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If you had an hour of school board time for Valley Oaks Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALT JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061479001819
Valley Oaks Elementary
21 C St., Galt, CA 95632 · (209) 745-1564 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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
23.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
374 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 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
28%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
Valley 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
45.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.0pp since 2014
Math
37.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 28.2% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| Math | 13.4% | 23.6% | 34.6% | 28.4% |
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 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 24.7% |
| 2018-19 | 37.5% | 30.6% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 25.6% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Valley Oaks Elementary
Valley Oaks Elementary's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Oaks Elementary this school | 541 | 69.1% | 38.6% |
| Napa Valley Language Academy Napa | 560 | 68.8% | 39.2% |
| Hilltop Drive Elementary Chula Vista | 559 | 69.2% | 42.6% |
| Monterey Park Elementary Salinas | 541 | 65.8% | 26.7% |
| Riverview Elementary Parlier | 509 | 69.2% | 53.7% |
| Sky Country Elementary Jurupa Valley | 525 | 72.0% | 32.1% |
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 Valley Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #2,625 of 5,151 | #95 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,546 of 5,172 ▲ 320 | #93 of 217 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,447 of 5,172 ▲ 300 | #87 of 217 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.1pp | #297 of 5,116 | #9 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #1,968 of 5,915 | #97 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,378 of 5,352 | #119 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #4,047 of 5,354 | #226 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #3,005 of 5,625 | #120 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #3,368 of 3,837 | #125 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
541
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 541 | 23 | 23.5:1 | 69% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 23 | 22.4:1 | 79% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 21.9 | 23.0:1 | 80% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 83% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 28.3 | 20.0:1 | 82% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 84% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | N/A | N/A | 79% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 51 | 19.5:1 | 48% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 848 | 40 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (567 to 541); teachers down 19% (28.3 to 23).
About Valley Oaks Elementary
Valley Oaks Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Galt, California. Enrolled students number 541 students, in kindergarten through 6.
Valley Oaks Elementary is a school in Galt Joint Union Elementary. The district has 7 schools and 3,441 students.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Valley Oaks Elementary. The next largest groups are 11% White. In Sacramento County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Valley Oaks Elementary total 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.5:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 69%.
The allk12 Grade for Valley Oaks Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In California, Valley Oaks Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.6% actual against a predicted 39.0%.
Sacramento County has about 1,594,006 residents, and the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The shortest distance from Valley Oaks Elementary to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Vernon E. Greer Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Valley Oaks Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Valley Oaks Elementary is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 530 students in 2020-21 and 541 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 20.4 in 2020-21 to 23.5 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- 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
- Robert L. McCaffrey MiddleMiddle · 779 students
- Vernon E. Greer ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- River Oaks ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Lake Canyon ElementaryElementary · 466 students
Other Valley Oaks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Valley Oaks Elementary. Valley Oaks Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Valley Oaks Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Vernon E. Greer Elementary0.6 mi · 542
- Fairsite Elementary0.6 mi · 160
- Galt High0.7 mi · 959
- River Oaks Elementary1.8 mi · 505
- Lake Canyon Elementary2.4 mi · 466
- Marengo Ranch Elementary2.4 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Oaks ElementaryHow large is Valley Oaks Elementary?
Valley Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-06.
Is Valley Oaks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Oaks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Valley Oaks Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Valley Oaks Elementary.
How diverse is Valley Oaks Elementary?
Valley Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 11% White, 84% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Valley Oaks Elementary?
Valley Oaks Elementary is overseen by Galt Joint Union Elementary in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.