Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530492003768
Creekside Elementary School
3525 E Hastings Road, Mead, WA 99021 · (509) 465-6810 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
226 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 132 | 37% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +12.3pp since 2021
Math
34.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 35.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary School this school | 355 | 63.7% | 40.8% |
| Darrington Elementary School DARRINGTON | 351 | 61.8% | 28.6% |
| Parkway Elementary Clarkston | 330 | 63.0% | N/A |
| Finch Elementary Spokane | 375 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| Otis Orchards School OTIS ORCHARDS | 339 | 64.9% | 41.6% |
| Browne Elementary Spokane | 316 | 61.1% | 47.6% |
Matched among Washington 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 Creekside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #613 of 936 | #60 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #796 of 1,103 ▼ 176 | #64 of 83 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #611 of 1,102 ▲ 196 | #51 of 83 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #233 of 928 | #28 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #789 of 1,268 | #58 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #558 of 1,085 | #59 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #880 of 1,088 | #49 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #378 of 1,169 | #34 of 86 |
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
355
+44 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 355 | 22.4 | 15.9:1 | 64% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 22.6 | 14.9:1 | 60% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 20.6 | 10.3:1 | 59% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 41% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary School.
About Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School sits in Mead, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 355 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Across its 17 schools, Mead School District enrolls 10,657 students. Creekside Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Creekside Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. The school is also 12% multiracial and 10% Hispanic. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Spokane County residents. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 22.4 full-time equivalents, or about 15.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 64%. The average for public schools in Spokane County is 52%.
Creekside Elementary School is 3.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.8% versus 37.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
In the county around the school, Spokane County, the median household income is $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 187 public schools in Spokane County, enrolling about 76,588 students in all.
Mead Open Doors is the public school closest to Creekside Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Creekside Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.8% against a local average of 53.3%.
The federal government classifies Creekside Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment gain, from 311 in 2020-21 to 355 in 2024-25.
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mead School District
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Mt Spokane High SchoolHigh · 1,482 students
- Mountainside Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Mead Learning OptionsCombined · 790 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Other schools in Mead
- Mt Spokane High SchoolHigh · 1,482 students
- Meadow Ridge ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Mead Open DoorsHigh · 9 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary School is the 27th largest of the 27.
- Creekside ElementarySammamish, WA · 555 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementarySuffolk, VA · 764 students
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Mead Open Doors0.8 mi · 9
- Farwell Elementary School1.1 mi · 471
- Northwood Middle School1.1 mi · 796
- Meadow Ridge Elementary2.0 mi · 453
- Mt Spokane High School2.1 mi · 1,482
- Mountainside Middle School2.5 mi · 824
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creekside Elementary School?
Creekside Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Creekside Elementary School serve?
Creekside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Creekside Elementary School have?
Creekside Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Creekside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Creekside Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Creekside Elementary School public or private?
Creekside Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mead School District.
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