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Marsh Creek Elementary

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Marsh Creek Elementary ranks 2264 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marsh Creek Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 550 students in the Brentwood Union school district, a well-regarded district in the 73rd percentile statewide, though the school itself typically ranks in the 60th-68th percentile range among California elementary schools.

Academically, the school performs at or slightly above state averages, with its strongest subject being science, where it outperforms most other Brentwood Union schools. However, its overall ranking is the lowest within its own district, and math scores are an area for growth, particularly in certain grade levels. The school has a higher-than-average economic need, with over half of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that has increased significantly recently. Despite having the second-highest per-student spending in the area, it also faces a challenge with student attendance, which is higher than the district average.

When looking at different groups of students, the school shows notable strengths in supporting its Special Education students, who perform very well compared to peers statewide. Performance varies across grades, with fifth graders doing well in English while fourth graders need more support in math. Compared to schools in the neighboring Oakley Union Elementary district, like Gehringer Elementary or Laurel Elementary, Marsh Creek performs significantly better, highlighting the advantage of its stronger home district.

550

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,382

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Grant St.
Brentwood, CA 94513-2259

(925) 513-6420

District: Brentwood Union

Students who attend Marsh Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William B. Bristow Middle
High:	Liberty High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

White:

19.1%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2019 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2019) to 61st (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Brentwood Union's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,264^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Brentwood Union

411^th of 1,543Brentwood 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
2025	55.6	2264 of 5857	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1915 of 5869	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	2027 of 5859	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	1887 of 5883	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	1406 of 5789	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	1689 of 5662	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.0	1801 of 5692	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	2291 of 5614	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2111 of 5611	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	2633 of 5530	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.2	3378 of 5390	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	3241 of 5377	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.9	2848 of 5314	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	3559 of 5193	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.2	4262 of 5113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	4144 of 5113	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	934 of 1203	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	887 of 1205	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	939 of 1190	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	936 of 2227	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	659 of 2585	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	402 of 2128	81.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	1996 of 3162	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1463 of 3245	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	921 of 3311	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	814 of 3275	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	589 of 3246	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	2108 of 5597	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	1807 of 5612	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	2125 of 5609	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1918 of 5635	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	1434 of 5492	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	1539 of 5413	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	1925 of 5107	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	1836 of 5107	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	1602 of 5087	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	1596 of 5084	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	1238 of 4963	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	1977 of 4830	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	2600 of 5460	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	3073 of 5517	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2479 of 5363	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	2231 of 5264	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	1631 of 5173	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2064 of 5084	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	2311 of 5628	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	1951 of 5643	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	1817 of 5638	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	1777 of 5663	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	1297 of 5510	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	1820 of 5431	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	357 of 718	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	534 of 670	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	541 of 669	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	405 of 610	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1174 of 2847	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	761 of 2635	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	1135 of 2420	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1427 of 2598	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1727 of 2651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1745 of 2661	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	1340 of 2726	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	1433 of 2834	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	1421 of 2737	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science40%+7 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 (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Marsh Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Grant St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6420	550	24	22.9	52.4%	105 (19.1%)	56 (10.2%)	240 (43.6%)	72 (13.1%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	64 (11.6%)	55.6	2264^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		63.3	1915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	349	39.5	39.5	41.7	40.3	58.6	49.1	53.4	27.3	39.1	39.6							$15,382	$13,580	$1,802
Isaac R. Montanez Elementary	Public	K-5	2340 Smith Rd.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6100	444	18	24.6	33.3%	107 (24.1%)	27 (6.1%)	124 (27.9%)	138 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)								(n/a)	47.7	47.7	54.8	64.2	47.7	57.1	66.2	69.1	30.2	59.6							$15,525	$13,590	$1,935
Mary Casey Black Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Farmington Dr.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6430	680	27	25.1	47.1%	157 (23.1%)	33 (4.9%)	303 (44.6%)	102 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (12.1%)	51.8	2512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		36.4	3412^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	900	29.9	29.9	57.3	47.3	44.3	49.7	50.0	37.4	29.9	39.1	95.9	97.5	98.4	96.7	97.5	97.5	$12,829	$11,360	$1,469
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	2010 Shady Willow Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6410	859	33	26.3		193 (22.5%)	89 (10.4%)	215 (25.0%)	259 (30.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (11.2%)	60.5	2038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		65.4	1796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	242	37.4	37.4	51.7	56.1	54.8	54.3	45.6	46.2	35.5	42.4	92.0	94.0	98.0	94.7	94.0	93.3	$13,076	$12,008	$1,068
Gehringer Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Simoni Ranch Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7070	663	28	23.5	44.3%	148 (22.3%)	52 (7.8%)	350 (52.8%)	54 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	43.3	2987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.2	3222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	235	23.7	23.7	33.0	47.4	50.5	43.2	34.0	44.3	32.3	36.8							$19,057	$18,240	$817
Brentwood Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Griffith Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6360	811	33	24.9	45.6%	222 (27.4%)	76 (9.4%)	317 (39.1%)	101 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	86 (10.6%)	59.4	2094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		61.6	1997^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.0%	97	33.3	33.3	51.1	51.8	53.0	52.0	55.6	43.3	35.6	44.9	95.8	97.9		95.8	97.2	97.2	$14,249	$13,014	$1,235
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2110 San Jose Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6390	749	30	25.3		214 (28.6%)	50 (6.7%)	195 (26.0%)	210 (28.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (10.1%)	76.7	1297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		69.4	1618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	321	36.7	36.7	59.8	62.2	72.7	64.6	59.0	55.1	53.5	56.1	96.6				96.6		$13,659	$12,462	$1,197
Almond Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	5000 Amaryllis St.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6270	427	19	22.4	36.3%	125 (29.3%)	36 (8.4%)	168 (39.3%)	75 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	55.6	2270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		67.3	1715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	555	32.8	32.8	26.2	49.4	55.2	43.8	43.1	59.8	39.7	49.1	93.4	95.6		96.7	95.6		$23,657	$22,776	$881
Garin Elementary	Public	K-5	250 First St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6370	785	32	24.5	41.5%	244 (31.1%)	59 (7.5%)	286 (36.4%)	112 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	76 (9.7%)	62	1967^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%		63.9	1882^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.9%	85	30.5	30.5	61.7	59.6	50.8	57.3	62.2	48.0	25.2	44.7	95.9	95.9		96.7	95.9	96.7	$13,881	$12,540	$1,341
Ron Nunn Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Central Blvd.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6380	702	28	25.0		205 (29.2%)	51 (7.3%)	227 (32.3%)	126 (17.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.3%)	66	1791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		68.1	1680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	111	33.3	33.3	64.5	56.0	60.3	60.1	64.5	39.2	38.6	46.5							$14,206	$12,932	$1,274

Frequently Asked Questions about Marsh Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Marsh Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : William B. Bristow Middle
High : Liberty High

How many students attend Marsh Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Marsh Creek Elementary.

Is Marsh Creek Elementary a good school?

Marsh Creek Elementary ranks 2264^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marsh Creek Elementary?

Students at Marsh Creek Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Marsh Creek Elementary in?

Brentwood Union

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