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Rock Creek Elementary

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Rock Creek Elementary ranks 1228 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rock Creek Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 416 students in the Rocklin Unified School District, maintaining a solid 4-star rating and performing well above state averages in English and Math.

When compared to nearby schools, Rock Creek faces some distinct challenges: it has the highest chronic absenteeism rate (12.8%) among its district peers, a significant gap in science proficiency compared to schools like Cobblestone Elementary and Maria Montessori Charter Academy, and the highest student-teacher ratio in the area at 23.8 students per teacher. Despite these challenges, the school spends more per student than some neighbors and shows a notable strength in its Special Education program, which ranks exceptionally high statewide.

The school's performance shows some inconsistencies, with fifth-grade scores dipping significantly and overall rankings gradually declining over the past decade, even as it remains a strong performer within the district alongside schools like Twin Oaks Elementary and Parker Whitney Elementary. Nearby charter schools, including Rocklin Academy and Rocklin Academy Gateway, often outperform Rock Creek in several metrics, suggesting different educational approaches or community factors may be at play.

416

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,846

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2140 Collet Quarry Dr.
Rocklin, CA 95765-4244

(916) 788-4282

District: Rocklin Unified

Students who attend Rock Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring View Middle
High:	Whitney High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Rocklin Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

California avg41%

1,228^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Rocklin Unified

236^th of 1,543Rocklin 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	78.3	1228 of 5857	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	1191 of 5869	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	1110 of 5859	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	884 of 5883	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	922 of 5789	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	757 of 5662	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	867 of 5692	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	89.9	623 of 5614	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	93.8	396 of 5611	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.1	939 of 5530	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	899 of 5390	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.6	811 of 5377	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	799 of 5314	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	85.5	734 of 5193	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	902 of 5113	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	88.6	583 of 5113	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.8	750 of 4818	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	80.3	916 of 4822	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	74.4	1141 of 4809	76.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	203 of 2227	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	201 of 2585	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1340 of 5597	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	1169 of 5612	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	1040 of 5609	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	774 of 5635	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	1208 of 5492	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	834 of 5413	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	551 of 5107	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	631 of 5107	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	1108 of 5087	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	897 of 5084	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	467 of 4963	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	304 of 4830	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	1710 of 5460	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	3324 of 5517	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	2058 of 5363	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	739 of 5173	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	767 of 5084	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1101 of 5628	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	1232 of 5643	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	1176 of 5638	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	970 of 5663	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	723 of 5510	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	730 of 5431	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	41 of 670	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	771 of 2847	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	263 of 2635	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	204 of 2420	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1567 of 2598	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	1315 of 2651	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	1106 of 2661	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	861 of 2726	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1149 of 2834	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	911 of 2737	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)94th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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 (2025)
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 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
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Collet Quarry Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 788-4282	416	17	23.8	33.9%	200 (48.1%)	8 (1.9%)	95 (22.8%)	46 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (15.1%)	78.3	1228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		79.2	1191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	37	31.3		31.3	64.8	66.2	54.7	75.4			65.2	64.8	66.2	47.6	60.7			59.7							$21,846	$21,606	$240
Ruhkala Elementary	Public	K-6	6530 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6560	334	16	20.7	27.8%	179 (53.6%)	7 (2.1%)	63 (18.9%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (18.9%)	78.9	1196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		88.3	799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.4%	397	27.8		27.8	72.3	84.8	50.9	68.6			68.5	70.2	71.7	48.2	62.8			62.6							$22,884	$22,644	$240
Rocklin Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6532 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6580	556	23	24.3	12.6%	156 (28.1%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (11.2%)	283 (50.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	92.8	489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		92.6	526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	37	57.0		57.0	71.8	64.8	76.7	80.7			73.6	71.8	77.3	75.6	79.6			76.3
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Central Park Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1840	302	16	19.4	39.4%	141 (46.7%)	10 (3.3%)	68 (22.5%)	48 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.3%)	70.2	1595^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		74.1	1410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	185	34.5		34.5	79.3	62.5	46.6				62.3	75.5	50.0	39.7				54.7	95.5				95.5		$20,837	$19,586	$1,251
Cobblestone Elementary	Public	K-6	5740 Cobblestone Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-0140	372	18	21.2	31.2%	205 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	49 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	86	880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		86.2	894^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	14	50.9		50.9	56.1	61.2	75.0	69.6			65.0	71.2	60.8	71.2	66.1			67.6							$20,898	$20,312	$586
Rocklin Academy Gateway	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Lonetree Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy Gateway District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4550	1,093	48	22.6	15.8%	353 (32.3%)	9 (0.8%)	155 (14.2%)	482 (44.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (8.1%)	93.2	456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.4	618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	162	60.7	67.5	63.5	73.1	73.0	73.5	85.8	81.5	76.3	77.0	71.4	74.8	67.5	77.0	74.1	57.5	70.9	98.3		98.3
Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	2835 Club Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-4101	506	25	20.2	34.2%	230 (45.5%)	8 (1.6%)	114 (22.5%)	75 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.4%)	66.4	1768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		71.9	1497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	271	34.5		34.5	55.4	50.0	47.6	61.5			53.8	63.2	49.2	38.1	53.0			50.7							$20,288	$19,948	$340
Parker Whitney Elementary	Public	K-6	5145 Topaz Ave.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-2491	422	21	20.4	30.1%	265 (62.8%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (18.5%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.3%)	69.6	1616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		80.1	1151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.4%	465	30.5		30.5	48.9	52.5	50.0	63.3			54.0	56.5	55.0	55.7	60.3			56.9	92.9	94.3	97.1	97.1	92.9	94.3	$21,184	$20,534	$650
Vencil Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Trestle Rd.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1710	343	17	20.3	41.7%	170 (49.6%)	9 (2.6%)	82 (23.9%)	38 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (12.2%)	70.2	1592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.8	1298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	294	42.6		42.6	61.7	58.2	50.8				56.6	62.0	55.9	39.3				52.0	94.0			97.0	95.5	97.0	$20,135	$19,202	$933
Catheryn Gates Elementary	Public	K-5	1051 Trehowell Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1780	383	16	24.0	52.7%	171 (44.6%)	11 (2.9%)	94 (24.5%)	55 (14.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.8%)	53.1	2418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		71	1544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.7%	874	38.1		38.1	40.3	46.5	51.6				45.9	43.2	42.3	39.7				41.8	95.2				95.2		$18,819	$18,336	$483

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rock Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rock Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring View Middle
High : Whitney High

What district is Rock Creek Elementary in?

Rocklin Unified

How many students attend Rock Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Rock Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rock Creek Elementary?

Students at Rock Creek Elementary are 48% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Rock Creek Elementary a good school?

Rock Creek Elementary ranks 1228^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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