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Galileo Academy 101
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (105).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 27.7% | 22.4% | 25.4% |
| Math | 24.7% | 23.4% | 26.7% | 25.2% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 37.5% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 52.9% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 48.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 44.4% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Galileo Academy 101
Galileo Academy 101's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo Academy 101 this school | 693 | 74.6% | 48.5% |
| Wawona K-8 Fresno | 688 | 71.5% | 30.2% |
| Ramona Hawthorne | 767 | 75.1% | 44.2% |
| Palmdale Learning Plaza Palmdale | 800 | 72.3% | 40.7% |
| North Verdemont Elementary San Bernardino | 549 | 74.3% | 43.9% |
| Madison Elementary Stockton | 703 | 79.5% | 16.2% |
Where Galileo Academy 101 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #1,820 of 5,151 | #61 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,709 of 5,172 ▲ 317 | #54 of 321 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #1,879 of 5,172 ▼ 114 | #73 of 321 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,050 of 5,116 | #69 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #796 of 5,915 | #57 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,725 of 5,352 | #311 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #3,021 of 5,354 | #143 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #2,649 of 5,625 | #213 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #3,783 of 3,837 | #245 of 246 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 693 | 27 | 25.7:1 | 75% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 26.5 | 26.6:1 | 74% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 26 | 26.6:1 | 73% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 27 | 26.3:1 | 75% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 70% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 74% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 63% (231) |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (698 to 693); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About Galileo Academy 101
As a medium-sized elementary school, Galileo Academy 101 serves students in Victorville, California. Enrolled students number 693 students, in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 49% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Galileo Academy 101 is one of the 18 schools that make up Victor Elementary (12,303 students in total).
At 71%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Galileo Academy 101 combined. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 55% of San Bernardino County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Galileo Academy 101 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Teachers at Galileo Academy 101 total 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.7:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 517 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 75%. Across public schools in San Bernardino County, the average is about the same, 74%.
Galileo Academy 101 is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Galileo Academy 101 is 12.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Galileo Academy 101 is located in San Bernardino County, where median household income is about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, with a combined enrollment of about 393,648.
The closest other public school is Mojave Vista Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Galileo Academy 101 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Galileo Academy 101 falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (709) and 2024-25 (693).
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