Creekside Early Learning Center

Creekside Early Learning Center is a K-5 school of compact scale in Alpine, California, operated by Alpine Union Elementary, works with 227 students in grade K. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

Alpine Union Elementary runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,440 students. Creekside Early Learning Center is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Creekside Early Learning Center logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Creekside Early Learning Center reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Creekside Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mountain View Learning Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Creekside Early Learning Center's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 243 (now 227). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 23% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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