Montgomery Creek Elementary

Montgomery Creek Elementary is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in Montgomery Creek, California, part of Mountain Union Elementary, with 68 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Mountain Union Elementary is the operating authority for Montgomery Creek Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Montgomery Creek Elementary records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 21% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Shasta County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Montgomery Creek Elementary records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Montgomery Creek Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Shasta County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montgomery Creek Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.8%, the actual is 31.4%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Shasta County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,636, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shasta County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), Montgomery Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oak Run Elementary, roughly 12.2 miles away.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montgomery Creek Elementary has showed little movement, going from 67 students in 2018 to 68 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 24% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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