Creekside Elementary

Creekside Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Salinas, California, run under Alisal Union, with 534 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Across the 13 schools in Alisal Union (7,303 students total), Creekside Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Creekside Elementary lists that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Creekside Elementary logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Creekside Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 23.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Monterey County shows median household income runs about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Monterey County's 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), Creekside Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Alisal Virtual Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Creekside Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Creekside Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 25.5%.

Creekside Elementary operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 667 students in 2018 compared to 534 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 86% to 91%.

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