Enrollment
173
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY·NCES 060888000898
Clear Creek Elementary
17700 McCourtney Rd., Grass Valley, CA 95949 · (530) 273-3664 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
17.3:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
78 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.8pp since 2014
Math
55.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.5% | 32.6% | 26.5% | 14.3% |
| Math | 23.5% | 31.6% | 23.5% | 21.4% |
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 | 59.2% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 43.4% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 36.1% |
| 2021-22 | 64.7% | 38.2% |
| 2020-21 | 59.4% | 45.3% |
| 2018-19 | 60.9% | 54.3% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 77.5% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Elementary this school | 173 | 45.1% | 51.0% |
| Chester Elementary Chester | 171 | 48.0% | 39.4% |
| Pioneer Elementary Somerset | 162 | 45.7% | 26.1% |
| Grenada Elementary Grenada | 210 | 48.1% | 28.0% |
| Butteville Elementary Weed | 162 | 43.2% | 53.0% |
| Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) Oakhurst | 213 | 42.7% | N/A |
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 Clear Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,649 of 5,151 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #1,311 of 5,172 ▲ 622 | #3 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #1,392 of 5,172 ▲ 774 | #3 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #1,451 of 5,116 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #5,437 of 5,915 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #4,127 of 5,625 | #9 of 17 |
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
173
+11 (+7%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 173 | 10 | 17.3:1 | 45% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 8.8 | 18.5:1 | 43% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 8.8 | 17.8:1 | 40% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 8 | 20.3:1 | 41% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 7 | 23.0:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 6 | 24.0:1 | 35% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | N/A | N/A | 39% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 5 | 20.4:1 | 23% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 5 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (161 to 173); teachers up 43% (7 to 10).
About Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Grass Valley, California. It teaches 173 students in kindergarten through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Clear Creek Elementary operates as its own local education agency.
At Clear Creek Elementary, 65% of students are White. After that, the student body is 19% multiracial and 14% Hispanic. Census figures show Nevada County is about 84% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clear Creek Elementary scores 52%.
There are about 17.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Clear Creek Elementary, which has 10. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 5.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Clear Creek Elementary is about 45%. The figure for public schools in Nevada County is close, at 43%.
Clear Creek Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Clear Creek Elementary would score about 53.1%. It scores 51.0%, 2.1 points below that figure.
Nevada County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,882 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Clear Creek Elementary shares Nevada County with 45 other public schools.
The closest school to Clear Creek Elementary is Ready Springs Elementary, located about 4.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Clear Creek Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 51.0% versus a 42.4% average.
Locale data from NCES put Clear Creek Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 173 in 2024-25. The ratio was 20.3:1 in 2020-21 and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,481
Census ACS
Median income
$89,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
13,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grass Valley
- Nevada Union HighHigh · 1,561 students
- Bear River HighHigh · 664 students
- John Muir CharterHigh · 629 students
- Grass Valley CharterElementary · 546 students
- Union Hill ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Cottage Hill ElementaryElementary · 485 students
Other Clear Creek Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clear Creek Elementary. Clear Creek Elementary is the 13th largest of the 13.
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 696 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Lake, IA · 685 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolCartersville, GA · 614 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolSANGER, TX · 598 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolEllijay, GA · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Ready Springs Elementary4.1 mi · 255
- Vantage Point Charter4.1 mi · 33
- Arete Charter Academy5.0 mi · 207
- Alta Sierra Elementary5.7 mi · 338
- John Muir Charter6.0 mi · 629
- Silver Springs High (Continuation)6.4 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clear Creek Elementary?
Clear Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 173 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Clear Creek Elementary serve?
Clear Creek Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Clear Creek Elementary have?
Clear Creek Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Clear Creek Elementary?
Clear Creek Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Two or more.
What district is Clear Creek Elementary in?
Clear Creek Elementary is part of Clear Creek Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.