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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153008598
Creekside Elementary
12362 Springhurst Dr., San Diego, CA 92128 · (858) 391-1514 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
84 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
79.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.9pp since 2014
Math
78.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.5% | 26.6% | 12.9% | 7.9% |
| Math | 52.9% | 25.2% | 14.0% | 7.9% |
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 | 79.1% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.5% | 76.3% |
| 2022-23 | 82.6% | 82.3% |
| 2021-22 | 84.1% | 79.9% |
| 2018-19 | 86.2% | 85.5% |
| 2017-18 | 84.4% | 79.6% |
| 2016-17 | 83.4% | 83.1% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 (77.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary this school | 585 | 14.4% | 77.7% |
| Carmel Del Mar Elementary San Diego | 562 | 10.5% | 86.0% |
| Courreges (Roch) Elementary Fountain Valley | 631 | 19.2% | 79.8% |
| Cumberland Elementary Sunnyvale | 586 | 9.7% | 79.4% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley Lake Forest | 565 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Canyon View Elementary San Diego | 505 | 15.6% | 74.5% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #328 of 5,151 | #41 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #306 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #38 of 393 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #313 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #37 of 393 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #877 of 5,116 | #73 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #1,533 of 5,915 | #111 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #2,132 of 5,352 | #114 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #849 of 5,354 | #73 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #5,343 of 5,625 | #407 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #3,623 of 3,837 | #260 of 279 |
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
585
+63 (+12%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 585 | 26.7 | 21.9:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 25.2 | 22.2:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 25.2 | 22.3:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 23.2 | 25.8:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 22 | 25.6:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | N/A | N/A | 3% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 31 | 19.9:1 | 3% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (599 to 585); teachers up 15% (23.2 to 26.7).
About Creekside Elementary
Among the schools in San Diego, California, is Creekside Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 585 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 26% above that.
The 39 schools in Poway Unified enroll 34,259 students altogether, Creekside Elementary among them.
Asian students form the largest group at Creekside Elementary, 39% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 38% White, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of San Diego County's population at about 12%. By the diversity index, Creekside Elementary comes in at 68%.
Federal staffing data show 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Creekside Elementary and a ratio of 21.9:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 14% of enrollment. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 40 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Creekside Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Creekside Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 71.1%. Creekside Elementary scores 77.7%, 6.6 points above that line.
Among San Diego County residents, median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Creekside Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
Scripps Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Creekside Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 522 in 2020-21 and 585 in 2024-25, a 12% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.9:1 to 21.9:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary is the 6th largest of the 27.
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
- Creekside ElementaryDanville, CA · 549 students
- Creekside ElementarySalinas, CA · 534 students
- Creekside ElementaryStockton, CA · 501 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Scripps Elementary1.0 mi · 733
- Dingeman Elementary1.1 mi · 689
- Pomerado Elementary1.2 mi · 305
- Morning Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 531
- Meadowbrook Middle1.6 mi · 972
- Shoal Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside ElementaryHow large is Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Creekside Elementary serve?
Creekside Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Creekside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creekside Elementary is approximately 21.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creekside Elementary?
At Creekside Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 39% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary is overseen by Poway Unified in San Diego County.
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