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What's something Rock Creek Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001310575
Rock Creek Elementary
2140 Collet Quarry Dr., Rocklin, CA 95765 · (916) 788-4282 · Placer County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- CThree-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
23.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
141 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
65.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
59.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 31.1% | 18.9% | 16.0% |
| Math | 37.5% | 22.2% | 23.9% | 16.5% |
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 | 65.2% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 58.6% |
| 2021-22 | 64.7% | 63.3% |
| 2018-19 | 69.4% | 66.1% |
| 2017-18 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.5% | 65.7% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Rock Creek Elementary
Rock Creek Elementary's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Elementary this school | 416 | 33.9% | 60.4% |
| Lupin Hill Elementary Calabasas | 464 | 34.9% | 68.8% |
| Laguna Niguel Elementary Laguna Niguel | 456 | 32.9% | 77.0% |
| Kinetic Academy Huntington Beach | 361 | 33.8% | N/A |
| Panorama Elementary Santa Ana | 408 | 33.3% | 78.2% |
| Twin Oaks Elementary Rocklin | 506 | 34.2% | 52.9% |
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 Rock Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,100 of 5,151 | #28 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #1,087 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #26 of 61 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #1,008 of 5,172 ▲ 310 | #20 of 61 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,316 of 5,116 | #27 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,478 of 5,915 | #39 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,614 of 5,352 | #58 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #865 of 5,354 | #18 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #4,608 of 5,625 | #30 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #574 of 3,837 | #6 of 38 |
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
416
-97 (-19%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 416 | 17.5 | 23.8:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 19.8 | 21.9:1 | 28% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 18.3 | 23.1:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 22% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 24 | 24.6:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 22 | 25.0:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | N/A | N/A | 21% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (590 to 416); teachers down 27% (24 to 17.5).
About Rock Creek Elementary
Rock Creek Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Rocklin, California. Total enrollment is 416 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
Rocklin Unified has 18 schools and 11,579 students, and Rock Creek Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Rock Creek Elementary is White, with 48% of students. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 11% Asian. Placer County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
There are 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rock Creek Elementary, giving a ratio of 23.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A total of 141 students, or 34%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Placer County is similar, at 33%.
Among California public elementary schools, Rock Creek Elementary outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rock Creek Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 60.4%. Predicted: 59.7%.
Census data for Placer County show the median household earns about $115,998 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rock Creek Elementary, Placer County has 123 public schools.
Rock Creek Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Rocklin Academy, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Rock Creek Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rock Creek Elementary at 3rd of 6.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Rock Creek Elementary enrolled 513 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 416.
This page collects posts and questions about Rock Creek Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rocklin Unified
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Rocklin ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Rocklin
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Rocklin Academy GatewayElementary · 1,093 students
- Granite Oaks MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Western Sierra Collegiate AcademyHigh · 776 students
Other Rock Creek Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Rock Creek Elementary. Rock Creek Elementary is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Rock Creek ElementaryMaple Valley, WA · 686 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryAnkeny, IA · 639 students
- ROCK CREEK ELEMENTARYTWIN FALLS, ID · 601 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryEstill Springs, TN · 410 students
- ROCK CREEK ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Rocklin Academy0.5 mi · 556
- Ruhkala Elementary0.5 mi · 334
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary0.7 mi · 302
- Cobblestone Elementary0.8 mi · 372
- Rocklin Academy Gateway1.1 mi · 1,093
- Twin Oaks Elementary1.2 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rock Creek Elementary?
Rock Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rock Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Creek Elementary is approximately 23.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Creek Elementary?
At Rock Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Rock Creek Elementary public or private?
Rock Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rocklin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.