Curtis Creek Elementary

Set in Sonora, California, Curtis Creek Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school, run under Curtis Creek Elementary. It serves 410 students across grades K through 8.

Operationally, Curtis Creek Elementary answers to Curtis Creek Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Curtis Creek Elementary shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Curtis Creek Elementary records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Curtis Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Curtis Creek Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.7%; Curtis Creek Elementary posts 27.6%, -21.1 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tuolumne County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $77,404 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tuolumne County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,724 students), Curtis Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy, roughly 2.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Curtis Creek Elementary comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Curtis Creek Elementary has fell 7%, going from 441 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.