North Cow Creek Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Palo Cedro, California

North Cow Creek Elementary in Palo Cedro, California enrolled 270 students in 2024-25. 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, 49-66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

256 students in 2022-23, 256 students in 2023-24, 270 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at North Cow Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232562023-242562024-25270
Students enrolled at North Cow Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232562023-242562024-25270
Students enrolled at North Cow Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232562023-242562024-25270
Students enrolled at North Cow Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232562023-242562024-25270
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325612.021.3
2023-2425611.721.9
2024-25270not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Cow Creek Elementary enrolled 251 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent8.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.8% of students were White, 11.1% of two or more races, 7.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White77.8%
  2. Two or more races11.1%
  3. Hispanic7.4%
  4. American Indian3.3%
  5. Black0.4%

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 North Cow Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 49-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2249‑66%49‑66%45%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%46‑63% (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 Palo Cedro

3 public elementary schools in Palo Cedro report 2024-25 enrollment; North Cow Creek Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Junction Elementary41618.329.1%
North Cow Creek Elementary27021.322.6%
Chrysalis Charter22620.632.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about North Cow Creek Elementary

  1. Chrysalis CharterThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 226 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Junction ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 416 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare North Cow Creek Elementary with Chrysalis CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Cow Creek School spends per student$11,469 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,469
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaNorth Cow Creek Elementary is the number 4,972 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,972 of 5,904
  6. 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 North Cow Creek Elementary

  1. How many students attend North Cow Creek Elementary?
    270 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palo Cedro, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Cow Creek Elementary?
    21.3 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is North Cow Creek Elementary a Title I school?
    North Cow Creek 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.
  4. How do students at North Cow Creek Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at North Cow Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 49-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.
  5. What district is North Cow Creek Elementary in?
    North Cow Creek School, NCES district ID 0627510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062751004138 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.

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