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Creekside Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Creekside Elementary serves 534 students in grades K–6 in Salinas, within the Alisal Union district. For 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranks the school 4,547th of 5,804 California schools (22nd percentile, 1 star) and the district 836th of 968 (14th percentile, 1 star). Creekside’s all-grades proficiency was 30% in English language arts (ELA), 19% in math and 22% in science, below state results in every subject. Its clearest local bright spot is science: Creekside had the highest science result among 11 nearby schools.

Science is also the strongest comparison with the district and nearby schools: Creekside’s 22% was 4 percentage points above the district’s 18% and 6 points above the nearby-school average of 17%. ELA was 30%, 2 points below the district but 2 points above nearby schools’ 28% average. Math was weakest by those local comparisons: its 19% was 4 points below the district and 1 point below the nearby average. All three subjects remain well behind the state: Creekside was 19 points lower in ELA, 19 in math and 14 in science. Grade-level results differ sharply: sixth-grade ELA was 47%, second highest among nearby schools serving that grade and just 1 point below the state; fourth-grade ELA was 13%, below every nearby school’s result.

Across 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell from 36% to 30% and science from 28% to 22%, while math edged down from 20% to 19%; ELA and math did improve in the latest year. Over the same period, the gaps with the state widened by 8 points in ELA, 4 in math and 12 in science. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 42% in 2021–22 to 19% in 2025–26, but the current rate is 5 points above the district and 3 above the nearby-school average. Creekside’s student-teacher ratio was 25.4 in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 23.9. Its reported measure was 76% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, versus a nearby average of 87%; this is an eligibility measure, even though all California students receive free school meals. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students measure fell from the 52nd percentile in 2022–23 to the 27th in 2023–24, a 25-point drop; no later result is provided.

534

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,830

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1770 Kittery St.
Salinas, CA 93906-5080

(831) 753-5252

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harden Middle
High:	Everett Alvarez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

Asian:

3.9%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

California avg42%

4,547^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

836^th of 968Alisal Union 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
2026	23.0	4547 of 5804	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	4771 of 5857	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4580 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3628 of 5859	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3771 of 5883	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4189 of 5789	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4249 of 5662	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.6	3336 of 5692	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	3869 of 5614	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	3752 of 5611	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	4125 of 5530	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	4188 of 5390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	4225 of 5377	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	4634 of 5314	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	3923 of 5193	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	3296 of 5113	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.6	3386 of 5113	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	2689 of 4818	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.4	3381 of 4822	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	3756 of 4809	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	2311 of 3162	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1570 of 3245	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	2230 of 3311	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1139 of 3275	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1218 of 3246	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	4281 of 5569	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	4784 of 5597	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4514 of 5612	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4112 of 5609	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4357 of 5635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4012 of 5492	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4377 of 5413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3728 of 5085	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	3897 of 5107	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3903 of 5107	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2919 of 5087	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3215 of 5084	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3590 of 4963	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3698 of 4830	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	4174 of 5412	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	4422 of 5460	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4417 of 5517	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3735 of 5363	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3405 of 5264	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	3500 of 5173	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3951 of 5084	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4515 of 5590	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	4335 of 5628	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4260 of 5643	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3062 of 5638	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	3003 of 5663	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3957 of 5510	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3848 of 5431	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	2626 of 2920	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	2472 of 2847	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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 Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5252	534	21	25.4	75.7%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	484 (90.6%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	23	4547^th of 5804 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.7	4771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	224	22.4	22.4	21.0	13.4	35.5	47.4	30.3	19.7	14.9	25.0	17.3	19.4							$16,830	$14,528	$2,302
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	486	20	24.9	78.0%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (90.1%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	29.5	4020^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.7%		31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%	179	21.5	21.5	37.7	24.7	36.3	54.3	38.5	36.5	19.7	12.7	23.5	21.9	96.3				96.3		$16,369	$14,070	$2,299
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	445	19	23.4	73.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.6	5702^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%	121	9.4	9.4	15.3	14.8	13.2	5.2	12.1	20.3	4.9	7.6	10.3	10.8							$20,015	$19,122	$893
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	526	20	26.3	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33	3725^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.8%		23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%	778	20.0	20.0	35.4	25.0	36.3	42.0	34.9	55.8	30.1	16.3	33.3	31.8							$18,910	$16,600	$2,310
Frank Paul Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Rider Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5740	638	27	24.0	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (97.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.6	5003^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	13.8%		14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	344	14.1	14.1	22.2	24.7	32.1	32.6	28.2	23.0	24.7	11.5	14.4	18.1							$18,947	$16,614	$2,333
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	16.8	5071^st of 5804 public elementary schools	12.6%		30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%	1162	19.1	19.1	12.7	31.4	24.7		23.6	21.1	20.9	16.9		19.5	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$11,421	$10,004	$1,417
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	3998^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%	185	17.2	17.2	38.2	39.5	41.8	32.8	37.7	41.1	23.5	23.0	22.4	25.8							$18,298	$15,956	$2,342
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	4490^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	578	21.8	21.8	20.0	27.4	41.0	29.3	29.9	35.4	27.0	25.6	8.5	23.4							$17,460	$15,114	$2,346
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	573	27	21.6	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (98.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.5	4331^st of 5804 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%	141	19.7	19.7	29.0	22.9	43.7	43.1	34.6	21.1	7.1	18.3	31.9	19.7							$18,809	$16,492	$2,317
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	646	27	23.9	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.5	5005^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	45	15.0	15.0	13.0	21.1	18.8	37.0	22.8	23.2	26.7	17.5	18.8	21.6							$19,170	$16,838	$2,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Elementary

What district is Creekside Elementary in?

Alisal Union

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Creekside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harden Middle
High : Everett Alvarez High

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