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Day Creek Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Day Creek Intermediate is a top-performing middle school serving 1,326 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Etiwanda Elementary district in Southern California, consistently ranking in the top 4% of all state middle schools.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with students scoring significantly higher in English, math, and science than both the district and state averages. What truly sets Day Creek apart is its remarkable success with all student groups, including English learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the 99th or 100th percentile for these populations statewide. Furthermore, the school maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.2%, which is about half the rate of some other local middle schools like Heritage Intermediate and Etiwanda Intermediate, indicating a highly engaged student body and supportive school environment.

Day Creek achieves these outstanding results efficiently, with per-student spending and class sizes similar to other schools. It outperforms not only schools in neighboring districts but also its peers within the same high-performing Etiwanda Elementary district, such as Summit Intermediate. This consistent, decade-long excellence across all grades suggests the school has developed particularly effective teaching practices and support systems that benefit every student who attends.

1,326

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,492

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12345 Coyote Dr.
Etiwanda, CA 91739-9031

(909) 803-3300

District: Etiwanda Elementary

Students who attend Day Creek Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Los Osos High

Feeder schools for Day Creek Intermediate:

Elementary:	Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary
	Caryn Elementary
	John L. Golden Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.5%

Hispanic:

30.7%

White:

20.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Etiwanda Elementary

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg62%

California avg41%

101^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Etiwanda Elementary

170^th of 1,543Etiwanda 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	101 of 2761	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	84 of 2783	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	73 of 2781	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	74 of 2740	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	113 of 2715	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	79 of 2480	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	70 of 2508	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	91 of 2497	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	136 of 2477	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	30 of 2379	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	19 of 2259	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.2	29 of 2236	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.4	36 of 2179	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	144 of 2063	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	200 of 2005	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	80.5	296 of 1999	85.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	5 of 609	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	9 of 627	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	7 of 613	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	13 of 637	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	3 of 643	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	4 of 600	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	180 of 739	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	148 of 743	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	71 of 715	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	48 of 733	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	131 of 745	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	102 of 700	85.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.3	25 of 1531	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	81 of 1491	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	36 of 1369	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.3	20 of 1478	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	23 of 1521	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	46 of 1540	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	19 of 1442	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	139 of 1364	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	84 of 2533	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	77 of 2551	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	53 of 2531	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	83 of 2509	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	118 of 2380	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	79 of 2262	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	31 of 2395	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	24 of 2388	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	18 of 2374	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	21 of 2359	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	31 of 2213	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	32 of 2072	98.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	1 of 394	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 320	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	3 of 336	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	34 of 2542	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	48 of 2579	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	18 of 2531	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	24 of 2458	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	28 of 2369	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	25 of 2230	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	125 of 2534	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	87 of 2552	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	86 of 2538	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	70 of 2527	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	106 of 2407	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	79 of 2273	96.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	4 of 194	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	7 of 192	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	2 of 197	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	3 of 193	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	78 of 726	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	164 of 701	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	72 of 677	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	124 of 665	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	136 of 554	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	23 of 462	95.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	107 of 1566	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	97 of 1552	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	85 of 1531	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	155 of 1520	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	116 of 1537	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	56 of 1543	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	60 of 1555	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	211 of 1602	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	88 of 1496	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Homeless (2024)100th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 31, 2022

The Vice principal and staff at Day Creek Intermediate do nothing to stop or prevent bullying at this school. In fact, the Bullies are rewarded, and the victims are treated poorly and unfair. The type of behavior allowed to go on at this school is absurd. There are adolescence taking their own lives everyday due to being bullied by their peers. You would think that the school would shed light on their students and that the faculty would undergo proper training to be able to handle these situations.
This creates a hostile learning environment and does not deter bullies from starting fights in the future because there is NO PUNISHMENT. The school and The Vice Principal Ms. Vander Lann do not follow the California anti-bullying law and the policy of the Etiwanda school district for suspension. I Strongly encourage the California board of education takes note of the school and faculties incompetence and develop a program for suicide prevention. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Absolutely Awesome school to put any students any kind. All the teachers here at DCIS are super nice and friendly! They will help your child in anyway. The staff is also great here. The PE staff here is awesome! They are always fun to be around! My child loves coming to DCIS each and every morning! They don't say anything bad about this school! Close Quote

