843	42	19.9	69.9%	276 (32.7%)	10 (1.2%)	478 (56.7%)	44 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	36.6	1598^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.1%		36.8	1574^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	24	21.6	21.6	44.8	32.9	38.5	29.2	26.0	27.5	$17,733	$15,684	$2,049
Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Public	7-8	9140 Bradshaw Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-5210	1,447	63	22.8	38.3%	363 (25.1%)	61 (4.2%)	331 (22.9%)	499 (34.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.9%)	176 (12.2%)	86	353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	87.2%		88.1	322^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.4%	31	46.3	46.3	71.6	67.1	69.3	55.6	55.9	55.7	$19,565	$19,334	$231
Toby Johnson Middle	Public	7-8	10099 Franklin High Rd.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-8181	1,317	58	22.8	45.0%	184 (14.0%)	132 (10.0%)	286 (21.7%)	541 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	155 (11.8%)	83.9	389^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.9%		79.1	497^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	108	44.2	44.2	68.9	64.6	66.6	57.3	53.3	55.2	$20,995	$20,646	$349
Lodi Middle	Public	7-8	945 South Ham Ln.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7540	893	45	19.8	78.9%	150 (16.8%)	12 (1.3%)	584 (65.4%)	116 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.9%)	36.3	1604^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%		34.2	1658^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.4%	54	20.9	20.9	40.9	34.6	37.7	34.0	22.6	28.3	$17,714	$15,526	$2,188
Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Public	7-8	9329 Soaring Oaks Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1302	1,034	51	20.1	55.5%	170 (16.4%)	112 (10.8%)	310 (30.0%)	281 (27.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	140 (13.5%)	43.8	1367^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.5%		50.1	1169^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.0%	198	21.9	21.9	44.2	48.0	46.1	32.3	26.5	29.4	$21,703	$21,472	$231
T. R. Smedberg Middle	Public	7-8	8239 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7525	1,065	49	21.7	71.5%	90 (8.5%)	124 (11.6%)	275 (25.8%)	465 (43.7%)	9 (0.8%)	17 (1.6%)	85 (8.0%)	41.2	1458^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%		40.7	1436^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.4%	22	21.9	21.9	47.7	42.9	45.2	30.2	23.9	26.9	$22,458	$21,956	$502
Henderson	Public	7-8	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7331	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert L. McCaffrey Middle

Is Robert L. McCaffrey Middle a good school?

Robert L. McCaffrey Middle ranks 926^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Robert L. McCaffrey Middle attend?

Students who attend Robert L. McCaffrey Middle usually go on to attend Galt High

How many students attend Robert L. McCaffrey Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 779 students attended Robert L. McCaffrey Middle.

What district is Robert L. McCaffrey Middle in?

Galt Joint Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Robert L. McCaffrey Middle?

Students at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle are 60% Hispanic, 29% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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