How does Cottonwood Creek compare to other elementary schools in Dublin?

Cottonwood Creek has a SchoolScope composite score of 76.2/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 64% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,744 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cottonwood Creek?

63.8% of students at Cottonwood Creek exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 87.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cottonwood Creek improving or declining?

Cottonwood Creek's proficiency rate increases by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cottonwood Creek?

6.2% of students at Cottonwood Creek are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cottonwood Creek

Dublin Unified Dublin Alameda County 94568

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,744 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

1,060 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

45 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 3.8%

White 4.0%

Asian 84.9%

Black 0.8%

Other 6.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cottonwood Creek
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	63.8%
Met Standard	23.5%
Below Standard	12.7%

Exceeded

63.8%

Met

23.5%

Below

12.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Cottonwood Creek and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

63.8% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points above the Dublin Unified district average of 54.1%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.8 points higher (vs 57.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

63.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

87.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+1.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,744

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	123	58.5%	19.5%	13.0%	8.9%	78.0%
4th	112	69.6%	16.1%	11.6%	2.7%	85.7%
5th	103	62.1%	24.3%	9.7%	3.9%	86.4%
6th	123	60.2%	30.1%	8.1%	1.6%	90.2%
7th	109	54.1%	41.3%	3.7%	0.9%	95.4%
8th	113	57.5%	34.5%	7.1%	0.9%	92.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	122	62.3%	23.8%	9.8%	4.1%	86.1%
4th	114	67.5%	22.8%	7.9%	1.8%	90.3%
5th	104	64.4%	16.4%	14.4%	4.8%	80.8%
6th	124	70.2%	18.6%	8.1%	3.2%	88.7%
7th	111	68.5%	18.0%	10.8%	2.7%	86.5%
8th	114	71.0%	16.7%	7.9%	4.4%	87.7%