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Does Creekside Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513012242
Creekside Elementary
6011 Massara St., Danville, CA 94506 · (925) 314-2000 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- A-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
19.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
41 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
85.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
86.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.2% | 23.9% | 10.4% | 4.5% |
| Math | 58.6% | 27.6% | 11.2% | 2.6% |
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 | 85.1% | 86.2% |
| 2023-24 | 87.8% | 89.3% |
| 2022-23 | 82.1% | 87.8% |
| 2021-22 | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2018-19 | 84.8% | 86.6% |
| 2017-18 | 84.6% | 81.1% |
| 2016-17 | 80.6% | 78.5% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary this school | 549 | 7.5% | 86.8% |
| Vintage Hills Elementary Pleasanton | 522 | 7.5% | 77.7% |
| Williams Elementary San Jose | 559 | 8.2% | 83.9% |
| Montevideo Elementary San Ramon | 592 | 10.1% | 73.5% |
| Bollinger Canyon Elementary San Ramon | 492 | 5.3% | 82.9% |
| Cherry Chase Elementary Sunnyvale | 622 | 7.2% | 83.9% |
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 Creekside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #49 of 5,151 | #3 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #73 of 5,172 ▼ 33 | #4 of 153 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #106 of 5,172 ▼ 63 | #11 of 153 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,730 of 5,116 | #64 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #1,876 of 5,915 | #43 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #757 of 5,352 | #10 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #1,887 of 5,354 | #110 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.5% | #5,533 of 5,625 | #139 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #1,400 of 3,837 | #25 of 107 |
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
549
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
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 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 30.1 | 18.3:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 27.2 | 20.2:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 28.5 | 24.2:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | N/A | N/A | 2% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (689 to 549); teachers down 2% (28.5 to 28).
About Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Danville, California. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 549 students.
San Ramon Valley Unified oversees Creekside Elementary and 35 other schools, with 28,554 students in total.
Roughly 58% of students at Creekside Elementary are Asian. Other groups include 22% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Contra Costa County residents are about 19% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 7%. Among public schools in Contra Costa County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
The allk12 Grade for Creekside Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.2%. Creekside Elementary scores 86.8%.
In Contra Costa County (population about 1,165,012), the median household income is $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, enrolling about 167,423 students in all.
The school nearest to Creekside Elementary is Tassajara Hills Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Creekside Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 549, close to the 550 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Ramon Valley Unified
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
Other schools in Danville
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Charlotte Wood MiddleMiddle · 853 students
- Diablo Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Greenbrook ElementaryElementary · 732 students
- Sycamore Valley ElementaryElementary · 559 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary is the 13th largest of the 27.
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
- Creekside ElementarySan Diego, CA · 585 students
- Creekside ElementarySalinas, CA · 534 students
- Creekside ElementaryStockton, CA · 501 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Tassajara Hills Elementary0.6 mi · 506
- Diablo Vista Middle1.0 mi · 835
- Dougherty Valley High2.0 mi · 3,039
- Hidden Hills Elementary2.0 mi · 486
- Del Amigo High (Continuation)2.1 mi · 34
- Venture (Alternative)2.1 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside ElementaryHow large is Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-05.
Is Creekside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Creekside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Creekside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creekside Elementary is approximately 19.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creekside Elementary?
At Creekside Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 58% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Creekside Elementary in?
Creekside Elementary is part of San Ramon Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.