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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Shoal Creek Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153007679
Shoal Creek Elementary
11775 Shoal Creek Dr., San Diego, CA 92128 · (858) 613-9080 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
22.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
69 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
66.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.2pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.1% | 23.7% | 20.3% | 12.9% |
| Math | 38.2% | 26.6% | 23.6% | 11.6% |
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 | 66.8% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 68.4% |
| 2022-23 | 74.1% | 68.2% |
| 2021-22 | 74.6% | 69.7% |
| 2018-19 | 72.4% | 73.3% |
| 2017-18 | 68.6% | 69.8% |
| 2016-17 | 70.0% | 58.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Shoal Creek Elementary
Shoal Creek Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoal Creek Elementary this school | 500 | 13.8% | 68.0% |
| Lawrence Elementary Livermore | 494 | 13.2% | 77.7% |
| Marshall Lane Elementary Saratoga | 427 | 11.7% | 83.4% |
| Sundance Elementary San Diego | 428 | 14.5% | 72.9% |
| Canyon View Elementary San Diego | 505 | 15.6% | 74.5% |
| Anaheim Hills Elementary Anaheim | 476 | 18.7% | 80.5% |
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 Shoal Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #743 of 5,151 | #87 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #833 of 5,172 ▼ 148 | #102 of 393 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #917 of 5,172 ▼ 338 | #109 of 393 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #377 of 5,116 | #28 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #2,435 of 5,915 | #183 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,212 of 5,352 | #123 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #338 of 5,354 | #28 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #5,362 of 5,625 | #412 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #2,525 of 3,837 | #181 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
500
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 500 | 22.7 | 22.0:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 21.7 | 22.5:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 21.7 | 23.0:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 23.2 | 24.3:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 23 | 25.8:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | N/A | N/A | 7% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 41 | 19.6:1 | 4% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shoal Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (564 to 500); teachers down 2% (23.2 to 22.7).
About Shoal Creek Elementary
Among the schools in San Diego, California, is Shoal Creek Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 500 students.
Poway Unified has a total of 39 schools and 34,259 students, Shoal Creek Elementary among them.
The largest group at Shoal Creek Elementary is White students, at 34%. The school is also 33% Asian, 16% multiracial, and 15% Hispanic. That is lower than the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Staffing at Shoal Creek Elementary comes to 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Shoal Creek Elementary counts 14% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Shoal Creek Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.5%. Shoal Creek Elementary scores 68.0%.
In the surrounding county, San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Shoal Creek Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
The closest school to Shoal Creek Elementary is Los Penasquitos Elementary, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Shoal Creek Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 68.0% is above the 67.7% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Shoal Creek Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 500, starting from 495. The number of students per teacher increased from 20.6 to 22.0 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Shoal Creek Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Poway Unified
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- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
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Other Shoal Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shoal Creek Elementary. Shoal Creek Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SHOAL CREEK ELEM.KANSAS CITY, MO · 795 students
- Shoal Creek Elementary SchoolConyers, GA · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Los Penasquitos Elementary0.9 mi · 634
- Meadowbrook Middle1.0 mi · 972
- Pomerado Elementary1.2 mi · 305
- Morning Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 531
- Highland Ranch Elementary1.3 mi · 661
- Abraxas Continuation High1.3 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Shoal Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Shoal Creek Elementary?
Shoal Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-05.
Is Shoal Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shoal Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Shoal Creek Elementary have?
Shoal Creek Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Shoal Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Shoal Creek Elementary are roughly 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 33% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Shoal Creek Elementary?
Shoal Creek Elementary is overseen by Poway Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.