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Enrollment
1,023
Elementary
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001914370
Cottonwood Creek
2400 Central Pkwy., Dublin, CA 94568 · (925) 833-3333 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,023 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
22.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
133 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (117).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
87.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.9pp since 2018
Math
86.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.3% | 27.5% | 8.9% | 3.2% |
| Math | 67.3% | 19.4% | 9.7% | 3.5% |
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 | 87.8% | 86.8% |
| 2023-24 | 89.9% | 86.9% |
| 2022-23 | 90.1% | 86.4% |
| 2021-22 | 92.6% | 85.4% |
| 2018-19 | 85.9% | 85.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 72% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek's state test result (87.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek this school | 1,023 | 13.0% | 87.9% |
| J. M. Amador Elementary Dublin | 909 | 7.2% | 89.3% |
| Corral Hollow Elementary Tracy | 806 | 16.7% | 79.2% |
| Mabel Mattos Elementary Milpitas | 746 | 15.1% | 78.3% |
| Hansen Elementary Mountain House | 930 | 8.2% | 81.5% |
| Julius Cordes Elementary Mountain House | 877 | 2.5% | 85.9% |
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 Cottonwood Creek ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #35 of 5,151 | #4 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #60 of 5,172 ▲ 6 | #6 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #44 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #3 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #1,290 of 5,116 | #77 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,023 | #63 of 5,915 | #2 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,923 of 5,352 | #87 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #4,376 of 5,354 | #193 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #5,395 of 5,625 | #196 of 211 |
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
1,023
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 1,023 | 44.6 | 22.9:1 | 13% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 1,060 | 45.2 | 23.4:1 | 5% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 1,037 | 46.8 | 22.2:1 | 6% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 46 | 22.1:1 | 5% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cottonwood Creek.
About Cottonwood Creek
Cottonwood Creek is a large elementary school that serves part of Dublin, California. It has an enrollment of 1,023 students in kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 120% above average.
Dublin Unified, which runs Cottonwood Creek, has 15 schools and 12,750 students.
The share of students at Cottonwood Creek who are Asian is 89%. Other groups make up 4% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 33% of Alameda County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Cottonwood Creek are from different groups.
Cottonwood Creek has 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. At Cottonwood Creek, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 36 points below the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.
On the allk12 Grade, Cottonwood Creek lands at A+, ahead of 95% of California public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Cottonwood Creek is among the top 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 71.9%. Actual: 87.9%.
In Alameda County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 394 public schools and about 210,511 students.
Harold William Kolb, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cottonwood Creek ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,017 to 1,023.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dublin Unified
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 1,041 students
- J. M. Amador ElementaryElementary · 909 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
- James Dougherty ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Other schools in Dublin
- Dublin HighHigh · 2,771 students
- Eleanor Murray FallonMiddle · 1,683 students
- Wells MiddleMiddle · 1,041 students
- J. M. Amador ElementaryElementary · 909 students
- Emerald HighHigh · 900 students
- James Dougherty ElementaryElementary · 856 students
Nearby schools
- Harold William Kolb0.7 mi · 696
- J. M. Amador Elementary0.7 mi · 909
- Emerald High1.0 mi · 900
- John Green Elementary1.1 mi · 661
- Eleanor Murray Fallon1.1 mi · 1,683
- Henry P. Mohr Elementary1.4 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Cottonwood CreekHow many students attend Cottonwood Creek?
Cottonwood Creek enrolls approximately 1,023 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Cottonwood Creek serve?
Cottonwood Creek serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cottonwood Creek?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cottonwood Creek is approximately 22.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cottonwood Creek?
Student demographics at Cottonwood Creek are roughly 4% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 89% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cottonwood Creek in?
Cottonwood Creek is part of Dublin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.