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Cottonwood Creek

Public Grades K-8

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Creek is a top-ranked K-8 school serving over 1,000 students in the high-performing Dublin Unified School District, consistently placing in the top 1% of all California elementary schools.

The school demonstrates exceptional academic results, with student proficiency in English and math (around 87%) far exceeding state averages. It stands out for its strong literacy development, with reading scores improving significantly from 3rd to 7th grade, and for maintaining excellent student attendance. While very strong overall, science scores are slightly lower than English and math, a common trend in the area. An interesting finding is that the school achieves these elite results with lower per-student spending than some comparable schools like James Dougherty Elementary or those in the Pleasanton Unified district, suggesting efficient use of resources.

Cottonwood Creek is part of a cluster of high-achieving Dublin Unified schools, including Harold William Kolb and John Green Elementary, which together outperform neighboring districts. Its K-8 structure may benefit students by avoiding a school transition in middle grades. While performance is consistently high, there was a notable one-year dip in the ranking for its low-income students, indicating an area for the school to focus on ensuring consistent support for all student groups.

1,023

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,557

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Central Pkwy.
Dublin, CA 94568-6723

(925) 833-3333

District: Dublin Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

88.8%

White:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2019 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (86% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dublin Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg74%

California avg41%

Elementary school

85^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

8^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Dublin Unified

140^th of 1,543Dublin 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	97.8	85 of 5857	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	23 of 5869	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	27 of 5859	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	26 of 5883	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	125 of 5789	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	162 of 1203	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	115 of 1205	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	108 of 1190	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	128 of 1154	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	228 of 1149	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	77 of 5597	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	31 of 5612	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	28 of 5609	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	19 of 5635	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	148 of 5492	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	718 of 5460	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	99.6	24 of 5517	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	121 of 5628	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	31 of 5643	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	29 of 5638	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	43 of 5663	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	122 of 5510	97.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	8 of 2761	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	11 of 2783	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	19 of 2781	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	24 of 2740	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	45 of 2715	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	35 of 739	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	37 of 743	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	57 of 715	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	64 of 733	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	174 of 745	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	6 of 2533	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	8 of 2551	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	19 of 2531	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	19 of 2509	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	59 of 2380	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	13 of 2542	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	7 of 2579	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	14 of 2534	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	14 of 2552	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	21 of 2538	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	28 of 2527	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	41 of 2407	98.3%	★★★★★

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

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Mathematics87%+49 vs state

Science77%+44 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)	% Varicella (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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cottonwood Creek	Public	K-8	2400 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3333	1,023	45	22.9	13.0%	41 (4.0%)	8 (0.8%)	34 (3.3%)	908 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	97.8	85^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		98.9	23^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	62	69.2	83.3	76.6	78.1	85.7	86.4	90.2	95.4	92.0	87.9	86.1	90.4	80.8	88.7	86.5	87.7	86.8	98.2	98.2	$19,557	$18,556	$1,001
Harold William Kolb	Public	K-5	3150 Palermo Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 551-4000	696	27	26.1	15.4%	57 (8.2%)	17 (2.4%)	45 (6.5%)	541 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	97.2	140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		98.5	53^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	87	67.3		67.3	75.0	89.3	86.5				83.6	85.3	84.3	87.5				85.6			$19,976	$19,200	$776
J. M. Amador Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 East Cantara Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 307-1950	909	36	25.2	7.2%	46 (5.1%)	8 (0.9%)	25 (2.8%)	785 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	98.7	26^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.8	29^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	3	79.9		79.9	87.9	86.7	90.5				88.5	96.8	87.3	86.8				90.1			$19,440	$18,170	$1,270
John Green Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Antone Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-4200	661	27	24.6	7.9%	43 (6.5%)	11 (1.7%)	26 (3.9%)	554 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (3.9%)	95.4	293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		97	165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	128	68.8		68.8	73.8	74.6	79.8				76.2	81.7	81.4	77.0				79.9			$23,181	$21,614	$1,567
Henry P. Mohr Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Dennis Dr.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4256	492	20	24.8	9.6%	63 (12.8%)	8 (1.6%)	17 (3.5%)	370 (75.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	97.9	79^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.8	91^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	12	64.5		64.5	87.3	85.2	88.2				86.9	93.1	89.9	89.3				90.6			$16,698	$16,472	$226
Fairlands Elementary	Public	K-5	4151 West Las Positas Blvd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4210	670	26	25.7	10.6%	83 (12.4%)	9 (1.3%)	51 (7.6%)	485 (72.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	92	548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		95.2	325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	223	52.5		52.5	66.7	76.3	72.0				71.7	83.1	80.7	73.3				79.0			$15,232	$15,006	$226
James Dougherty Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 Hibernia Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-4444	856	36	23.7	17.1%	80 (9.3%)	24 (2.8%)	85 (9.9%)	591 (69.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.8%)	92.9	483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95.5	302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	181	61.0		61.0	82.2	75.0	68.0				75.4	85.6	79.9	58.0				75.7			$21,236	$20,330	$906
Alisal Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4200	544	23	23.6	8.8%	138 (25.4%)	9 (1.7%)	60 (11.0%)	289 (53.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.1%)	85.9	886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		81.5	1091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	205	53.5		53.5	70.0	63.0	64.4				65.4	69.9	65.6	63.4				65.9			$16,742	$16,516	$226
Rancho Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	401 East Jack London Blvd.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4748	586	28	20.6	16.2%	225 (38.4%)	12 (2.0%)	163 (27.8%)	108 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.1%)	80.9	1119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		79.3	1188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	69	46.4		46.4	60.0	60.0	66.7				62.1	59.2	64.8	63.5				62.4			$19,472	$19,212	$260
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Harvest Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4250	629	23	26.8	5.1%	155 (24.6%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (4.8%)	385 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	97.8	87^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.7	196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	109	79.8		79.8	83.6	84.4	85.4				84.4	90.2	81.7	80.5				84.2			$15,994	$15,768	$226

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Creek

What district is Cottonwood Creek in?

Dublin Unified

Is Cottonwood Creek a good school?

Yes! Cottonwood Creek is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 85^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cottonwood Creek?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,023 students attended Cottonwood Creek.

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Creek?

Students at Cottonwood Creek are 89% Asian, 4% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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