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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Reidy Creek Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION·NCES 061288011130
Reidy Creek Elementary
2869 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92026 · (760) 739-5800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
19.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
312 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 165 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (165) is 76% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
60.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
56.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.7% | 26.0% | 20.7% | 18.7% |
| Math | 24.3% | 32.2% | 25.6% | 17.9% |
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 | 60.7% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 52.5% | 43.6% |
| 2021-22 | 47.6% | 41.5% |
| 2018-19 | 52.3% | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 54.9% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.4% | 44.0% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Reidy Creek Elementary
Reidy Creek Elementary's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reidy Creek Elementary this school | 626 | 49.8% | 56.9% |
| Pinetree Community Elementary Canyon Country | 650 | 50.9% | 52.9% |
| Webster Elementary Madera | 634 | 47.6% | 47.2% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary Fullerton | 554 | 52.7% | 43.6% |
| Alamosa Park Elementary Oceanside | 549 | 48.5% | 54.8% |
| L. R. Green Elementary Escondido | 717 | 52.6% | 57.1% |
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 Reidy Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #1,278 of 5,151 | #144 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,231 of 5,172 ▲ 70 | #135 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #1,281 of 5,172 ▲ 122 | #148 of 393 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #230 of 5,116 | #14 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #1,180 of 5,915 | #94 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #519 of 5,352 | #30 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,460 of 5,354 | #150 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #3,918 of 5,625 | #259 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #3,668 of 3,837 | #264 of 279 |
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
626
+48 (+8%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 626 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 50% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 34.5 | 17.2:1 | 49% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 36.7 | 16.5:1 | 45% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 48% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 41% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 27 | 23.1:1 | 32% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | N/A | N/A | 27% (189) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reidy Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (637 to 626); teachers up 18% (28 to 33).
About Reidy Creek Elementary
Reidy Creek Elementary is a public elementary school run by Escondido Union in Escondido, California. It had 626 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Escondido Union is made up of 24 schools with 13,920 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Reidy Creek Elementary, about 51 are Hispanic. It is also 30% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. San Diego County's residents are about 35% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
On staff are 33 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. Reidy Creek Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%.
Among California public elementary schools, Reidy Creek Elementary outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Reidy Creek Elementary scores 56.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.3%.
The county, San Diego County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 766 public schools and about 467,437 students.
North Broadway Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Reidy Creek Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Reidy Creek Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 626, compared with 578 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Reidy Creek Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Escondido Union
- Bear Valley MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Mission MiddleMiddle · 855 students
- Del Dios Academy of Arts and SciencesMiddle · 788 students
- Rincon MiddleMiddle · 772 students
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- L. R. Green ElementaryElementary · 717 students
Other schools in Escondido
- San Pasqual HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Orange Glen HighHigh · 1,788 students
- Escondido HighHigh · 1,656 students
- Classical AcademyElementary · 1,581 students
- Heritage K-8 CharterElementary · 1,345 students
- Classical Academy HighHigh · 1,336 students
Nearby schools
- North Broadway Elementary0.6 mi · 517
- Rincon Middle1.1 mi · 772
- Escondido High1.8 mi · 1,656
- Conway Elementary2.0 mi · 547
- Farr Avenue Elementary2.5 mi · 513
- Rock Springs Elementary2.5 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Reidy Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Reidy Creek Elementary?
Reidy Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 626 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Reidy Creek Elementary serve?
Reidy Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reidy Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reidy Creek Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reidy Creek Elementary?
At Reidy Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Reidy Creek Elementary public or private?
Reidy Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Escondido Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.