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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALT JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061479001051
River Oaks Elementary
905 Vintage Oak Ave., Galt, CA 95632 · (209) 745-4614 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
287 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 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (68).
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
River Oaks 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
53.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2014
Math
47.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.1% | 29.7% | 22.1% | 24.1% |
| Math | 19.7% | 27.7% | 27.0% | 25.6% |
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 | 53.8% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 42.1% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 42.5% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 54.4% |
| 2017-18 | 65.8% | 57.6% |
| 2016-17 | 61.3% | 52.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 River Oaks Elementary
River Oaks Elementary's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Oaks Elementary this school | 505 | 56.8% | 47.6% |
| Sonoma Elementary Modesto | 536 | 57.8% | 51.8% |
| Vernon E. Greer Elementary Galt | 542 | 57.4% | 42.5% |
| Northlake Hills Elementary Castaic | 556 | 59.2% | 53.8% |
| Ralph Dunlap Elementary Santa Maria | 502 | 56.2% | 33.1% |
| Marguerite Montgomery Elementary Davis | 457 | 52.7% | 46.1% |
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 River Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,882 of 5,151 | #68 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,763 of 5,172 ▲ 440 | #62 of 217 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,769 of 5,172 ▲ 120 | #69 of 217 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,549 of 5,116 | #60 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,365 of 5,915 | #104 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,525 of 5,352 | #34 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #1,886 of 5,354 | #189 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #3,607 of 5,625 | #152 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,673 of 3,837 | #92 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
505
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 505 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 57% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 24 | 21.6:1 | 61% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 53% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 56% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 28.4 | 19.8:1 | 56% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 54% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | N/A | N/A | 56% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 34% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (562 to 505); teachers down 15% (28.4 to 24).
About River Oaks Elementary
This page covers River Oaks Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Galt, California. Its enrollment is 505 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
Galt Joint Union Elementary runs 7 schools with a combined 3,441 students. River Oaks Elementary is one of them.
The share of Hispanic students at River Oaks Elementary is 56%, a majority. The remaining students are 29% White, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Sacramento County is about 24% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. The school reported 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.2% at River Oaks Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.6%.
In the surrounding county, Sacramento County, median household income comes to about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 387, with about 259,342 students.
River Oaks Elementary's nearest public school is Marengo Ranch Elementary (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of River Oaks Elementary. River Oaks Elementary places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 501 in 2020-21 to 505 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 18.6:1 to 21.0:1.
People who know River Oaks Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Lake Canyon ElementaryElementary · 466 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
- Lake Canyon ElementaryElementary · 466 students
Other River Oaks Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named River Oaks Elementary. River Oaks Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- River Oaks ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC · 1,426 students
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 777 students
- River Oaks ElementaryWoodbridge, VA · 662 students
- River Oaks Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 551 students
- River Oaks ElementaryGulfport, MS · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Marengo Ranch Elementary0.6 mi · 448
- Lake Canyon Elementary0.7 mi · 466
- Robert L. McCaffrey Middle0.8 mi · 779
- Liberty Ranch High1.0 mi · 899
- Galt High1.3 mi · 959
- Estrellita Continuation High1.4 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About River Oaks ElementaryHow many students attend River Oaks Elementary?
River Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does River Oaks Elementary serve?
River Oaks Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at River Oaks Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at River Oaks Elementary.
How diverse is River Oaks Elementary?
River Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 29% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is River Oaks Elementary in?
River Oaks Elementary is part of Galt Joint Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.