Creekside Elementary

Creekside Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in San Diego, California, overseen by Poway Unified. Current enrollment sits at 585 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Creekside Elementary sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Poway Unified, which oversees 39 schools and 34,259 students, Creekside Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Creekside Elementary logs that the largest single group is Asian at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the resource side, Creekside Elementary logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

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 71.0%; this one delivers 77.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Scripps Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Creekside Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Creekside Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 599 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.