Fairsite Elementary

Fairsite Elementary is an elementary-level community of very small scale in Galt, California, operated by Galt Joint Union Elementary, serveing 160 students in grade K. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Within Galt Joint Union Elementary, which oversees 7 schools and 3,441 students, Fairsite Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Fairsite Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 33% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Fairsite Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) logs that median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Fairsite Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Galt High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairsite Elementary.

The school occupies a small-town site.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.