Creekside Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · San Diego, California
Creekside Elementary in San Diego, California enrolled 585 students in 2024-25 with 26.7 full-time teachers, 21.9 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78-82% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
562 students in 2022-23, 560 students in 2023-24, 585 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.2 to 26.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 562 | 25.2 | 22.3 |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 25.2 | 22.2 |
| 2024-25 | 585 | 26.7 | 21.9 |
21.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 662 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Creekside Elementary enrolled 530 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 662 of the 530 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.8% of students were Asian, 37.6% White, 12.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Asian38.8%
- White37.6%
- Hispanic12.6%
- Two or more races9.7%
- Black1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Creekside Elementary scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 79% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 78‑82% | 75% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 79% | 66% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in San Diego
178 public elementary schools in San Diego report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Einstein Academies | 1,448 | 23.3 | 42.6% |
| Design 39 Campus | 1,216 | 23.6 | 6.3% |
| Nestor Language Academy Charter | 1,079 | 25.0 | 45.0% |
| Ocean View Hills | 1,020 | 22.2 | 30.1% |
| Language Academy | 1,015 | 23.7 | 31.6% |
| Del Sur Elementary | 891 | 24.0 | 8.8% |
| Westwood Elementary | 832 | 22.1 | 12.6% |
| Zamorano Elementary | 823 | 24.9 | 50.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Creekside Elementary
- Scripps ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 733 students, 28.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Dingeman ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 689 students, 25.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Creekside Elementary with Scripps ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Poway Unified spends per student$15,127 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,127
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCreekside Elementary is the number 1,519 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,519 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher21.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Creekside Elementary
How many students attend Creekside Elementary?
585 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 562 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in San Diego, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Creekside Elementary?
21.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Creekside Elementary a Title I school?
Creekside Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Creekside Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Creekside Elementary scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 79% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Creekside Elementary in?
Poway Unified, NCES district ID 0631530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063153008598 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.