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Creekside Elementary

Public Grades K-5

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school with about 585 students in the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, consistently ranking in the state's top 5% for the past decade.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, significantly outperforming nearby Poway Unified schools like Highland Ranch Elementary and Shoal Creek Elementary, especially in mathematics. It also excels in supporting special education students and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area, showing a strong recovery since the pandemic. However, it faces competition from even higher-ranked schools in the neighboring San Diego Unified district, such as Scripps Elementary and Dingeman Elementary.

While Creekside's performance is consistently high, recent data shows a slight dip in its statewide ranking and some performance gaps among different student groups that the school may need to address. Its success demonstrates that effective teaching and leadership can achieve exceptional outcomes, even when compared to schools with similar student demographics in the area.

585

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,913

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12362 Springhurst Dr.
San Diego, CA 92128-6366

(858) 391-1514

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Meadowbrook Middle
High:	Mt. Carmel High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.8%

White:

37.6%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg68%

California avg41%

346^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Poway Unified

106^th of 1,543Poway 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	346 of 5857	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	363 of 5869	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	162 of 5859	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	159 of 5883	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	121 of 5789	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	191 of 5662	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	136 of 5692	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.9	166 of 5614	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	132 of 5611	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.6	82 of 5530	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.0	218 of 5390	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	94.9	132 of 5377	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	94.2	182 of 5314	96.6%	★★★★★
2009	95.6	127 of 5193	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.1	70 of 5113	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	97.7	69 of 5113	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.3	35 of 4818	99.3%	★★★★★
2005	98.4	32 of 4822	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	95.0	237 of 4809	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	260 of 1203	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	186 of 1205	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	70 of 1190	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	23 of 1154	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	69 of 1149	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	77 of 1071	92.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.3	68 of 2227	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	12 of 2128	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	504 of 5597	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	382 of 5612	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	417 of 5609	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	242 of 5635	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	111 of 5492	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	304 of 5413	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1052 of 5107	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	536 of 5107	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	99.4	18 of 5087	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	43 of 5084	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	520 of 5460	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	343 of 5517	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	446 of 5363	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	262 of 5264	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	203 of 5173	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	124 of 5084	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	201 of 5628	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	376 of 5643	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	42 of 5638	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	116 of 5663	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	144 of 5510	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	123 of 5431	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	108 of 2847	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	95 of 2635	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	38 of 2420	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	385 of 2598	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	409 of 2651	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	202 of 2661	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	249 of 2726	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	102 of 2834	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	313 of 2737	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

Science64%+31 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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-5	12362 Springhurst Dr.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 391-1514	585	27	21.9	14.4%	220 (37.6%)	6 (1.0%)	74 (12.6%)	227 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.7%)	94.8	346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.8	363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	17	63.9	63.9	71.1	86.5	78.6	79.1	80.0	87.5	64.3	78.1	98.1				98.1		$16,913	$671	$16,242
Scripps Elementary	Public	K-5	11778 Cypress Canyon Rd.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2000	733	26	28.1	14.5%	176 (24.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.7%)	378 (51.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (14.3%)	97.9	81^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.4	55^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	26	69.4	69.4	86.7	88.4	84.3	86.4	92.0	85.7	81.2	86.2							$16,956	$2,139	$14,817
Dingeman Elementary	Public	K-5	11840 Scripps Creek Dr.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-4437	689	27	25.9	17.9%	123 (17.9%)	11 (1.6%)	49 (7.1%)	438 (63.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	97.9	80^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98	78^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	2	73.3	73.3	87.8	86.0	82.8	85.4	90.8	87.6	80.2	86.0							$19,159	$3,314	$15,845
Pomerado Elementary	Public	K-5	12321 Ninth St.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-1320	305	15	20.0	31.5%	115 (37.7%)	3 (1.0%)	104 (34.1%)	48 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.2%)	73.6	1442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		74.3	1399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	43	31.1	31.1	64.9	70.0	62.2	66.2	60.5	63.3	34.1	53.5							$20,750	$1,011	$19,739
Morning Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10925 Morning Creek Dr. South	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-4334	531	25	21.5	21.1%	188 (35.4%)	22 (4.1%)	105 (19.8%)	144 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.2%)	88.2	763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		90.7	652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	111	57.1	57.1	61.4	77.9	71.1	70.1	68.5	73.3	57.1	66.2							$18,164	$799	$17,365
Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	11775 Shoal Creek Dr.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 613-9080	500	23	22.0	13.8%	172 (34.4%)	8 (1.6%)	76 (15.2%)	163 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (16.2%)	85.3	912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		90.3	689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	223	57.0	57.0	49.3	74.3	75.9	66.8	64.5	74.3	57.5	64.8	89.9	97.0	97.0	92.9	93.9	95.0	$17,015	$531	$16,484
Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	13000 Bowron Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-2007	663	30	21.9	37.3%	171 (25.8%)	11 (1.7%)	390 (58.8%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.7%)	52.5	2465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		54.2	2333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	132	25.8	25.8	42.1	54.6	42.6	46.2	41.7	54.6	40.0	45.2	93.2	95.8	96.6	94.1	94.1	94.1	$15,614	$1,164	$14,450
Los Penasquitos Elementary	Public	K-5	14125 Cuca St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 672-3600	634	28	22.4	37.7%	186 (29.3%)	37 (5.8%)	115 (18.1%)	221 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.4%)	91.3	594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.5	608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	14	57.0	57.0	72.7	74.0	80.0	75.1	68.2	68.1	73.4	69.5	96.9	98.4	97.7	97.7	96.9	97.7	$16,501	$1,111	$15,390
Jerabek Elementary	Public	K-5	10050 Avenida Magnifica	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1700	718	27	26.8	16.3%	372 (51.8%)	7 (1.0%)	104 (14.5%)	121 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (15.7%)	97.7	98^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.1	154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	56	75.7	75.7	85.5	82.1	82.6	83.4	88.0	88.3	81.7	86.0							$17,538	$2,228	$15,310
Miramar Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	10770 Red Cedar Dr.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0470	637	25	25.4	22.8%	211 (33.1%)	26 (4.1%)	99 (15.5%)	217 (34.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.1%)	94.3	380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.1	420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	40	62.1	62.1	80.9	75.5	74.5	77.0	85.6	72.3	71.6	76.6							$19,873	$2,894	$16,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meadowbrook Middle
High : Mt. Carmel High

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Poway Unified

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 39% Asian, 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Yes. Creekside Elementary ranks in the top 5.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Creekside Elementary.

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