How does Day Creek Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Etiwanda?

Day Creek Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.8/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 53% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,534 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Day Creek Intermediate?

53.4% of students at Day Creek Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Day Creek Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Day Creek Intermediate's proficiency rate decreases by 0.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Day Creek Intermediate?

7.2% of students at Day Creek Intermediate 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.

Day Creek Intermediate

Middle School

Etiwanda Elementary EtiwandaSan Bernardino County91739

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,272 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

23%

Teachers

57 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 95 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic31.8%

White20.8%

Asian30.9%

Black4.4%

Other12.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Day Creek Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	53.4%
Met Standard	24.0%
Below Standard	22.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Day Creek Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

53.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 36.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 14.3 points above the Etiwanda Elementary district average of 39.1%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.1 points higher (vs 27.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 16.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

53.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

77.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,534

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	413	53.0%	27.1%	11.4%	8.5%	80.2%
7th	417	50.6%	32.9%	10.8%	5.8%	83.5%
8th	428	51.4%	29.7%	11.2%	7.7%	81.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	419	55.6%	20.3%	14.1%	10.0%	75.9%
7th	419	51.8%	19.1%	17.4%	11.7%	70.9%
8th	438	58.2%	15.3%	14.6%	11.9%	73.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

John L. Golden Elementary

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Middle

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.