Elk Creek Elementary

Elk Creek Elementary is one of the minimally staffed elementary schools in Elk Creek, California, part of Stony Creek Joint Unified, with 34 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 93% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within Stony Creek Joint Unified, which oversees 2 schools and 55 students, Elk Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Elk Creek Elementary logs that 50% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Elk Creek Elementary reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Elk Creek Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Glenn County shows median household income runs about $67,139, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Glenn County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,252 students), of which Elk Creek Elementary is one.

Elk Creek High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus.

Elk Creek Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 44 students in 2018 compared to 34 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 today.

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