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What's something Creekside Oaks Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN PLACER UNIFIED·NCES 064214006896
Creekside Oaks Elementary
2030 First St., Lincoln, CA 95648 · (916) 645-6380 · Placer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
22.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
297 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 139 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 117% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
46.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
38.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 25.2% | 20.7% | 33.1% |
| Math | 18.2% | 20.3% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
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 | 46.3% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 49.7% | 46.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.9% | 40.3% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 37.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 54.6% |
| 2017-18 | 55.7% | 48.6% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 46.2% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Oaks Elementary
Creekside Oaks Elementary's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Oaks Elementary this school | 557 | 53.3% | 39.6% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Vista | 556 | 55.6% | 39.1% |
| Bradley Elementary Watsonville | 520 | 54.2% | 30.9% |
| Ralph Dunlap Elementary Santa Maria | 502 | 56.2% | 33.1% |
| Old Orchard Elementary Valencia | 520 | 51.7% | 60.9% |
| Mattie Washburn Elementary Santa Rosa | 535 | 52.5% | N/A |
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 Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,531 of 5,151 | #56 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,410 of 5,172 ▼ 234 | #55 of 61 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #2,339 of 5,172 ▲ 867 | #54 of 61 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #925 of 5,116 | #21 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,789 of 5,915 | #14 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,416 of 5,352 | #42 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #2,051 of 5,354 | #44 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #3,781 of 5,625 | #8 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #2,812 of 3,837 | #22 of 38 |
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
557
+110 (+25%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 557 | 25 | 22.3:1 | 53% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 24.5 | 21.5:1 | 44% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 23.5 | 20.3:1 | 46% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 51% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 25.5 | 24.0:1 | 41% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 24 | 25.5:1 | 43% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | N/A | N/A | 51% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 37% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 30 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (613 to 557); teachers down 2% (25.5 to 25).
About Creekside Oaks Elementary
Creekside Oaks Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Lincoln. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 557 students.
Creekside Oaks Elementary reports to Western Placer Unified, which has 14 schools and 8,030 students.
Roughly 56% of students at Creekside Oaks Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 32% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Placer County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. Creekside Oaks Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Creekside Oaks Elementary's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.3:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 53%. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Placer County is 20 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Creekside Oaks Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Creekside Oaks Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.6%; the prediction is 48.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Placer County show that the median household income is $115,998, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Creekside Oaks Elementary, Placer County has 122 other public schools.
The closest public school to Creekside Oaks Elementary is First Street Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.6% is below the 44.7% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Creekside Oaks Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 557 students in 2024-25, 110 more than the 447 it had in 2020-21.
Community posts for Creekside Oaks Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Placer Unified
- Twelve Bridges HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Twelve Bridges MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Glen Edwards MiddleMiddle · 815 students
- Twelve Bridges ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Scott M. LeamanElementary · 513 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Horizon CharterCombined · 1,757 students
- John Adams Academy - LincolnCombined · 1,392 students
- Twelve Bridges HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Twelve Bridges MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Glen Edwards MiddleMiddle · 815 students
Nearby schools
- First Street Elementary0.8 mi · 381
- Lincoln Crossing Elementary0.8 mi · 484
- Glen Edwards Middle0.9 mi · 815
- Lincoln High1.1 mi · 1,184
- Horizon Charter1.1 mi · 1,757
- Phoenix High (Continuation)1.2 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside Oaks ElementaryHow many students attend Creekside Oaks Elementary?
Creekside Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-05.
Is Creekside Oaks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Creekside Oaks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Creekside Oaks Elementary have?
Creekside Oaks Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
How diverse is Creekside Oaks Elementary?
Creekside Oaks Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Creekside Oaks Elementary in?
Creekside Oaks Elementary is part of Western Placer Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.