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Liberty Ranch High

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Liberty Ranch High ranks 293 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Liberty Ranch High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with approximately 899 students in Galt, California, and it stands out as a rapidly improving, high-performing school within the Galt Joint Union High district, now ranking in the top 15% of all California high schools.

The school excels in English Language Arts and Science, with proficiency rates well above the state average, and maintains an excellent graduation rate of 94% with very low chronic absenteeism. A key strength is its exceptional support for specific student groups, such as English Learners and students from low-income backgrounds, whose academic performance ranks in the 87th to 94th percentiles statewide. While mathematics is an area for continued growth, Liberty Ranch High significantly outperforms its district peer, Galt High, across all core subjects and does so with similar per-student funding.

Compared to many schools in neighboring districts like Lodi Unified and Elk Grove Unified, Liberty Ranch maintains stronger attendance and graduation rates. It holds its own against higher-performing schools like Pleasant Grove High, despite serving a more economically diverse student population, demonstrating effective use of resources to achieve strong outcomes for all students.

899

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,304

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12945 Marengo Rd.
Galt, CA 95632-8422

(209) 744-4250

District: Galt Joint Union High

Feeder schools for Liberty Ranch High:

Elementary:	Arcohe Elementary
	Marengo Ranch Elementary
	River Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg45%

California avg41%

293^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	85.8	293 of 2162	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	289 of 2159	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	400 of 2170	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	821 of 2123	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	530 of 2133	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	553 of 2017	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	392 of 2021	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	539 of 2039	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	621 of 1994	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	629 of 2426	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	50.8	779 of 2354	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	669 of 2367	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	58.7	543 of 2281	76.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	412 of 573	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.4	522 of 1161	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	697 of 1117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	204 of 1052	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	141 of 1085	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	84 of 1064	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	32.8	737 of 1044	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	528 of 938	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	317 of 1906	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	222 of 1915	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	310 of 1915	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	689 of 1858	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	495 of 1833	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	555 of 1760	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	116 of 1900	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	132 of 1902	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	303 of 1917	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	780 of 1861	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	552 of 1814	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	482 of 1742	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	260 of 2013	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	256 of 2026	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	559 of 2030	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	819 of 1943	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	595 of 1937	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	720 of 1862	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	246 of 1942	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	359 of 1948	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	443 of 1963	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	837 of 1916	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	561 of 1880	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	556 of 1834	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	71 of 577	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	221 of 541	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.4	388 of 515	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	188 of 422	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	273 of 366	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	306 of 1252	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	240 of 1216	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	221 of 1197	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	336 of 1155	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	284 of 1173	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	253 of 1193	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	609 of 1204	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	426 of 1222	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	412 of 1173	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)28th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 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 (2024)
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 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
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	$17,304	$1,596	$15,708
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	$20,249	$2,210	$18,039
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	$17,409	$1,341	$16,068
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	$16,618	$950	$15,668
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	$14,850	$881	$13,969
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	$14,803	$899	$13,904
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	$17,857	$2,057	$15,800
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	$25,384	$2,737	$22,647
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	$14,331	$865	$13,466
Elk Grove Charter	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	$5,036	$632	$4,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Ranch High

What district is Liberty Ranch High in?

Galt Joint Union High

What schools feed into Liberty Ranch High?

Liberty Ranch High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arcohe Elementary
Elementary : Marengo Ranch Elementary
Elementary : River Oaks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Ranch High?

Students at Liberty Ranch High are 54% Hispanic, 34% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Liberty Ranch High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 899 students attended Liberty Ranch High.

Is Liberty Ranch High a good school?

Liberty Ranch High ranks 293^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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