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Galt High

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Galt High ranks 721 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Galt High is a public high school serving about 960 students in grades 9-12 within the Galt Joint Union High district, known for its exceptionally strong 97% graduation rate that outpaces both the district and state averages.

While the school excels at graduating students, its academic performance presents a mixed picture, with English scores above the state average but math proficiency notably lower. An interesting comparison exists within its own district, as the nearby Liberty Ranch High outperforms Galt High in English, math, and science, despite both schools having very similar funding and class sizes. Galt High shows particular strengths in supporting Hispanic students, female students, and students from lower-income families, ranking well above average for these groups.

The school's main challenge is in mathematics, where proficiency is a critical area for improvement. Attendance is another focus, as the chronic absenteeism rate is higher than at Liberty Ranch High. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Elk Grove Unified, Galt High performs similarly to Elk Grove High but below others like Franklin High. Overall, Galt High is effective at ensuring students complete their diplomas, with targeted efforts in math and attendance being key areas for future growth.

959

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,964

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 North Lincoln Way
Galt, CA 95632-1720

(209) 745-3081

District: Galt Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Galt High:

Elementary:	New Hope Elementary
	Oak View Elementary
	Valley Oaks Elementary
	Vernon E. Greer Elementary
Middle:	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

25.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

California avg41%

721^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	63.9	721 of 2162	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	814 of 2159	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	830 of 2170	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	855 of 2123	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	621 of 2133	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	1250 of 2017	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	967 of 2021	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	930 of 2039	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	729 of 1994	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	725 of 2426	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	56.1	647 of 2354	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	50.2	794 of 2367	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.1	755 of 2281	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	511 of 2238	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	56.3	539 of 2117	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	57.4	508 of 2063	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	58.0	505 of 1968	74.3%	★★★★☆
2005	57.9	450 of 1901	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	48.3	527 of 1653	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	653 of 1161	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	233 of 1117	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	349 of 1052	66.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	762 of 1085	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	435 of 1064	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	185 of 1044	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	190 of 941	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	267 of 938	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	553 of 1906	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	682 of 1915	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	741 of 1915	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	775 of 1858	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	572 of 1833	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	1225 of 1760	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	518 of 1900	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	800 of 1902	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	846 of 1917	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	589 of 1861	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	384 of 1814	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	39.2	1109 of 1742	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.2	230 of 299	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	577 of 2013	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	853 of 2026	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	639 of 2030	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	845 of 1943	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	459 of 1937	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	1188 of 1862	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	806 of 1942	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	874 of 1948	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	821 of 1963	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	802 of 1916	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	645 of 1880	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	1114 of 1834	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	22 of 85	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	47 of 85	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	26 of 74	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	228 of 577	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	257 of 574	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	229 of 515	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	821 of 1252	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	457 of 1216	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.6	1072 of 1197	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	641 of 1155	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	491 of 1173	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	420 of 1193	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	815 of 1204	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	608 of 1222	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	912 of 1173	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-33 vs school

Homeless (2023)23rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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
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
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
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
Tokay High	Public	9-12	1111 West Century Blvd.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7990	2,058	103	19.9	69.3%	370 (18.0%)	32 (1.6%)	1,331 (64.7%)	250 (12.1%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	59 (2.9%)	44.5	1155^th of 2162 public high schools	46.6%		44.5	1139^th of 2159 public high schools	47.2%	16	26.3		26.3	42.8	42.8	21.2	21.2	$19,049	$17,078	$1,971
Elk Grove High	Public	9-12	9800 Elk Grove-Florin Rd.	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
Walter J. Katnich Community Day	Public	7-12	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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Galt High

How many students attend Galt High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended Galt High.

What district is Galt High in?

Galt Joint Union High

What is the racial makeup of Galt High?

Students at Galt High are 67% Hispanic, 26% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Galt High?

Galt High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : New Hope Elementary
Elementary : Oak View Elementary
Elementary : Valley Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Vernon E. Greer Elementary
Middle : Robert L. McCaffrey Middle

Is Galt High a good school?

Galt High ranks 721^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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