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Enrollment
779
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALT JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061479011211
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
997 Park Terrace Dr., Galt, CA 95632 · (209) 745-5462 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
418 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 401 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 378 | 49% |
Student demographics
55%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
Feeds from
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
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.7pp since 2014
Math
32.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.7% | 40.0% | 25.2% | 19.1% |
| Math | 13.6% | 18.7% | 28.9% | 38.8% |
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 | 55.7% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.9% | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 51.4% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 37.3% |
| 2017-18 | 46.9% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. McCaffrey Middle this school | 779 | 53.7% | 43.9% |
| Placerita Junior High Newhall | 940 | 53.6% | 54.0% |
| Vista Innovation and Design Academy Vista | 834 | 58.2% | 39.4% |
| Balboa Middle Ventura | 845 | 58.8% | 39.0% |
| Cerro Villa Middle Villa Park | 747 | 57.8% | 46.4% |
| Margarita Middle Temecula | 731 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Robert L. McCaffrey Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #435 of 1,224 | #12 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #553 of 1,227 ▼ 23 | #17 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #384 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #10 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #590 of 1,214 | #12 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #460 of 1,377 | #19 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #493 of 1,279 | #13 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #539 of 1,278 | #38 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #904 of 1,329 | #27 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #468 of 930 | #10 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
779
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 779 | 38.6 | 20.2:1 | 54% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 36.6 | 21.1:1 | 61% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 40.1 | 18.6:1 | 55% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 40 | 19.0:1 | 62% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 42.8 | 21.7:1 | 48% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 40 | 21.0:1 | 57% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 972 | N/A | N/A | 51% (498) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert L. McCaffrey Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (929 to 779); teachers down 10% (42.8 to 38.6).
About Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Galt, California. Enrollment stands at 779 students, covering grades 7 through 8.
Within Galt Joint Union Elementary, Robert L. McCaffrey Middle is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,441 students.
More than half of enrollment at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle is Hispanic: 60%. Other groups make up 29% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert L. McCaffrey Middle scores 55%.
Teacher count: 38.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.2:1. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.9% and a predicted 48.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Sacramento County show that the median household earns about $92,175 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Sacramento County has 387 public schools with about 259,342 students, including Robert L. McCaffrey Middle.
Marengo Ranch Elementary is the nearest public school to Robert L. McCaffrey Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Robert L. McCaffrey Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school grew from 760 students in 2020-21 to 779 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.2:1.
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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
- Vernon E. Greer ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Valley Oaks ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- River Oaks ElementaryElementary · 505 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
- Vernon E. Greer ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Valley Oaks ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- River Oaks ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Lake Canyon ElementaryElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Marengo Ranch Elementary0.3 mi · 448
- Liberty Ranch High0.3 mi · 899
- Estrellita Continuation High0.6 mi · 76
- River Oaks Elementary0.8 mi · 505
- Lake Canyon Elementary0.8 mi · 466
- Galt High2.0 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About Robert L. McCaffrey MiddleHow large is Robert L. McCaffrey Middle?
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle enrolls approximately 779 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Robert L. McCaffrey Middle serve?
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle is approximately 20.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle?
Student demographics at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle are roughly 29% White, 60% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Robert L. McCaffrey Middle public or private?
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle 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.