How does Creekside Oaks Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lincoln?

Creekside Oaks Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.4/100, placing it at the 55th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 968 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Creekside Oaks Elementary?

19.2% of students at Creekside Oaks Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Creekside Oaks Elementary improving or declining?

Creekside Oaks Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Creekside Oaks Elementary?

11.5% of students at Creekside Oaks Elementary 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.

Creekside Oaks Elementary

Western Placer Unified Lincoln Placer County 95648

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

968 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

526 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.5%

White 32.7%

Asian 0.6%

Black 1.3%

Other 8.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Creekside Oaks Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.2%
Met Standard	22.7%
Below Standard	58.1%

Exceeded

19.2%

Met

22.7%

Below

58.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Creekside Oaks Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Western Placer Unified district average of 22.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.7% exceeded — 5.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.