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Estrellita Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

2006^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 7% of California high schools

Summary

Estrellita Continuation High is a small, alternative public high school serving 76 students in grades 9-12 within the Galt Joint Union High district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in a traditional school setting.

The school serves a high-need population and faces considerable challenges, particularly with chronic student absenteeism, which at 45.2% is more than double the rate at Galt High and triple the rate at Liberty Ranch High. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are significantly lower than at all nearby traditional high schools, and the school's statewide ranking is in the bottom 10% of California schools. However, it's important to understand that as a continuation school, Estrellita's metrics reflect the difficult circumstances of its students, and recent data shows a promising, sharp improvement in its graduation rate to 79.7% for the 2024-2025 year.

Estrellita's profile is very similar to other continuation schools in the region, like Liberty High in the Lodi Unified district, which also shows low academic proficiency, high absenteeism, and higher per-student spending. This suggests these are systemic challenges for this type of school. While Estrellita spends more per student than the traditional high schools in its own district, the ongoing struggles highlight the intensive resources and support required to help its vulnerable student population succeed.

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,299

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12935 Marengo Rd.
Galt, CA 95632-1717

(209) 744-5318

District: Galt Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

White:

22.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2011 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (80% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg45%

California avg41%

2,006^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Galt Joint Union High

684^th of 1,543Galt Joint Union High 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	10.3	2006 of 2162	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1941 of 2159	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2089 of 2170	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1846 of 2123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2030 of 2133	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	1767 of 2039	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	1633 of 1994	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1766 of 2426	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	1485 of 2354	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1829 of 2367	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	1873 of 2281	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1649 of 2238	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	1375 of 2117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.0	1335 of 2063	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	20.4	1407 of 1968	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	1290 of 1901	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	13.6	1536 of 1653	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1763 of 1906	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1845 of 1915	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1710 of 1915	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1835 of 1858	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1640 of 1900	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1698 of 1902	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1895 of 1917	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1620 of 1861	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1881 of 2013	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1846 of 2026	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1906 of 2030	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1759 of 1943	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1878 of 1937	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1775 of 1942	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1699 of 1948	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1947 of 1963	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1606 of 1916	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.5	1123 of 1173	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2024)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

Mathematics3%-35 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 (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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Estrellita Continuation High	Public	9-12	12935 Marengo Rd.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-5318	76	4	19.0	75.0%	17 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (67.1%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	4 (5.3%)	10.3	2006^th of 2162 public high schools	7.2%		12.1	1941^st of 2159 public high schools	10.1%	65		3.1		2.9			11.1	11.1			2.8	2.8	$28,299	$26,208	$2,091
Liberty Ranch High	Public	9-12	12945 Marengo Rd.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-4250	899	39	22.8	41.3%	305 (33.9%)	12 (1.3%)	482 (53.6%)	43 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	51 (5.7%)	85.8	293^rd of 2162 public high schools	86.4%		86.6	289^th of 2159 public high schools	86.6%	4		50.5		49.1			76.6	76.6			40.8	40.8	$21,790	$20,316	$1,474
Galt High	Public	9-12	145 North Lincoln Way	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-3081	959	43	22.3	57.4%	248 (25.9%)	6 (0.6%)	647 (67.5%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.7%)	63.9	721^st of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		58.1	814^th of 2159 public high schools	62.3%	93		38.9		38.5			61.9	61.9			22.6	22.6	$20,964	$19,634	$1,330
Elk Grove High	Public	9-12	8850 Valley Oak Ln.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7741	1,684	82	20.4	46.9%	578 (34.3%)	118 (7.0%)	499 (29.6%)	276 (16.4%)	10 (0.6%)	34 (2.0%)	169 (10.0%)	60	822^nd of 2162 public high schools	62.0%		60.9	747^th of 2159 public high schools	65.4%	75		32.7	7.7	31.8			50.7	50.7			32.1	32.1	$24,928	$24,472	$456
Cosumnes Oaks High	Public	9-12	8350 Lotz Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7670	2,109	98	21.4	38.9%	289 (13.7%)	246 (11.7%)	420 (19.9%)	909 (43.1%)	7 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	223 (10.6%)	78.4	442^nd of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		86	307^th of 2159 public high schools	85.8%	135		41.3	21.4	40.7			65.8	65.8			42.5	42.5	$21,168	$20,828	$340
Pleasant Grove High	Public	9-12	9531 Bond Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-0230	2,536	113	22.3	33.5%	741 (29.2%)	130 (5.1%)	447 (17.6%)	896 (35.3%)	17 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	284 (11.2%)	91.3	178^th of 2162 public high schools	91.8%		89.2	247^th of 2159 public high schools	88.6%	69		56.7	27.8	55.8			72.8	72.8			59.4	59.4	$20,487	$20,116	$371
Lodi High	Public	9-12	3 South Pacific Ave.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7695	1,952	108	18.0	60.9%	771 (39.5%)	12 (0.6%)	989 (50.7%)	88 (4.5%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	76 (3.9%)	47.4	1089^th of 2162 public high schools	49.6%		57.6	822^nd of 2159 public high schools	61.9%	267		24.7		24.7			44.2	44.2			26.0	26.0	$20,813	$18,796	$2,017
Liberty High	Public	9-12	660 West Walnut St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7633	126	9	14.3	79.4%	28 (22.2%)	4 (3.2%)	80 (63.5%)	6 (4.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	11	1968^th of 2162 public high schools	9.0%		10.6	2030^th of 2159 public high schools	6.0%	62		6.0		5.6			15.4	15.4			0.0	0.0	$34,422	$32,432	$1,990
Franklin High	Public	9-12	6400 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-8150	2,650	112	23.5	39.9%	382 (14.4%)	268 (10.1%)	521 (19.7%)	1,123 (42.4%)	6 (0.2%)	25 (0.9%)	325 (12.3%)	80	412^th of 2162 public high schools	80.9%		78.5	430^th of 2159 public high schools	80.1%	18		47.6		47.6			58.0	58.0			48.1	48.1	$19,767	$19,444	$323
Elk Grove Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	10065 Atkins Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-1653	262	14	19.2	57.3%	62 (23.7%)	35 (13.4%)	99 (37.8%)	30 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	32 (12.2%)	36.3	1350^th of 2162 public high schools	37.6%		41.9	1195^th of 2159 public high schools	44.7%	155	24.2	22.8		22.2	42.3	51.5	39.2	42.8	36.0	21.2	15.2	20.4	$214	$02	$212

Frequently Asked Questions about Estrellita Continuation High

What is the racial makeup of Estrellita Continuation High?

Students at Estrellita Continuation High are 67% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Estrellita Continuation High in?

Galt Joint Union High

Is Estrellita Continuation High a good school?

Estrellita Continuation High ranks in the bottom 7.2% of California high schools.

How many students attend Estrellita Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended Estrellita Continuation High.

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