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Creekside Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Charter is a top-ranked K-8 public charter school serving 233 students in Olympic Valley, California, operating within the highly-rated Creekside Charter District.

Academically, Creekside is exceptional, consistently ranking in the top 1% of all California elementary schools. Student proficiency rates in English, math, and science are nearly double the state averages. This high performance is remarkably consistent across all grade levels and student groups. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 0.9%, far below the state average, indicating strong student engagement and attendance culture—a trait it shares with another local charter, Sierra Expeditionary Learning.

What makes Creekside particularly noteworthy is how it achieves these outstanding results. Compared to nearby schools like Donner Trail Elementary or Tahoe Lake Elementary, Creekside spends significantly less per student while delivering comparable or superior academic outcomes. This demonstrates highly effective use of resources. While other high-performing schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified district, such as Glenshire Elementary, also perform well, Creekside Charter stands out for its sustained excellence, stability, and efficient model of academic success.

233

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,126

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1916 Chamonix Pl.
Olympic Valley, CA 96146

(530) 581-1036

District: Creekside Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Two or more races:

15.9%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2019 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

California avg41%

Elementary school

50^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

31^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 1,543Creekside Charter District 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	98.2	50 of 5857	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	124 of 5869	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	47 of 5859	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	44 of 5883	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	4 of 1417	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	162 of 5789	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	149 of 5597	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	255 of 5612	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	118 of 5609	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	46 of 5635	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	29 of 1267	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	28 of 5628	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	105 of 5643	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	70 of 5638	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	85 of 5663	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	2 of 1272	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	55 of 5510	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	85.9	47 of 669	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	53 of 2598	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	172 of 2651	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	32 of 2726	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	30 of 2834	98.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	31 of 2761	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	59 of 2783	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	11 of 2781	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	37 of 2740	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	19 of 894	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	71 of 2715	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.6	39 of 2551	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	8 of 2531	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	72 of 2509	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	47 of 2534	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	74 of 2552	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	27 of 2538	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	49 of 2527	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	24 of 763	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	94.7	7 of 677	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	38 of 1520	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	76 of 1537	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	16 of 1555	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	37 of 1602	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

Female (2024)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy90%+41 vs state

Mathematics82%+45 vs state

Science79%+46 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 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
Creekside Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1916 Chamonix Pl.	Olympic Valley	96146	Placer County	Creekside Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-1036	233	11	21.1	6.9%	181 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	98.2	50^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	74	79.2	78.3	78.7	91.3	88.0	95.8	85.7	91.7	87.0	90.0	95.7	80.0	83.3	71.4	83.3	78.3	82.1	91.4	94.3	91.4	94.3	94.3		$14,126	$215	$13,911
Tahoe Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Grove St.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2700	282	14	20.8	28.0%	183 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (25.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	75.8	1345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		61.3	2018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	673	56.8		56.8	51.2	45.7	63.6				53.4	63.6	56.5	61.4				60.5	95.2	96.8	96.8	95.2	95.2	96.8	$30,098	$312	$29,786
Truckee Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2650	515	24	21.3	49.3%	213 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (52.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	49.1	2641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		55.8	2247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	394	33.8		33.8	46.0	38.7	44.8				43.1	46.7	33.3	43.5				41.0	95.9						$27,245	$580	$26,665
Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11603 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3701	216	10	21.6	20.4%	129 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (31.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	85.1	918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		79.6	1167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	249	54.2	66.7	60.4	66.7	73.9	66.7	61.5	43.5	66.7	63.2	75.0	47.8	62.5	65.4	39.1	58.3	58.3							$12,467	$00	$12,467
Kings Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	8125 Steelhead	Kings Beach	96143	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3730	362	18	20.0	45.0%	146 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (53.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	57.9	2174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		64.4	1857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	317	34.0		34.0	42.6	51.2	51.0				48.0	41.8	61.0	43.4				47.7	94.9	96.9		96.9			$17,176	$581	$16,595
Glenshire Elementary	Public	K-5	10990 Dorchester Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3720	499	21	23.9	15.2%	371 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.0%)	92.8	487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.9	757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	270	57.5		57.5	78.4	79.8	73.4				77.0	75.7	82.1	62.8				73.0							$27,159	$312	$26,847
Donner Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	52755 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2720	55	4	13.7	5.5%	52 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	96.2	227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	62	80.0		80.0	69.2		86.7				83.3	76.9		100.0				91.7							$36,602	$312	$36,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Charter

How many students attend Creekside Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Creekside Charter.

Is Creekside Charter a good school?

Yes! Creekside Charter is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 50^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Creekside Charter in?

Creekside Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Charter?

Students at Creekside Charter are 78% White, 16% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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