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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Dry Creek Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133205095
Dry Creek Elementary
1230 G St., Rio Linda, CA 95673 · (916) 566-1820 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
24.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
549 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (98).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
44.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.1pp since 2014
Math
41.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.1% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 26.3% |
| Math | 19.4% | 22.3% | 29.8% | 28.6% |
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 | 44.1% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 40.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.9% | 29.6% |
| 2018-19 | 53.6% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.8% | 50.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.1% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Dry Creek Elementary
Dry Creek Elementary's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Creek Elementary this school | 645 | 85.1% | 41.6% |
| Cedar Lane Elementary Olivehurst | 554 | 90.4% | 14.2% |
| Lashon Academy Van Nuys | 595 | 86.2% | N/A |
| John Muir Elementary Modesto | 567 | 81.0% | 29.9% |
| Kynoch Elementary Marysville | 678 | 82.3% | 29.1% |
| Linda Elementary Marysville | 613 | 82.2% | 15.9% |
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 Dry Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,336 of 5,151 | #88 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,178 of 5,172 ▲ 242 | #83 of 217 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,533 of 5,172 ▼ 107 | #91 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.1pp | #295 of 5,116 | #8 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #1,052 of 5,915 | #64 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,318 of 5,352 | #166 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #1,191 of 5,354 | #151 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,647 of 5,625 | #52 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.3% | #57 of 1,139 | #8 of 64 |
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
645
+145 (+29%) vs 2020
+64% since 2010-11, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 645 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 85% (549) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 84% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 85% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 21 | 23.8:1 | 88% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 17.5 | 25.4:1 | 86% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 81% (319) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dry Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (444 to 645); teachers up 49% (17.5 to 26).
About Dry Creek Elementary
Dry Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Rio Linda, California. The school has 645 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 39% higher.
Twin Rivers Unified oversees Dry Creek Elementary and 43 other schools, with 24,770 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Dry Creek Elementary is Hispanic: 50%. The remaining shares are 27% White, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
There are 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 24.8:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Dry Creek Elementary, 85% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 22 points lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Dry Creek Elementary outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dry Creek Elementary is +11.9 points: 41.6% actual, 29.7% predicted.
In Sacramento County, home to about 1,594,006 people, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Sacramento County number 387, with about 259,342 students.
The closest school to Dry Creek Elementary is Rio Linda High, located about 0.3 miles away. Dry Creek Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Dry Creek Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.6% against a local average of 34.9%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Dry Creek Elementary enrolled 500 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 645. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.8:1 to 24.8:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Rivers Unified
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Smythe Academy of Arts and SciencesElementary · 1,091 students
- Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · 1,001 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Rio Linda
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Heritage Peak CharterCombined · 1,181 students
- Westside Preparatory CharterMiddle · 480 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Orchard ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Rio Linda Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 331 students
Other Dry Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dry Creek Elementary. Dry Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Dry Creek ElementaryClovis, CA · 939 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryPORT ANGELES, WA · 393 students
- Dry Creek Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, CO · 269 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryDouglas, WY · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Rio Linda High0.3 mi · 1,594
- Rio Linda Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 331
- Heritage Peak Charter1.1 mi · 1,181
- Paseo Grande Charter1.3 mi · 152
- Orchard Elementary1.3 mi · 366
- Robla Elementary1.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Dry Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Dry Creek Elementary?
Dry Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 645 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dry Creek Elementary serve?
Dry Creek Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dry Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dry Creek Elementary is approximately 24.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dry Creek Elementary?
At Dry Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Dry Creek Elementary public or private?
Dry Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Twin Rivers Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.