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Welcome to the Lake Canyon Elementary community. What's one thing that would make Lake Canyon Elementary even better?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALT JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061479011069
Lake Canyon Elementary
800 Lake Canyon Ave., Galt, CA 95632 · (209) 744-5200 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
238 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lake Canyon Elementary→Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
Based on grade levels within Galt Joint Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.5pp since 2014
Math
48.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 30.8% | 22.6% | 21.9% |
| Math | 23.9% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 27.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.9% | 39.7% |
| 2018-19 | 57.8% | 47.9% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 39.5% | 38.3% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lake Canyon Elementary
Lake Canyon Elementary's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Canyon Elementary this school | 466 | 51.1% | 49.6% |
| Marengo Ranch Elementary Galt | 448 | 49.8% | 50.3% |
| Ripona Elementary Ripon | 473 | 48.2% | 43.2% |
| Junipero Serra Elementary Ventura | 418 | 54.1% | 43.5% |
| Waggoner Elementary Winters | 406 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Loma Verde Elementary Novato | 426 | 53.1% | 48.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lake Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #1,746 of 5,151 | #63 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,708 of 5,172 ▲ 77 | #58 of 217 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,654 of 5,172 ▲ 232 | #63 of 217 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,011 of 5,116 | #33 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #2,837 of 5,915 | #127 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,560 of 5,352 | #78 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,970 of 5,354 | #193 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #3,861 of 5,625 | #163 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #1,582 of 3,837 | #43 of 145 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-67 (-13%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 20.8 | 22.5:1 | 51% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 20.8 | 22.4:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 22.8 | 22.5:1 | 50% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 25 | 21.3:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 27.1 | 21.1:1 | 50% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 51% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 54% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (572 to 466); teachers down 23% (27.1 to 20.8).
About Lake Canyon Elementary
Lake Canyon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Galt. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 466 students.
The district for Lake Canyon Elementary is Galt Joint Union Elementary, with 7 schools and 3,441 students.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Lake Canyon Elementary combined. Other students are 34% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County residents are about 24% Hispanic. Lake Canyon Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Lake Canyon Elementary, 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Roughly 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Sacramento County.
Lake Canyon Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lake Canyon Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 49.6%. Predicted: 49.6%.
Among Sacramento County residents, median household income is about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 387 public schools in Sacramento County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,342.
Of nearby public schools, Marengo Ranch Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 49.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Lake Canyon Elementary the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Lake Canyon Elementary had 533 students in 2020-21 and 466 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 21.3:1 to 22.5:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lake Canyon Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galt Joint Union Elementary
- Robert L. McCaffrey MiddleMiddle · 779 students
- Vernon E. Greer ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Valley Oaks ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- River Oaks ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Marengo Ranch ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Fairsite ElementaryElementary · 160 students
Other schools in Galt
- Galt HighHigh · 959 students
- Liberty Ranch HighHigh · 899 students
- Robert L. McCaffrey MiddleMiddle · 779 students
- Vernon E. Greer ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Valley Oaks ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- River Oaks ElementaryElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Marengo Ranch Elementary0.6 mi · 448
- River Oaks Elementary0.7 mi · 505
- Robert L. McCaffrey Middle0.8 mi · 779
- Liberty Ranch High1.0 mi · 899
- Estrellita Continuation High1.4 mi · 76
- Galt High2.0 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Canyon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Canyon Elementary?
Lake Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lake Canyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Canyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Canyon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Canyon Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Canyon Elementary?
At Lake Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lake Canyon Elementary public or private?
Lake Canyon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Galt Joint Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.