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If you had an hour of school board time for Oak Creek Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
963
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450010572
Oak Creek Elementary
1 Dove Creek, Irvine, CA 92618 · (949) 936-8550 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
30.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
283 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 154 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
59.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.7pp since 2014
Math
57.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.7% | 28.6% | 19.4% | 21.3% |
| Math | 28.3% | 29.2% | 24.9% | 17.7% |
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 | 59.3% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 58.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.9% | 61.5% |
| 2021-22 | 68.2% | 58.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.5% | 65.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.9% | 65.4% |
| 2016-17 | 69.7% | 67.6% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Oak Creek Elementary
Oak Creek Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek Elementary this school | 963 | 29.4% | 59.3% |
| Alderwood Elementary Irvine | 770 | 25.5% | 65.1% |
| Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch | 990 | 28.4% | 69.3% |
| Westpark Elementary Irvine | 876 | 28.2% | 72.7% |
| Crescent Elementary Anaheim | 805 | 26.1% | 82.6% |
| Fairmont Elementary Yorba Linda | 794 | 23.2% | 77.9% |
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 Oak Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,163 of 5,151 | #161 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #1,173 of 5,172 ▼ 85 | #162 of 382 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,386 of 5,172 ▼ 236 | #177 of 382 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #607 of 5,116 | #32 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #102 of 5,915 | #14 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.1:1 | #5,316 of 5,352 | #387 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #1,057 of 5,354 | #96 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #4,782 of 5,625 | #303 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #775 of 1,139 | #37 of 55 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
963
+44 (+5%) vs 2017
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
30.1:1
was 27.6:1
% White
37%
was 33%
% Hispanic
11%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
42%
was 44%
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 | 963 | 32 | 30.1:1 | 29% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 32 | 29.1:1 | 29% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 894 | 32 | 28.0:1 | 28% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 33.3 | 27.6:1 | 22% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 844 | N/A | N/A | 9% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (919 to 963); teachers down 4% (33.3 to 32).
About Oak Creek Elementary
Oak Creek Elementary sits in Irvine, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Its enrollment is 963 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Federal data list 44 schools in Irvine Unified, with 37,948 students enrolled.
Asian students account for 42% of enrollment at Oak Creek Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 37% White, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 22% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oak Creek Elementary scores 67%.
Its ratio of 30.1:1 is based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 7.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%. On average, public schools in Orange County report 55%.
Among California public elementary schools, Oak Creek Elementary outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Oak Creek Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.3%, compared with a predicted 62.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Orange County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Oak Creek Elementary among them.
Oak Creek Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Springbrook Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Oak Creek Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Oak Creek Elementary is behind the 70.1% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 7 years, enrollment increased by 44 students, from 919 to 963. The percentage of White students increased from 33% to 37% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (30.1:1) than in 2017-18 (27.6:1).
Oak Creek Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Irvine Unified
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- Sierra Vista MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
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- Northwood HighHigh · 2,244 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,232 students
- Irvine HighHigh · 1,964 students
Other Oak Creek Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Oak Creek Elementary. Oak Creek Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolNEW BRAUNFELS, TX · 855 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolLewis Center, OH · 649 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolLake Oswego, OR · 402 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolCornville, AZ · 238 students
- Oak Creek Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Springbrook Elementary0.9 mi · 539
- Eastshore Elementary1.1 mi · 549
- Alderwood Elementary1.2 mi · 770
- Rancho San Joaquin Middle1.4 mi · 860
- South Lake Middle1.5 mi · 652
- Lakeside Middle1.5 mi · 629
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Creek ElementaryHow large is Oak Creek Elementary?
Oak Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 963 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Oak Creek Elementary serve?
Oak Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Oak Creek Elementary?
Approximately 30.1:1 students per teacher at Oak Creek Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Creek Elementary?
At Oak Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 42% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Oak Creek Elementary public or private?
Oak Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.