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Curtis Creek Elementary

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Curtis Creek Elementary ranks 2936 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Curtis Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sonora, California, serving 422 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Curtis Creek Elementary District, which is ranked 1032 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Curtis Creek Elementary's performance is generally below the state average across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 12.12% to 56.52%, compared to the state average of 44.21% to 49.65%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 6.06% to 52.17%, compared to the state average of 33.94% to 46.3%. The school's performance in Science is also below the state average. Additionally, Curtis Creek Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 32.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Belleview Elementary and Twain Harte, Curtis Creek Elementary generally performs below average in academic assessments, with some exceptions. The nearby schools also have varying levels of chronic absenteeism, with Belleview Elementary and Twain Harte having lower rates compared to Curtis Creek Elementary. The school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,766 to $19,243 per year, suggests that resources may not be effectively translating into improved academic outcomes.

410

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,021

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18755 Standard Rd.
Sonora, CA 95370-7542

(209) 532-1428

District: Curtis Creek Elementary

Students who attend Curtis Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sonora High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Hispanic:

16.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,936^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,078^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1012^th of 1,543Curtis Creek Elementary 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	44.2	2936 of 5857	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3827 of 5869	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3309 of 5859	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	3009 of 5883	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	845 of 1417	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	2507 of 5789	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	2346 of 5662	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	2332 of 5692	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.0	2832 of 5614	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	2973 of 5611	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.6	2965 of 5530	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	2570 of 5390	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.1	3075 of 5377	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	2248 of 5314	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.9	1923 of 5193	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.4	1523 of 5113	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	56.0	2024 of 5113	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	1565 of 4818	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.2	1325 of 4822	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	55.0	1921 of 4809	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2853 of 5597	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3463 of 5612	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3232 of 5609	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3606 of 5635	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	801 of 1267	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2583 of 5492	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2371 of 5413	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	2419 of 5107	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	2390 of 5087	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	3118 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2697 of 5460	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	4001 of 5517	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3885 of 5363	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	3280 of 5264	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	718 of 1110	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	1897 of 5173	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	1843 of 5084	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2889 of 5628	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3919 of 5643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3199 of 5638	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	2403 of 5663	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	698 of 1272	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	2310 of 5510	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	2216 of 5431	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	274 of 2847	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	2150 of 2598	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	2377 of 2651	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2344 of 2661	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2261 of 2726	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2391 of 2834	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	2148 of 2737	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	2078 of 2761	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	2007 of 2783	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1510 of 2781	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1501 of 2740	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	365 of 894	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	1242 of 2715	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	1493 of 2480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	1524 of 2508	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	1876 of 2497	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.9	1501 of 2477	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	1163 of 2379	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	933 of 2259	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.9	1122 of 2236	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	1101 of 2179	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	854 of 2063	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.6	773 of 2005	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	582 of 1999	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	237 of 1804	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	319 of 1777	82.0%	★★★★☆
2004	68.2	464 of 1769	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	2075 of 2533	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1932 of 2551	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1636 of 2531	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1486 of 2509	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	280 of 738	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1026 of 2380	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.8	1595 of 2262	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	31.2	1501 of 2213	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	2191 of 2542	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2323 of 2579	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1126 of 2531	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	1317 of 2458	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	303 of 721	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	1346 of 2369	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1909 of 2230	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1787 of 2534	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1718 of 2552	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1175 of 2538	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	1290 of 2527	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	321 of 763	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	1237 of 2407	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1165 of 2273	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1365 of 1520	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1382 of 1537	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1270 of 1543	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1264 of 1555	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1196 of 1602	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1198 of 1496	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2024)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science38%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	44.2	2936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		31.3	3827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	891																	51.1	23.3	37.5	56.5	20.0	33.3	12.1	30.6	38.1	33.2	52.2	20.0	51.1	6.1	22.5	16.7	29.6	95.2				95.2		$36,021	$33,864	$2,157
Soulsbyville Elementary	Public	K-8	20300 Soulsbyville Rd.	Soulsbyville	95372	Tuolumne County	Soulsbyville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1419	498	24	20.8	39.2%	383 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	62.4	1947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		62.1	1976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	29																	49.2	36.6	44.1	31.9	46.7	54.1	64.9	54.0	34.2	48.7	45.8	50.0	34.4	50.9	48.0	46.3	45.7	94.7	94.7		94.7	94.7	94.7	$22,715	$22,556	$159
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20.0	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	40.3	3199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		37.5	3334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	135																	30.9	43.1	37.1	55.9	39.1	35.3	39.2	57.1	55.6	46.8	44.1	34.9	25.4	21.3	28.6	38.9	31.6	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$32,387	$31,650	$737
Summerville Elementary	Public	K-8	18451 Carter St.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4291	457	23	19.8	45.1%	292 (63.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	29.2	4024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.1	3670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	354																	24.1	25.6	24.7	28.1	41.7	35.2	40.0	55.6	53.9	40.9	21.9	31.4	18.5	26.7	8.9	28.2	22.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$29,402	$27,840	$1,562
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	53.2	2409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		78	1240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	1169																	38.1	28.6	34.3	21.4	40.0	57.1	55.0	64.3	28.6	45.9	50.0	31.3	33.3	45.0	50.0	28.6	39.4							$39,173	$38,478	$695
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.4	25.0	16.1	44.2	17.9	24.3	26.8	31.0	42.2	32.2	46.5	22.2	5.4	26.8	31.0	27.3	27.4							$36,971	$35,806	$1,165
Twain Harte	Public	K-8	18815 Manzanita Dr.	Twain Harte	95383	Tuolumne County	Twain Harte	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3266	258	13	19.1	65.1%	169 (65.5%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	52.4	2473^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.6	2257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.5%	216																	28.6	41.9	35.6	60.0	34.6	53.6	50.0	28.6	51.6	45.7	60.0	42.3	17.9	35.7	17.7	41.9	34.9	92.0				92.0		$33,811	$33,350	$461
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	31.4	3846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.1	3680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	166																	17.4	48.8	32.6	30.4	47.6	26.1	40.5	55.3	51.2	41.8	17.4	46.0	10.9	18.9	39.5	44.2	30.4	50.8	79.1	88.1	79.1	62.7	89.6	$29,322	$28,804	$518
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																										46.4							60.7							$36,130	$36,130	$00
Tenaya Elementary	Public	K-8	19177 Highway 120	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-7846	188	14	13.2	54.3%	121 (64.4%)	5 (2.7%)	51 (27.1%)	5 (2.7%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	5373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		29.4	3983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	1390																	5.0	11.5	8.7	15.8	50.0	5.0	18.2	43.8	23.1	24.8	10.5	22.2	0.0	9.1	18.8	3.9	9.9	72.7	86.4			81.8	81.8	$36,273	$33,052	$3,221

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Is Curtis Creek Elementary a good school?

Curtis Creek Elementary ranks 2936^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Curtis Creek Elementary?

Students at Curtis Creek Elementary are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Curtis Creek Elementary attend?

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

High : Sonora High

How many students attend Curtis Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Curtis Creek Elementary.

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