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Community School for Creative Education

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Community School for Creative Education is a small, K-8 public school in Oakland serving 183 students, but it faces significant academic challenges and has one of the lowest statewide rankings.

The school's academic performance has declined sharply over recent years, now placing it in the bottom 2nd percentile of all California schools, with student proficiency in core subjects well below state averages. A major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 44.3%, which is more than double the state average and severely impacts learning. Interestingly, the school operates as its own district and spends over $27,000 per student, which is significantly more than some higher-performing nearby schools like Achieve Academy and Lazear Charter Academy, suggesting its substantial resources are not yet translating into better outcomes.

When compared to other local schools serving similar communities, the differences are notable. For instance, Think College Now Elementary and Franklin Elementary also serve high-needs populations within the Oakland Unified district but have achieved stronger academic rankings. The school's performance also varies wildly between grade levels, and it has experienced considerable instability in its student-teacher ratio. Addressing the attendance crisis appears to be the most urgent step needed for improvement.

183

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,371

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2111 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94606-4903

(510) 686-4131

District: Community School for Creative Education District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

African American:

18.6%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2019 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,715^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,463^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 7% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1507^th of 1,543Community School for Creative Education 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	8.4	5715 of 5857	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	5526 of 5869	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5338 of 5859	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5253 of 5883	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4946 of 5789	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	1983 of 3162	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	1083 of 3245	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	2160 of 3311	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5184 of 5597	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5531 of 5612	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5159 of 5609	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4665 of 5635	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4731 of 5492	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	5073 of 5107	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4969 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4625 of 5087	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4374 of 5084	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4747 of 4963	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	5277 of 5460	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5139 of 5517	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4783 of 5363	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4562 of 5264	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	5564 of 5628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5503 of 5643	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5155 of 5638	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5033 of 5663	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5040 of 5510	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	2463 of 2761	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	2572 of 2783	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2406 of 2781	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2447 of 2740	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2518 of 2715	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	44.8	586 of 1521	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	2003 of 2551	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1835 of 2531	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2299 of 2380	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	2325 of 2395	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	2388 of 2388	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2128 of 2374	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2284 of 2359	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2240 of 2542	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2298 of 2579	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2166 of 2531	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2209 of 2458	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	2516 of 2552	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2239 of 2538	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2217 of 2527	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)61st percentile+48 vs school

Female (2024)21st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

Science6%-27 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
Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.4	5526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	189	4.8	8.3	6.1	16.7	24.0	10.0	0.0	27.3	41.7	19.0	20.8	7.4	4.8	5.6	14.3	8.3	10.6							$27,371	$3,090	$24,281
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	98.0%	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	10.2	5626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		13.1	5474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	152	8.3		8.3	14.5	9.7	13.3				12.6	21.7	19.4	11.9				17.2	82.8	88.2	88.2	87.1	85.0	88.2	$26,378	$4,479	$21,899
International Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2186	301	13	23.1	94.0%	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	284 (94.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13.2	5401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.4	5530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	129	18.0		18.0	2.3	23.8	26.1				17.4	15.6	17.0	12.0				14.8	78.7	89.4	89.4	80.9	91.5	89.4	$25,647	$4,087	$21,560
Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	253	10	26.6	97.2%	27 (10.7%)	34 (13.4%)	152 (60.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	18.1	4998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		18.4	4996^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.9%	2	5.0		5.0	25.6	13.5	37.5				24.4	27.9	20.0	22.5				23.3	89.2	89.2			91.9		$27,037	$4,997	$22,040
Achieve Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 28th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Achieve Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 904-6440	537	23	23.4	92.2%	5 (0.9%)	27 (5.0%)	494 (92.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24.8	4422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		25.2	4351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	71	11.1		11.1	23.3	23.1	31.0				25.9	36.2	26.6	33.7				32.4	81.4	88.7	90.7	86.6	87.6	91.8	$10,264	$2,524	$7,740
Lazear Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 29th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Lazear Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2018	490	21	23.2	60.4%	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.1%)	427 (87.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54.5	2339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		37.1	3361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	1022	48.1	42.1	45.0	34.0	25.0	55.8	62.5	40.0	61.4	46.9	43.1	27.3	44.2	48.2	23.6	29.8	35.9	96.8					96.8	$9,801	$3,128	$6,673
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	915 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2116	499	22	22.6	95.8%	31 (6.2%)	55 (11.0%)	189 (37.9%)	186 (37.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	26.5	4273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.5	3401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	872	22.5		22.5	17.7	29.3	44.4				31.7	25.4	20.8	26.8				24.4	84.6	89.2	89.2	86.2	84.6	86.2	$26,762	$4,203	$22,559
Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	335	14	23.9	98.2%	9 (2.7%)	75 (22.4%)	189 (56.4%)	37 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	4.8	5843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.8	5815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	28	0.0		0.0	4.0	14.0	3.4				7.2	11.8	8.6	0.0				6.7	79.7	87.0	92.8	84.1	88.4	88.4	$26,377	$4,404	$21,973
Manzanita SEED Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-0175	436	19	23.0	82.8%	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	289 (66.3%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.9%)	32.1	3790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		27	4196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	406	13.5		13.5	35.8	54.8	18.2				37.0	40.3	30.7	12.5				28.7	88.0	93.5	94.6	90.2	92.4	91.3	$24,881	$4,199	$20,682
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	349	15	23.2	86.2%	17 (4.9%)	78 (22.3%)	95 (27.2%)	118 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	27.4	4176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		42.1	3066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	1110	15.8		15.8	19.6	34.5	29.8				28.6	41.3	34.5	22.8				32.3	94.9			96.2	97.5	97.5	$26,694	$4,058	$22,636

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How many students attend Community School for Creative Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Community School for Creative Education.

What is the racial makeup of Community School for Creative Education?

Students at Community School for Creative Education are 67% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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Community School for Creative Education ranks in the bottom 2.4% of California elementary schools.

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