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What do you wish you knew before starting at Curtis Creek Elementary?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURTIS CREEK ELEMENTARY·NCES 061032001155
Curtis Creek Elementary
18755 Standard Rd., Sonora, CA 95370 · (209) 532-1428 · Tuolumne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
20.4:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
212 students
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 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.8pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.2% | 22.0% | 25.6% | 41.2% |
| Math | 10.0% | 19.6% | 26.0% | 44.4% |
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 | 33.2% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 22.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.8% | 35.1% |
| 2020-21 | 39.1% | 28.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.6% | 36.2% |
| 2017-18 | 47.7% | 36.2% |
| 2016-17 | 48.6% | 32.3% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Curtis Creek Elementary
Curtis Creek Elementary's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Creek Elementary this school | 410 | 51.7% | 28.9% |
| Skyridge Elementary Auburn | 461 | 49.2% | 44.6% |
| Glenoaks Elementary Glendale | 486 | 49.2% | 52.6% |
| Quincy Elementary Quincy | 342 | 54.7% | 29.1% |
| Lassen View Elementary Los Molinos | 355 | 49.3% | 53.0% |
| Oakview Community Elementary Orangevale | 407 | 46.4% | 51.1% |
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 Curtis Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tuolumne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #3,649 of 5,151 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,264 of 5,172 ▲ 602 | #6 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,643 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #709 of 5,116 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,554 of 5,915 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,126 of 5,352 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #3,317 of 5,354 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #3,840 of 5,625 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #3,056 of 3,837 | N/A |
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
410
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 410 | 20.1 | 20.4:1 | 52% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 19.2 | 21.9:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 21.2 | 20.8:1 | 54% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 52% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 19.8 | 22.3:1 | 52% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 56% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 53% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 41% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 30 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtis Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (441 to 410); teachers up 2% (19.8 to 20.1).
About Curtis Creek Elementary
Curtis Creek Elementary serves students in Sonora, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 410 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8.
In federal data, the district for Curtis Creek Elementary is the school itself.
At Curtis Creek Elementary, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Curtis Creek Elementary's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Curtis Creek Elementary employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.4:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Tuolumne County.
The allk12 Grade for Curtis Creek Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Curtis Creek Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 49.2%. Actual: 28.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tuolumne County show that the median household income is $77,404, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Curtis Creek Elementary is one of 30 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Curtis Creek Elementary to another public school is about 2.9 miles, to Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Curtis Creek Elementary is 6th among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Curtis Creek Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Curtis Creek Elementary declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 431 to 410 students.
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Tuolumne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,498
Census ACS
Median income
$77,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
5,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sonora
- Sonora HighHigh · 880 students
- Sonora ElementaryElementary · 643 students
- Gold Rush Home Study CharterCombined · 430 students
- Belleview ElementaryElementary · 148 students
- Theodore Bird HighHigh · 65 students
- Dario Cassina HighHigh · 44 students
Nearby schools
- Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy2.9 mi · 117
- Summerville High2.9 mi · 508
- Soulsbyville Elementary3.0 mi · 498
- Gold Ridge Educational Center3.2 mi · 8
- Gold Rush Home Study Charter3.5 mi · 430
- Sonora Elementary3.6 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Curtis Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Curtis Creek Elementary?
Curtis Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Curtis Creek Elementary serve?
Curtis Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Curtis Creek Elementary have?
Curtis Creek Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Curtis Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Curtis Creek Elementary are roughly 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Curtis Creek Elementary in?
Curtis Creek Elementary is part of Curtis Creek Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.