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What advice would you give to incoming students at Stone Creek Elementary?
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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060006814552
Stone Creek Elementary
760 Market Ave., Madera, CA 93636 · (559) 645-3530 · Madera County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
172 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (167) is 142% larger than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
56.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.1pp since 2021
Math
46.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 18 points since 2021, 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 | 33.7% | 22.8% | 18.9% | 24.6% |
| Math | 22.3% | 24.3% | 28.8% | 24.6% |
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 | 56.5% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 51.9% |
| 2022-23 | 65.6% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.6% | 63.4% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 (55.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Creek Elementary this school | 672 | 25.6% | 55.4% |
| Temecula Valley Charter Winchester | 596 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) Morgan Hill | 690 | 25.9% | 56.8% |
| Gant Elementary Long Beach | 657 | 26.0% | 80.4% |
| La Mariposa Camarillo | 601 | 28.1% | 78.3% |
| Leonardo Da Vinci Sacramento | 822 | 26.9% | 58.5% |
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 Stone Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,381 of 5,151 | #1 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,815 of 5,172 ▼ 408 | #3 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,581 of 5,172 ▼ 536 | #1 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.5pp | #10 of 5,116 | #1 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #878 of 5,915 | #11 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,772 of 5,352 | #31 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #1,273 of 5,354 | #4 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #4,948 of 5,625 | #35 of 35 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 672 | 28 | 24.0:1 | 26% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 20.5 | 25.6:1 | 26% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 16.5 | 24.7:1 | 21% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stone Creek Elementary.
About Stone Creek Elementary
Madera, California, is home to Stone Creek Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 672 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 45% above average.
Golden Valley Unified includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 2,997 students.
The most common group at Stone Creek Elementary is Hispanic students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 34% White, 12% Asian, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Madera County, the Hispanic share is about 61%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 28 full-time positions, a ratio of 24.0:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.0:1 here. Around 26% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 81% average among public schools in Madera County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Stone Creek Elementary is 9.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.4% actual, 64.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Madera County, the median household income is $76,627, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Madera County is home to 81 public schools and about 32,251 public school students.
The school nearest to Stone Creek Elementary is Valley Children's Hospital, at a distance of about 2.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stone Creek Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
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Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
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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 largest of the 5.
- Stone Creek ElementaryIrvine, CA · 506 students
- STONE CREEK ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 543 students
- Stone Creek ElementaryDerby, KS · 451 students
- Stone Creek Elementary SchoolRossville, GA · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Children's Hospital2.3 mi · 3
- James S. Fugman Elementary3.2 mi · 893
- Valley Oak Elementary3.3 mi · 509
- Liberty Elementary3.9 mi · 618
- Hillside Elementary3.9 mi · 310
- Copper Hills Elementary4.2 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Stone Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stone Creek Elementary?
Stone Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 672 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Stone Creek Elementary serve?
Stone Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stone Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stone Creek Elementary is approximately 24.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Stone Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Stone Creek Elementary are roughly 34% White, 47% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Stone Creek Elementary in?
Stone Creek Elementary is part of Golden Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.