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Galt High

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Galt High ranks 693 rd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Galt High is a public high school in Galt, California, serving grades 9–12 with 959 students in the Galt Joint Union High district. Its latest results show strong English and science performance, alongside a high graduation rate of 96%; chronic absenteeism has improved but remains worth watching at 18%. The clearest academic concern is math, where proficiency remains below both state and district results.

English language arts and science are Galt’s strongest subjects compared with nearby schools, its district and California. In 2025–26, 66% of students were proficient in English, about 17 percentage points above the state and 4 points above the district; Galt ranked fourth among the ten nearby schools, and its result was above their average. Science proficiency was 41%, about 5 points above the state and 2 points above the district, also placing fourth among nearby schools and above their average. Math proficiency was 27%, about 12 points below the state and 2 points below the district; Galt ranked seventh among nearby schools, and its result was below their average.

Results have improved since 2022–23: English rose 16 percentage points, math 7 and science 8. Galt’s English lead over the state widened to 17 points, while its math deficit narrowed to 12 points but remains substantial. SchoolDigger placed Galt at the 68th statewide percentile, with 3 stars in 2025–26—a middle-of-the-group standing locally. Its 22.3 students per teacher was the second-highest ratio among the ten nearby schools. In 2024–25, 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, around the middle of the nearby group. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings showed notable gains: Special Education Students moved from the 34th percentile in 2024–25 to the 76th in 2025–26, and Homeless Students rose from the 23rd percentile in 2022–23 to the 76th in 2025–26.

959

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,968

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

California avg42%

693^rd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Galt Joint Union High

763^rd of 1,530Galt 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
2026	65.9	693 of 2135	67.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.1	720 of 1864	61.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	69.5	513 of 1880	72.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.6	87 of 358	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	25.2	230 of 299	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	779 of 1997	61.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	67.5	593 of 1930	69.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.9	33 of 82	59.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	64.2	301 of 1235	75.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.1	522 of 1130	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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)

Homeless (2026)76th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

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

Migrant (2026)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-16 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

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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)		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 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%)	65.9	693^rd of 2135 public high schools	67.5%		63.9	721^st of 2162 public high schools	66.7%	28	41.5		40.8	66.0	66.0	26.6	26.6	$16,968	$1,330	$15,638
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%)	75.9	504^th of 2135 public high schools	76.4%		85.8	293^rd of 2162 public high schools	86.4%	211	45.4		45.1	69.8	69.8	36.6	36.6	$17,453	$1,474	$15,979
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%)	7.9	2063^rd of 2135 public high schools	3.4%		10.3	2006^th of 2162 public high schools	7.2%	57	2.4		4.4	4.9	4.9	2.4	2.4	$21,016	$2,091	$18,925
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%)	59.4	830^th of 2135 public high schools	61.1%		47.4	1089^th of 2162 public high schools	49.6%	259	31.5		30.9	62.1	62.1	29.0	29.0	$18,643	$2,017	$16,626
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%)	10.6	1911^th of 2135 public high schools	10.5%		11	1968^th of 2162 public high schools	9.0%	57	2.4		4.4	19.5	19.5	2.4	2.4	$25,434	$1,990	$23,444
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%)	57.7	866^th of 2135 public high schools	59.4%		44.5	1155^th of 2162 public high schools	46.6%	289	33.8		33.7	60.0	60.0	25.7	25.7	$17,738	$1,971	$15,767
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%)	65.3	705^th of 2135 public high schools	67.0%		60	822^nd of 2162 public high schools	62.0%	117	40.9		40.7	58.7	58.7	31.4	31.4	$17,536	$456	$17,080
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%)	72.9	555^th of 2135 public high schools	74.0%		78.4	442^nd of 2162 public high schools	79.6%	113	40.8	7.1	39.8	65.6	65.6	40.0	40.0	$15,598	$340	$15,258
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%)	75.1	523^rd of 2135 public high schools	75.5%		80	412^th of 2162 public high schools	80.9%	111	45.6	29.4	45.1	57.8	57.8	46.3	46.3	$14,889	$323	$14,566

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 693^rd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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