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What's one thing Elder Creek Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005238
Elder Creek Elementary
7934 Lemon Hill Ave., Sacramento, CA 95824 · (916) 395-4555 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
23.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
621 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (117).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.2pp since 2014
Math
31.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 49.8% |
| Math | 17.1% | 13.8% | 22.8% | 46.2% |
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 | 32.2% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 28.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.7% | 26.8% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.8% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 30.8% | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Elder Creek Elementary
Elder Creek Elementary's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Creek Elementary this school | 712 | 87.2% | 31.5% |
| Anna Kirchgater Elementary Sacramento | 738 | 81.6% | 36.8% |
| Castelar Street Elementary Los Angeles | 626 | 85.5% | 50.4% |
| Franklin Elementary San Jose | 525 | 80.8% | 31.6% |
| Ezekiel Balderas Elementary Fresno | 615 | 89.9% | 31.2% |
| Samuel Kennedy Elementary Sacramento | 883 | 86.1% | 26.0% |
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 Elder Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,331 of 5,151 | #121 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,131 of 5,172 ▼ 112 | #113 of 217 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,751 of 5,172 ▼ 261 | #134 of 217 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,555 of 5,116 | #95 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #699 of 5,915 | #48 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,968 of 5,352 | #100 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,672 of 5,354 | #177 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #1,442 of 5,625 | #35 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #3,342 of 3,837 | #123 of 145 |
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
712
-51 (-7%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 712 | 31 | 23.0:1 | 87% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 29.1 | 26.0:1 | 85% (644) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 30 | 23.1:1 | 88% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 29 | 26.3:1 | 88% (675) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 27 | 27.7:1 | 92% (691) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 27 | 29.3:1 | 92% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | N/A | N/A | 98% (679) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 36 | 21.4:1 | 90% (690) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 28 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elder Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (749 to 712); teachers up 15% (27 to 31).
About Elder Creek Elementary
Elder Creek Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Sacramento, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 712 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
The district, Sacramento City Unified, has 37,657 students enrolled across 73 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Elder Creek Elementary. The largest is Asian students, at 47%. Next come 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 18% Asian among all Sacramento County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Elder Creek Elementary counts 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23.0 students for each one. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
allk12 grades Elder Creek Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Elder Creek Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.5%; the prediction is 28.4%.
Among Sacramento County residents, the median household income is $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Elder Creek Elementary is one of 387 public schools in the county.
Camellia Elementary is the public school closest to Elder Creek Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Elder Creek Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Elder Creek Elementary as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Elder Creek Elementary's enrollment dropped 7%, to 712. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.3:1 to 23.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Elder Creek Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Elder Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elder Creek Elementary?
Elder Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 712 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Elder Creek Elementary serve?
Elder Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elder Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elder Creek Elementary is approximately 23.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elder Creek Elementary?
At Elder Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 47% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elder Creek Elementary public or private?
Elder Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.