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What do you wish you knew before starting at Hill Creek Elementary?
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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTEE·NCES 063588006141
Hill Creek Elementary
9665 Jeremy St., Santee, CA 92071 · (619) 956-5000 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
329 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
CA avg 47.1% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
47.5%
CA avg 35.6% . +18.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
695
-56 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.2:1
% White
52%
was 59%
% Hispanic
32%
was 26%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hill Creek Elementary
Hill Creek Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school in Santee, California, overseen by Santee. The school enrolls 695 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 465.
Santee comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,066 students; Hill Creek Elementary is among them.
Demographically, Hill Creek Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hill Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Hill Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Santana High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hill Creek Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hill Creek Elementary has edged down 7%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 52% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, members of the Hill Creek Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santee
- Rio Seco ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- Cajon Park ElementaryElementary · 830 students
- Carlton Oaks ElementaryElementary · 823 students
- Pepper Drive ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Chet F. Harritt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Carlton Hills ElementaryElementary · 601 students
Other schools in Santee
- West Hills HighHigh · 1,624 students
- Santana HighHigh · 1,621 students
- Rio Seco ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- Cajon Park ElementaryElementary · 830 students
- Carlton Oaks ElementaryElementary · 823 students
- Chet F. Harritt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Santana High0.5 mi · 1,621
- Santee Alternative0.9 mi · 11
- Cajon Park Elementary1.0 mi · 830
- Santee Success Program1.1 mi · 5
- Rio Seco Elementary1.2 mi · 913
- River Valley Charter1.3 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Hill Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Hill Creek Elementary?
Hill Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 695 students in grades KG-08.
Is Hill Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hill Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Hill Creek Elementary have?
Hill Creek Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hill Creek Elementary?
At Hill Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Hill Creek Elementary public or private?
Hill Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santee.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.