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Creekside Middle · Patterson

Creekside Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Creekside is a middle school in Patterson. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Has stayed near the 9th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAGreen(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Declined Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 24% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 724%35%29%31%31%
Grade 834%36%30%28%33%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 718%12%14%15%15%
Grade 819%14%11%11%13%
Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Creekside Middle in Patterson, 27.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Creekside Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 6.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (10.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (30.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 27.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 693 students tested.

All students at this school: 23% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 23%, district —, state 39%23%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 19%, district 25%, state 32%19% · −4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 22%, district 26%, state 32%22% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 27%, district 30%, state 44%27% · +4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 19%, district 27%, state 42%19% · −4 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 7%, state 11%3% · −20 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 3%, district 6%, state 15%3% · −20 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 21%, district 35%, state 56%21% · −2 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 38%, district 36%, state 56%38% · +15 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 23%, district 32%, state 26%23% · −0 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 13%, district 11%, state 22%13% · −11 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 29%, district 41%, state 72%29% · +6 vs school

5 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 22:121:1
Teaching staff45 teachers
Avg. experience10.9 years
Fully credentialed76%
First-year teachers7%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$63,544 – $125,872
Principal salary$155,622 – $175,460
Superintendent salary$260,857

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,367, CA average $14,815$19,367 · spent at this school
Federal share$168 per student

$168 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,171 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support12%
Student services11%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,669 per pupil
2019$13,086 per pupil
2018$13,614 per pupil
2017$12,086 per pupil
2016$11,178 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic77.8%
District 77.7% · CA 56.1%
Other8.1%
District 7.2% · CA 9.0%
White7.0%
District 8.2% · CA 19.9%
Black4.5%
District 4.4% · CA 4.8%
Asian2.6%
District 2.5% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 79.0% (15pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$96K · CA $85K
Median home value$471K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+15% · CA 35%
ZIP population30,769
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 15% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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