Schools Near Day Creek Intermediate

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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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Day Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	12345 Coyote Dr.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3300	1,326	54	24.7	19.8%	277 (20.9%)	44 (3.3%)	407 (30.7%)	484 (36.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (8.3%)	96.5	101^st of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.2	84^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.0%	17		59.6	59.6		80.2	83.5	81.1	81.6		75.9	70.9	73.5	73.4	$12,492	$667	$11,825
Summit Intermediate	Public	6-8	5959 East Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	1,065	45	23.6	26.0%	218 (20.5%)	105 (9.9%)	527 (49.5%)	127 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.9%)	82.2	439^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.1%		81.1	455^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.7%	16		36.0	36.0		63.9	75.7	65.8	68.5		52.1	61.0	51.0	54.7	$12,848	$668	$12,180
Etiwanda Community Day	Public	6-8	5959 East Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	5	1	4.7		1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$5,990	$667	$5,323
Etiwanda Intermediate	Public	6-8	6925 Etiwanda Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-1701	1,181	46	25.4	32.9%	203 (17.2%)	122 (10.3%)	486 (41.2%)	254 (21.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	107 (9.1%)	78.7	503^rd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		79.4	487^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.5%	16		42.6	42.6		57.0	66.9	68.2	63.7		43.3	52.5	54.9	49.8	$13,214	$834	$12,380
Vineyard Junior High	Public	6-8	6440 Mayberry	Alta Loma	91737	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5120	933	37	25.4	41.3%	229 (24.5%)	36 (3.9%)	459 (49.2%)	145 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.6%)	79.3	488^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		85.7	373^rd of 2783 public middle schools	86.6%	115		38.6	38.6		65.2	74.0	66.6	68.7		52.3	46.1	45.3	47.6	$15,975	$1,200	$14,775
Heritage Intermediate	Public	6-8	13766 South Heritage Cir.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-1345	1,175	51	23.2	32.9%	138 (11.7%)	145 (12.3%)	615 (52.3%)	171 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (8.8%)	76.7	547^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%		75.8	570^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.5%	23		40.7	40.7		60.7	70.1	70.0	66.9		39.4	47.5	46.4	44.4	$12,412	$667	$11,745
Ruth Musser Middle	Public	5-8	10789 Terra Vista Pkwy.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1230	941	42	22.4	68.7%	141 (15.0%)	151 (16.0%)	441 (46.9%)	127 (13.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	73 (7.8%)	57.8	956^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.4%		58.3	924^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.8%	32	33.8	37.2	36.0	51.4	50.4	51.2	62.6	54.3	26.1	31.1	28.1	35.8	30.9	$16,259	$2,491	$13,768
Alta Loma Junior High	Public	6-8	9000 Lemon Ave.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5100	831	33	24.9	33.2%	247 (29.7%)	39 (4.7%)	435 (52.3%)	69 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.7%)	74.2	600^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.3%		77.9	529^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	71		36.7	36.7		56.7	66.8	67.4	64.6		41.8	47.4	42.8	44.3	$14,106	$986	$13,120
Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	7611 Hellman Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 987-1788	662	34	19.4	71.5%	97 (14.7%)	55 (8.3%)	461 (69.6%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.6%)	49	1203^rd of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		48.2	1209^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.6%	6		25.1	25.1		48.2	59.1	46.3	51.3		31.3	33.6	20.4	28.7	$17,285	$2,804	$14,481
Rancho Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	10022 Feron Blvd.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-0969	770	43	17.7	82.2%	38 (4.9%)	139 (18.1%)	522 (67.8%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.0%)	29.4	1848^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		25.9	2003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	28.0%	155		19.9	19.9		35.6	37.2	42.1	38.2		18.7	20.2	17.9	19.0	$23,912	$1,679	$22,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Day Creek Intermediate

What high school do graduates of Day Creek Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Day Creek Intermediate usually go on to attend Los Osos High

What district is Day Creek Intermediate in?

Etiwanda Elementary

Is Day Creek Intermediate a good school?

Yes! Day Creek Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 101^st of 2761 California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Day Creek Intermediate?

Students at Day Creek Intermediate are 37% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Day Creek Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,326 students attended Day Creek Intermediate.

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