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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Stone Creek Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007065
Stone Creek Elementary
2 Stone Creek South, Irvine, CA 92604 · (949) 551-1201 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- 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.
- 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
29.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
89 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 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
70%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
75.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.3pp since 2014
Math
76.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 7 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 | 55.3% | 20.4% | 17.6% | 6.7% |
| Math | 53.2% | 23.2% | 16.2% | 7.4% |
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 | 75.7% | 76.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.2% | 78.9% |
| 2022-23 | 83.9% | 79.2% |
| 2021-22 | 82.1% | 79.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.8% | 77.6% |
| 2017-18 | 78.2% | 77.9% |
| 2016-17 | 82.0% | 78.6% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Stone Creek Elementary
Stone Creek Elementary's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Creek Elementary this school | 506 | 17.6% | 77.3% |
| Canyon View Elementary San Diego | 505 | 15.6% | 74.5% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley Lake Forest | 565 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Eastshore Elementary Irvine | 549 | 17.3% | 79.0% |
| Bay Farm Alameda | 531 | 18.5% | 77.1% |
| Stevenson Elementary Mountain View | 461 | 13.4% | 87.0% |
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 Stone Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #341 of 5,151 | #53 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #363 of 5,172 ▼ 92 | #52 of 382 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #462 of 5,172 ▼ 129 | #76 of 382 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #654 of 5,116 | #39 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #2,358 of 5,915 | #177 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.8:1 | #5,309 of 5,352 | #384 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #584 of 5,354 | #41 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #5,231 of 5,625 | #375 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #2,644 of 3,837 | #238 of 324 |
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
506
-59 (-10%) vs 2017
0% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
29.8:1
was 29.7:1
% White
30%
was 37%
% Hispanic
14%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
41%
was 38%
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 | 506 | 17 | 29.8:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 16 | 30.3:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 16 | 28.8:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 19 | 29.7:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | N/A | N/A | 7% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 6% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 18 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stone Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (565 to 506); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About Stone Creek Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Stone Creek Elementary serves students in Irvine, California. It teaches 506 students in kindergarten through 6.
The district for Stone Creek Elementary is Irvine Unified, with 44 schools and 37,948 students.
The biggest share of students at Stone Creek Elementary, 41%, is Asian. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 14% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Orange County's population at about 22%. The diversity index for Stone Creek Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 29.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 18% of students at Stone Creek Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
Among California public elementary schools, Stone Creek Elementary outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 69.2% for a school in California with Stone Creek Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Stone Creek Elementary posts 77.3%.
Orange County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
The closest school to Stone Creek Elementary is Irvine Adult Transition Programs, located about 0.3 miles away. Stone Creek Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Stone Creek Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.3% against a local average of 72.5%.
Stone Creek Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 10% across 7 years, from 565 in 2017-18 to 506 in 2024-25. White enrollment as a share of the school dropped from 37% to 30%.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other Stone Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Stone Creek Elementary. Stone Creek Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Stone Creek ElementaryMadera, CA · 672 students
- STONE CREEK ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 543 students
- Stone Creek ElementaryDerby, KS · 451 students
- Stone Creek Elementary SchoolRossville, GA · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Irvine Adult Transition Programs0.3 mi · 117
- Lakeside Middle0.4 mi · 629
- Woodbridge High0.5 mi · 2,232
- Plaza Vista0.5 mi · 835
- Eastshore Elementary0.7 mi · 549
- Deerfield Elementary0.9 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Stone Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Stone Creek Elementary?
Stone Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-06.
Is Stone Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stone Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stone Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stone Creek Elementary is approximately 29.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stone Creek Elementary?
At Stone Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 41% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Stone Creek Elementary?
Stone Creek Elementary is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.