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Creekside Elementary

Alisal Union Salinas Monterey County 93906
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,186 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
536 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
78%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 89.5%
White 3.0%
Asian 0.9%
Black 1.1%
Other 5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Creekside Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard8.6%
Met Standard12.0%
Below Standard79.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Creekside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.6% of students exceeded standard while 12.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Alisal Union district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.6% exceeded — about the same. 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 21.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
8.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
20.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+21.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
23.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,186
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 71 8.4% 7.0% 29.6% 54.9% 15.5%
4th 73 11.0% 6.8% 27.4% 54.8% 17.8%
5th 79 22.8% 24.1% 12.7% 40.5% 46.8%
6th 73 6.8% 17.8% 38.4% 37.0% 24.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 71 4.2% 11.3% 26.8% 57.8% 15.5%
4th 74 2.7% 12.2% 25.7% 59.5% 14.9%
5th 79 11.4% 15.2% 25.3% 48.1% 26.6%
6th 73 1.4% 1.4% 35.6% 61.6% 2.7%