Marengo Ranch Elementary

Marengo Ranch Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Galt, California, overseen by Galt Joint Union Elementary, enrolls 448 students, covering grades K through 6.

Across the 7 schools in Galt Joint Union Elementary (3,441 students total), Marengo Ranch Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Marengo Ranch Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 34% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Marengo Ranch Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 50% of students at Marengo Ranch Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marengo Ranch Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Marengo Ranch Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Robert L. McCaffrey Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marengo Ranch Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 34% across the same window.

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