School Profile · Oakland
Community School for Creative Education: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Community School for Creative Education posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
2111 International Boulevard, 94606 (opens in new tab)·Alameda County Office of Education·Oakland·Grades K-8·183 students·89% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(510) 686-4131·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
17
🌱 Building Momentum · Needs Support
ranked #5,646 statewide · #6 of 6 in Alameda County Office of Education
Community School for Creative Education scores 17 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 2nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “14% proficient” and call it done. Community School for Creative Education deserves a closer read. The school sits in Oakland, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Community School for Creative Education enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
13%
83%
Grade 3 · 17% proficient
20%
76%
Grade 4 · 24% proficient
10%
90%
Grade 5 · 10% proficient
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
2.9%
State 21.3%
18.5pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
13.9%
State 42.7%
28.7pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-11.4pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Chronic absenteeism
39.7%
State 17.9%
21.8pp above state avg
Suspension rate
2.3%
State 1.6%
0.7pp above state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 78
Beach Elementary
Piedmont City Unified · 2.7 mi
Strong
81/100
Wildwood Elementary
Piedmont City Unified · 2.4 mi
Strong
77/100
Amelia Earhart Elementary
Alameda Unified · 2.7 mi
Strong
75/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic66.7%
White3.8%
Asian4.9%
Black18.6%
Other6.0%
GenderFemale 46.5%Male 53.5%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 89.1% (25pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
183
437 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
31:1
10 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$143,069
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$74,659 – $142,988
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Community School for Creative Education in Oakland, 18.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 7.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Community School for Creative Education outperforms its district average for low-income students by 11.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (14.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 5.0 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 107 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Hispanic−7.3pp
3.0% vs 10.3% overall · n=64
2 more gaps by subject
ELA · Hispanic−5.0pp
14.8% vs 19.8% overall · n=47
ELA Exceeded · Hispanic−3.5pp
0.0% vs 3.5% overall · n=47
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income110 tested
ELA 18.7%·Math 10.0%· +11.0pp vs district
Hispanic64 tested
ELA 14.8%·Math 3.1%· -1.2pp vs district
English Learner49 tested
ELA 4.3%·Math 4.1%· +4.3pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 4.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$72K
$13K below CA median
Median Home Value
$803K
$144K above CA median
Bachelor's+
38%
3pp above CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
3.4 years avg experience
7 teachers · 29% first-year
Teacher Credentials
0% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
2.9%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 32th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
13.9%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 28th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
-11.4pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 37th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
39.7%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 15th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
2.3%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 44th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 24 | 4% | 13% | 13% | 71% | 17% | −27 |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 4% | 20% | 16% | 60% | 24% | −21 |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 0% | 10% | 25% | 65% | 10% | −38 |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 0% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | −47 |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 5% | 23% | 32% | 41% | 27% | −20 |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 8% | 33% | 8% | 50% | 42% | −4 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 24 | 4% | 17% | 8% | 71% | 21% | −25 |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 0% | 7% | 30% | 63% | 7% | −34 |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 5% | 0% | 43% | 52% | 5% | −31 |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 0% | 6% | 6% | 89% | 6% | −29 |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 5% | 10% | 24% | 62% | 14% | −20 |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 0% | 8% | 0% | 92% | 8% | −24 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 33 | 0% | 6% | 55% | 39% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 107 | 18.7% | +11 | −20 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 61 | 14.8% | −1 | −24 |
| English Learners | 46 | 4.3% | +4 | −6 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community School for Creative Education ← | — | 17 | 2.9% | 13.9% | −11.4 | 2.3% |
| Beach Elementary | 2.7 mi | 81 | 63.1% | 89.7% | +2.2 | 2.1% |
| Wildwood Elementary | 2.4 mi | 77 | 56.4% | 85.0% | −7.5 | 0.4% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary | 2.7 mi | 75 | 53.5% | 77.8% | +6.0 | 0.4% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #4458 → #4874 → #5595 → #5562 → #5646
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 20 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Frequently asked questions
Is Community School for Creative Education a good elementary school?
Community School for Creative Education has a Scope Score of 17 out of 100, placing it in the 2nd percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #5,646 statewide. 2.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 18.5 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Community School for Creative Education's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 13.9% of students at Community School for Creative Education met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 2.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 11.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 2.9% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 141 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Community School for Creative Education rank in California?
Community School for Creative Education ranks #5,646 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 2nd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Community School for Creative Education getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Community School for Creative Education decreases by 11.4 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Community School for Creative Education?
39.7% of students at Community School for Creative Education are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 2.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Community School for Creative Education compare to other schools in Oakland?
Community School for Creative Education scores 17/100 (2nd percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 183 students. Use the schools in Oakland page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Community School for Creative Education serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Community School for Creative Education in Oakland, 18.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 7.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Community School for Creative Education outperforms its district average for low-income students by 11.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (14.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 5.0 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 107 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.