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Creekside Elementary School

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Creekside Elementary School ranks 130 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary School in Harvest, AL, serves 550 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the Limestone County school district, a growing suburban area near Huntsville.

Creekside Elementary is a standout performer within its district, consistently earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the 80th to 88th percentile among all Alabama elementary schools over the past decade. For the 2025-2026 school year, it ranks #130 out of 686 schools (81st percentile). The school significantly outperforms both its district and state averages in nearly every subject. For example, 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency is 84.49% compared to the state average of roughly 59-69%, and 4th-grade Science proficiency is 68.02%—a full 18 points above the state average. The most direct comparison is with Johnson Elementary School, the only other comparable school in the district. Creekside dramatically outperforms Johnson in every metric—3rd-grade math proficiency is nearly double (57.89% vs. 33.82%), and 4th-grade English is 22 points higher (74.24% vs. 51.61%). Notably, Johnson spends more per student ($11,382 vs. $8,226) yet achieves far lower results, suggesting school-level leadership and culture matter more than funding alone. Creekside also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (6.9%) than the district (7.2%) and nearly half the state average (12.0%).

Creekside is paired with Creekside Primary School (serving PK-2), creating a cohesive PK-5 pathway that builds a strong academic foundation. The school also demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with specific student subgroups, ranking in the 98th percentile for Hispanic students and the 93rd percentile for African American students in 2023-2024, as well as the 88th percentile for Special Education students in 2025-2026. While surrounded by highly-rated schools in the Madison City and Madison County districts, Creekside holds its own—outperforming its closest neighbor, Endeavor Elementary School (79th percentile), and vastly outperforming Harvest School (23rd percentile). There has been a slight dip in statewide ranking over the last two years (from 88th to 81st percentile), driven by a drop in 5th-grade math proficiency, which is worth monitoring. Still, Creekside achieves exceptional outcomes with lower per-student spending than most high-performing peers, making it a top-tier, efficient choice for families in the Harvest area.

550

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,915

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15983 Sanderson Rd
Harvest, AL 35749-7064

(256) 233-6452

District: Limestone County

Students who attend Creekside Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Limestone High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

African American:

19.8%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (67% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Limestone County

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg44%

Alabama avg53%

130^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Limestone County

80^th of 140Limestone County among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	130 of 686	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	125 of 680	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	83 of 684	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	79 of 680	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	100 of 687	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	85 of 692	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	90 of 681	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	130 of 680	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	103 of 688	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	138 of 691	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	230 of 691	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	174 of 695	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	60.4	316 of 696	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.6	457 of 696	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	412 of 709	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	398 of 704	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.4	202 of 696	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	55.9	317 of 698	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	197 of 698	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	67.5	187 of 689	72.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	140 of 688	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	83.5	63 of 623	89.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	47 of 428	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	44 of 427	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	31 of 420	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	31 of 427	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	24 of 426	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	22 of 426	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	44 of 426	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	67 of 423	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	56.9	111 of 336	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	120 of 651	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	149 of 649	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	90 of 650	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	86 of 645	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	73 of 656	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	84 of 656	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	85 of 646	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	107 of 640	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	109 of 639	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	18 of 206	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	8 of 184	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	3 of 175	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	98 of 667	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	137 of 660	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	91 of 670	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	111 of 623	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	84 of 651	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	118 of 653	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	92 of 649	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	204 of 651	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.8	160 of 567	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	141 of 659	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	105 of 651	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	76 of 655	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	80 of 649	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	122 of 669	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	105 of 669	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	89 of 650	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	146 of 650	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.9	94 of 639	85.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	42 of 193	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	19 of 97	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	22 of 82	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	47 of 403	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	79 of 403	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	47 of 395	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	170 of 373	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	73 of 345	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	181 of 398	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	103 of 392	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	145 of 344	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	66 of 280	76.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	133 of 501	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	127 of 532	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	91 of 535	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	86 of 528	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	103 of 540	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	114 of 539	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	103 of 529	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	128 of 508	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	86 of 369	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English81%+16 vs state

Science68%+18 vs state

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 12, 2016

My Children transferred from an out of state school where we had few to no issues with behavior and their grades where all A's. Now their grades have fallen to failing and they behavior is bad. The teachers take no responsibly for anything and expect a first grader to act as though they are in high school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	15983 Sanderson Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6452	550	33	16.6	39.6%	360 (65.5%)	109 (19.8%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	78.6	130^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.0%		79	125^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.6%	5	57.9	58.6	40.4	68.0	82.9	74.2	84.5	$10,915	$1,693	$9,208
Creekside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	16049 Sanderson Road	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 714-7971	500	39	12.8	43.2%	316 (63.2%)	89 (17.8%)	44 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.8%)								(n/a)								$9,904	$403	$9,487
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 Old Railroad Bed Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4620	760	42	18.3	37.9%	365 (48.0%)	205 (27.0%)	81 (10.7%)	9 (1.2%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.1%)	77	142^nd of 686 public elementary schools	79.3%		76	147^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.4%	5	65.3	53.9	43.2	70.0	81.3	69.2	77.4	$12,008	$1,962	$10,025
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Pine Grove Road	Madison	35757	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4630	594	34	17.4	29.3%	319 (53.7%)	145 (24.4%)	58 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	86.2	79^th of 686 public elementary schools	88.5%		85.1	84^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.6%	5	73.4	68.0	47.7	73.1	81.7	83.3	85.1	$11,364	$1,771	$9,573
Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	87	72^nd of 686 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	78^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.5%	6	71.7	63.9	68.1	69.7	87.3	73.6	81.8	$12,594	$1,073	$11,494
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Nance Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 824-8106	725	47	15.4	26.2%	432 (59.6%)	119 (16.4%)	73 (10.1%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	89.6	54^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.8	65^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	83.3	68.6	58.0	72.3	91.2	77.2	86.2	$13,051	$1,378	$11,647
Monrovia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4570	600	35	17.1	30.5%	255 (42.5%)	231 (38.5%)	44 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	88.9	62^nd of 686 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.7	49^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	79.2	57.5	64.6	74.7	84.6	76.3	92.8	$11,623	$1,936	$9,666
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	869	51	17.0	25.5%	454 (52.2%)	165 (19.0%)	72 (8.3%)	109 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.1%)	89	60^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	21^st of 680 public elementary schools	96.9%	39	60.7	69.1	64.3	80.0	81.2	83.6	91.1	$11,675	$1,742	$9,906
Harvest School	Public	PK, KG-5	8845 Wall Triana Highway	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4590	663	34	19.7	53.1%	204 (30.8%)	292 (44.0%)	94 (14.2%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	23.6	527^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.2%		35.7	449^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.0%	78	24.0	20.8	15.2	34.0	53.6	40.6	62.3	$11,313	$2,997	$8,295
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21360 Hwy 251	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6665	475	27	17.5	47.8%	341 (71.8%)	32 (6.7%)	68 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	48.3	367^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.5%		59.9	280^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.8%	87	33.8	39.3	37.7	48.4	64.7	51.6	72.1	$17,263	$2,594	$14,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary School?

Students at Creekside Elementary School are 65% White, 20% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Creekside Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : East Limestone High School

Is Creekside Elementary School a good school?

Creekside Elementary School ranks 130^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Creekside Elementary School in?

Limestone County

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