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Bannon Creek

Q: Is Bannon Creek a good school?

Bannon Creek ranks in the bottom 0.3% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Bannon Creek?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Bannon Creek.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bannon Creek?

Students at Bannon Creek are 41% Hispanic, 31% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Bannon Creek attend?

Students who attend Bannon Creek usually go on to attend: High : Natomas High

Public Grades K-8

5840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bannon Creek is a K-8 elementary school serving 491 students in Sacramento's Natomas Unified School District, operating in a high-need environment where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom percentile of California schools, with proficiency rates in English and Math below 10%. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 33.4% of students missing significant school time, a rate nearly double the district average. While the school spends over $16,700 per student—a figure comparable to nearby schools—these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes. Interestingly, the school shares its exact address with Larry G. Meeks Academy, which serves a similar student population but achieves significantly higher proficiency rates and has a much lower student-teacher ratio, suggesting that factors within the school's control heavily influence results.

When compared to other schools in the Natomas Unified district, the performance gap is stark; for instance, Two Rivers Elementary, less than two miles away, has proficiency rates over 40%. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, but examples from neighboring districts, like Hazel Strauch Elementary in Twin Rivers Unified, show that schools with similar demographics can achieve much stronger academic results, indicating that improvement is possible with effective strategies.

491

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,703

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2775 Millcreek Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95833-1856

(916) 567-5600

District: Natomas Unified

Students who attend Bannon Creek usually attend:

High:

Natomas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.3%

African American:

30.8%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,840^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,667^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Natomas Unified

