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Which teacher or staff member at Day Creek Intermediate deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,326
Middle
DISTRICT 950 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETIWANDA ELEMENTARY·NCES 061296011095
Day Creek Intermediate
12345 Coyote Dr., Etiwanda, CA 91739 · (909) 803-3300 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
262 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 429 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 443 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 454 | 34% |
Student demographics
72%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
81.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.6pp since 2014
Math
73.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.7% | 29.9% | 11.1% | 7.3% |
| Math | 55.3% | 18.2% | 15.4% | 11.2% |
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 | 81.6% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 71.5% |
| 2022-23 | 80.6% | 72.6% |
| 2021-22 | 82.5% | 74.3% |
| 2018-19 | 80.3% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 81.3% | 77.8% |
| 2016-17 | 81.2% | 76.3% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Day Creek Intermediate
Day Creek Intermediate's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Intermediate this school | 1,326 | 19.8% | 77.0% |
| Sunnyvale Middle Sunnyvale | 1,053 | 16.8% | 62.0% |
| South Pasadena Middle South Pasadena | 1,096 | 14.5% | 80.6% |
| Wells Middle Dublin | 1,041 | 22.5% | 59.0% |
| Dartmouth Middle San Jose | 903 | 17.4% | 64.4% |
| Pleasanton Middle Pleasanton | 944 | 14.7% | 67.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Day Creek Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #62 of 1,224 | #2 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #72 of 1,227 ▼ 3 | #2 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #58 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #3 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #282 of 1,214 | #10 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,326 | #45 of 1,377 | #3 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #1,157 of 1,279 | #61 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #72 of 1,278 | #2 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #1,222 of 1,329 | #77 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #228 of 257 | #13 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,326
+136 (+11%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,216
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 1,326 | 53.5 | 24.8:1 | 20% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 1,272 | 57.4 | 22.1:1 | 23% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 1,219 | 53.2 | 22.9:1 | 39% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 1,190 | 48 | 24.8:1 | 26% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 1,310 | 47.7 | 27.5:1 | 29% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 1,273 | 50 | 25.5:1 | 22% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 1,216 | N/A | N/A | 16% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Day Creek Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,310 to 1,326); teachers up 12% (47.7 to 53.5).
About Day Creek Intermediate
Day Creek Intermediate is a high-enrollment middle school with its address in Etiwanda, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,326 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 101% above that.
Etiwanda Elementary has 13,666 students in 18 schools, and Day Creek Intermediate is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Day Creek Intermediate, at 37%. Other groups make up 31% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 8% of San Bernardino County residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 53.5 full-time equivalents, or about 24.8 students per teacher. This ratio sits 4.1 above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 20%. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 74%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Day Creek Intermediate is 68.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.0%.
In the county around the school, San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
John L. Golden Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Day Creek Intermediate. On state test proficiency, Day Creek Intermediate ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Day Creek Intermediate's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 136 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Etiwanda Elementary
- Etiwanda IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Heritage IntermediateMiddle · 1,175 students
- Summit IntermediateMiddle · 1,065 students
- John L. Golden ElementaryElementary · 916 students
- Carleton P. Lightfoot ElementaryElementary · 878 students
- Terra Vista ElementaryElementary · 855 students
Other schools in Etiwanda
- Etiwanda HighHigh · 3,446 students
- Etiwanda IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Summit IntermediateMiddle · 1,065 students
- John L. Golden ElementaryElementary · 916 students
- Grapeland ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- Windrows ElementaryElementary · 593 students
Nearby schools
- John L. Golden Elementary0.7 mi · 916
- Etiwanda Colony Elementary1.2 mi · 571
- Caryn Elementary1.3 mi · 553
- Los Osos High1.3 mi · 2,759
- Summit Intermediate1.5 mi · 1,065
- Etiwanda Community Day1.5 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Day Creek IntermediateHow many students attend Day Creek Intermediate?
Day Creek Intermediate enrolls approximately 1,326 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Day Creek Intermediate serve?
Day Creek Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Day Creek Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Day Creek Intermediate is approximately 24.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Day Creek Intermediate?
Day Creek Intermediate reports a student body of 21% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 37% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Day Creek Intermediate in?
Day Creek Intermediate is part of Etiwanda Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.