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Creekside Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 534 students in the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school faces significant academic hurdles, ranking in the lower percentiles statewide, with particularly low proficiency in mathematics and a chronic absenteeism rate higher than nearby schools like Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary and Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. However, Creekside has a clear strength in science, where its students outperform all these neighboring schools and even approach the state average, suggesting a potential model for improvement in other subjects. It's also notable that the school spends more per student than the state average.

Performance varies dramatically between grade levels, and the school's year-to-year test scores are more volatile than those of its peers. Interestingly, John E. Steinbeck Elementary, located less than half a mile away, achieves stronger academic results in a very similar community, indicating that improvement is possible. For Creekside to progress, key focus areas include reducing absenteeism, applying successful strategies from its science program to English and math, and providing more consistent support across all grades and student groups.

534

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,166

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1770 Kittery St.
Salinas, CA 93906-5080

(831) 753-5252

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harden Middle
High:	Everett Alvarez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

Asian:

3.9%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,771^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

1327^th of 1,543Alisal Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4771 of 5857	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4580 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3628 of 5859	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3771 of 5883	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4189 of 5789	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4249 of 5662	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.6	3336 of 5692	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	3869 of 5614	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	3752 of 5611	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	4125 of 5530	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	4188 of 5390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	4225 of 5377	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	4634 of 5314	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	3923 of 5193	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	3296 of 5113	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.6	3386 of 5113	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	2689 of 4818	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.4	3381 of 4822	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	3756 of 4809	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	2311 of 3162	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1570 of 3245	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	2230 of 3311	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1139 of 3275	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1218 of 3246	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4784 of 5597	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4514 of 5612	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4112 of 5609	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4357 of 5635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4012 of 5492	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4377 of 5413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	3897 of 5107	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3903 of 5107	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2919 of 5087	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3215 of 5084	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3590 of 4963	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3698 of 4830	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4422 of 5460	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4417 of 5517	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3735 of 5363	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3405 of 5264	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3500 of 5173	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3951 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4335 of 5628	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4260 of 5643	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3062 of 5638	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	3003 of 5663	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3957 of 5510	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3848 of 5431	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	2472 of 2847	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5252	534	21	25.4	75.7%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	484 (90.6%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	20.7	4771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23	4580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	191	26.6	26.6	15.5	17.8	46.8	24.7	26.7	15.5	14.9	26.6	2.7	15.2							$21,166	$3,721	$17,445
Alisal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	1-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	22	3	7.3	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							6.3					0.0							$31,587	$2,663	$28,924
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	486	20	24.9	78.0%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (90.1%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	4348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	507	31.3	31.3	28.2	24.7	52.5	36.2	35.6	39.4	17.3	28.8	8.7	23.6	96.3				96.3		$20,584	$3,031	$17,553
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	445	19	23.4	73.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.2	5763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	60	1.8	1.8	8.2	5.6	8.8	16.9	10.3	8.2	7.4	1.8	7.0	6.2
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	526	20	26.3	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.2	3909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	594	4.7	4.7	22.7	32.5	10.8	40.8	26.4	42.1	26.7	8.2	31.3	26.6							$22,357	$3,357	$19,000
Frank Paul Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Rider Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5740	638	27	24.0	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (97.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.5	4719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	628	3.3	3.3	20.8	22.5	9.1	40.8	22.7	24.1	14.6	5.6	14.3	14.3							$21,689	$2,882	$18,807
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	3673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	236	31.7	31.7	19.1	28.2	47.4		31.0	14.3	27.9	36.7		26.1	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$20,270	$2,052	$18,218
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27	4199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	16	13.1	13.1	25.0	34.7	36.9	43.3	35.4	30.9	27.7	15.6	28.6	24.7							$21,177	$3,536	$17,641
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.3	5003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	65	5.3	5.3	12.5	27.4	23.1	20.8	21.0	32.1	29.4	22.1	11.4	23.9							$20,715	$3,172	$17,543
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	573	27	21.6	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (98.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		19.4	4911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	439	28.4	28.4	24.3	20.8	47.8	24.1	28.8	23.2	13.9	31.3	16.3	20.8							$22,054	$3,691	$18,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Creekside Elementary.

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Alisal Union

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harden Middle
High : Everett Alvarez High

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