927^th of 1,543Natomas Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	5840 of 5857	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	5669 of 5869	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5752 of 5859	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	5679 of 5883	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5595 of 5789	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	5520 of 5662	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	5487 of 5692	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5125 of 5614	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	4643 of 5611	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	4452 of 5530	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	4348 of 5390	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	3766 of 5377	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.4	2425 of 5314	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.7	2898 of 5193	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	2213 of 5113	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.0	2063 of 5113	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.7	1977 of 4818	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	1679 of 4822	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	1673 of 4809	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	527 of 569	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	485 of 593	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	448 of 661	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	324 of 663	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	592 of 747	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	647 of 700	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	33.1	1301 of 2128	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	3000 of 3245	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	3308 of 3311	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	5535 of 5597	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	5328 of 5612	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5390 of 5609	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5239 of 5635	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5403 of 5492	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	5368 of 5413	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	5105 of 5107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5048 of 5107	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	5080 of 5087	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	4871 of 5084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4396 of 4963	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4463 of 4830	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	5445 of 5460	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5385 of 5517	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	5275 of 5363	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4973 of 5264	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4929 of 5173	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	4882 of 5084	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	5623 of 5628	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5486 of 5643	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	5586 of 5638	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	5558 of 5663	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5158 of 5510	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	5120 of 5431	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	2216 of 2635	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2667 of 2761	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2527 of 2783	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2729 of 2781	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2538 of 2740	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2461 of 2715	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	443 of 609	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	429 of 627	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	545 of 613	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	480 of 637	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2414 of 2533	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2219 of 2551	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2465 of 2531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2394 of 2509	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2338 of 2380	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	2347 of 2395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2297 of 2388	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	2345 of 2374	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1948 of 2359	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1550 of 2213	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	2473 of 2542	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2410 of 2579	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	2486 of 2531	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2174 of 2458	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2094 of 2369	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	2493 of 2534	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2375 of 2552	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	2511 of 2538	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2260 of 2527	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1888 of 2407	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	722 of 726	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2018)39th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bannon Creek	Public	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5600	491	23	21.6	84.1%	31 (6.3%)	151 (30.8%)	203 (41.3%)	34 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	56 (11.4%)	4.9	5840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		10.4	5669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	171																													6.3	6.8	6.5	6.1	6.0	18.0	3.8	9.7	13.6	9.6	2.0	2.0	0.0	5.9	3.3	15.3	5.0	94.8			96.6		96.6	$16,703	$2,163	$14,540
Larry G. Meeks Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 567-5608	169	11	15.2	75.7%	21 (12.4%)	26 (15.4%)	48 (28.4%)	38 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	33 (19.5%)	22	4674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		33.2	3666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	1008																													8.0	42.9	26.4	21.7	42.1	16.0	9.4	37.5	60.7	30.8	26.1	47.4	12.0	28.1	31.3	42.9	30.8							$18,147	$1,113	$17,034
Jefferson	Public	K-8	2001 Pebblewood	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5580	735	29	25.3	78.6%	60 (8.2%)	133 (18.1%)	331 (45.0%)	108 (14.7%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (4.1%)	67 (9.1%)	25	4392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.1	5018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	626																													17.1	7.8	13.2	29.6	36.3	35.7	26.4	32.9	20.6	30.6	29.7	31.3	21.6	15.6	19.3	9.4	21.3	95.0	97.0		95.0	97.0	96.0	$16,042	$1,953	$14,089
American Lakes	Public	K-8	2800 Stonecreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5500	625	28	22.6	87.0%	40 (6.4%)	169 (27.0%)	296 (47.4%)	39 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	67 (10.7%)	5.2	5835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	5748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	87																													5.4	3.2	4.2	11.6	8.5	5.4	6.5	20.3	7.9	9.9	10.1	1.7	5.4	3.8	5.2	3.2	4.9							$16,910	$2,158	$14,752
Hazel Strauch Elementary	Public	K-6	3141 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2745	650	24	26.9	86.6%	28 (4.3%)	73 (11.2%)	431 (66.3%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	50 (7.7%)	54.9	2318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		53.1	2396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	78																													23.0		23.0	46.2	50.0	46.7	57.9			50.0	49.5	41.5	28.0	49.4			42.5	91.5	92.5	94.3	92.5	92.5	93.4	$17,610	$2,978	$14,632
Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,091	49	22.1	92.2%	70 (6.4%)	101 (9.3%)	707 (64.8%)	115 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	77 (7.1%)	40.9	3160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		41.2	3107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	53																													15.5	23.4	21.2	44.2	39.8	28.1	55.7	34.8	36.6	38.5	45.5	31.0	8.3	46.6	28.2	25.5	29.6	97.2				97.2		$20,098	$2,764	$17,334
Two Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5520	612	24	25.5	57.0%	95 (15.5%)	101 (16.5%)	220 (35.9%)	100 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	81 (13.2%)	52.3	2480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.3	2842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	362																													34.7		34.7	35.8	44.6	55.3				45.2	41.1	42.9	43.2				42.3							$15,815	$1,992	$13,823
Elkhorn Village Elementary	Public	K-8	750 Cummins Way	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7670	557	31	17.7	85.6%	40 (7.2%)	12 (2.2%)	465 (83.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	27.3	4194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.1	4000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	194	10.6	7.1	2.4	5.9	2.8	8.0	6.2	42.6	19.1	41.5	17.7	13.9	16.0	26.7	21.3	26.2	4.9	14.7	16.7	16.0	16.9	10.6	7.1	4.9	5.9	0.0	12.0	6.7	28.4	19.2	24.4	30.3	25.5	40.3	27.7	47.1	42.3	35.7	35.4	26.3	25.4	10.8	12.7	7.7	19.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	599	35	17.2	88.5%	87 (14.5%)	20 (3.3%)	353 (58.9%)	103 (17.2%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)	10.3	5614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		10.2	5676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	62																													16.4	5.6	11.0	16.7	14.8	22.2	9.1	25.9	12.1	16.7	15.9	11.3	13.7	2.8	0.0	6.9	8.6	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8
Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	26.3	4295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		58	2144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	2151																													19.4		19.4	30.4	26.4	38.7	41.7			34.0	30.4	18.5	22.6	20.6			23.0							$18,894	$3,240	$15,654

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What schools do graduates of Bannon Creek attend?

Students who attend Bannon Creek usually go on to attend:

High : Natomas High

Is Bannon Creek a good school?

Bannon Creek ranks in the bottom 0.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bannon Creek?

Students at Bannon Creek are 41% Hispanic, 31% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Bannon Creek in?

Natomas Unified

How many students attend Bannon Creek?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Bannon Creek.

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