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Austin Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-6

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Austin Creek Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 366 students in Santa Rosa's Rincon Valley Union Elementary School District, consistently ranking among the very best elementary schools in California.

The school's academic results are exceptional and far surpass both its district and the state. For example, over 77% of students are proficient in English and Math, which is about 20 percentage points higher than the next best nearby school, Sequoia Elementary. This "Austin Creek Advantage" is a long-term trend, with the school maintaining a 5-star rating and ranking in the 93rd to 98th percentile statewide for over a decade. Furthermore, the school supports all students effectively, with those from low socioeconomic backgrounds also scoring in the top percentiles. A remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.5%—the best in the area—also contributes to this consistent success.

While the school's per-student funding is solid, it is not the highest in the area, indicating that factors like teaching quality, a stable curriculum, and strong school culture are the real drivers of its performance. Within the wider Rincon Valley Union Elementary district, Austin Creek is a clear standout, offering families in Santa Rosa a proven, high-achieving educational environment for their children.

366

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$1,904

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 Snowy Egret Dr.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409-4387

(707) 538-2122

District: Rincon Valley Union Elementary

Students who attend Austin Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rincon Valley Middle
High:	Maria Carrillo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Asian:

18.9%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rincon Valley Union Elementary

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg49%

California avg41%

385^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Rincon Valley Union Elementary

448^th of 1,543Rincon Valley Union 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	94.2	385 of 5857	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	170 of 5869	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	183 of 5859	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	130 of 5883	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	189 of 5789	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	278 of 5662	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	160 of 5692	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	96.9	170 of 5614	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	145 of 5611	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.0	396 of 5530	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	261 of 5390	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.4	98 of 5377	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.4	170 of 5314	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.2	94 of 5193	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	97.2	66 of 5113	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	96.4	138 of 5113	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	98.0	54 of 4818	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	98.6	25 of 4822	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	98.3	57 of 4809	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	518 of 5597	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	139 of 5612	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	157 of 5609	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	140 of 5635	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	203 of 5492	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	335 of 5413	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	457 of 5460	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	85 of 5517	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	39 of 5084	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	316 of 5628	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	258 of 5643	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	230 of 5638	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	122 of 5663	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	189 of 5510	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	279 of 5431	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	412 of 2598	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	125 of 2651	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	151 of 2661	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	152 of 2726	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	274 of 2834	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	307 of 2737	88.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

Science60%+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 (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 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
Austin Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1480 Snowy Egret Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 538-2122	366	18	20.9	16.4%	188 (51.4%)	5 (1.4%)	54 (14.8%)	69 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.3%)	94.2	385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		96.9	170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	215	60.0		60.0	76.3	78.6	68.0	83.7			77.6	78.7	80.4	56.0	83.7			77.3							$1,904	$624	$1,280
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	5305 Dupont Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-3410	414	17	24.3	22.7%	263 (63.5%)	4 (1.0%)	69 (16.7%)	15 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.0%)	75.8	1341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		70.7	1565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	224	57.1		57.1	64.2	50.9	66.1	47.4			57.4	67.2	68.4	48.2	39.7			56.3							$1,769	$494	$1,275
Whited Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4995 Sonoma Hwy.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-2400	327	16	20.4	56.3%	116 (35.5%)	3 (0.9%)	145 (44.3%)	30 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (8.0%)	39.9	3227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		45.7	2816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	411	21.4		21.4	45.8	34.0	42.9	34.0			39.1	45.8	30.6	35.7	29.8			35.5							$28,025	$26,464	$1,561
Binkley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4965 Canyon Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-6060	351	16	21.9	46.7%	175 (49.9%)	5 (1.4%)	115 (32.8%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.3%)	64.5	1861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		51.5	2471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	610	46.5		46.5	53.3	52.2	59.5	58.5			55.8	45.7	47.8	32.6	43.9			42.6	96.8				96.8		$29,278	$27,748	$1,530
Madrone Elementary	Public	K-6	4550 Rinconada Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-9665	363	19	19.1	44.9%	150 (41.3%)	8 (2.2%)	137 (37.7%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	45 (12.4%)	54.8	2320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		41.2	3114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.9%	794	31.4		31.4	50.0	57.1	43.1	31.9			45.3	69.2	59.5	27.5	30.4			46.6	95.6	95.6	97.1		97.1		$2,057	$570	$1,487
Spring Lake Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4675 Mayette Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-1771	383	25	15.4	37.6%	203 (53.0%)	10 (2.6%)	102 (26.6%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	39 (10.2%)								(n/a)		54.1	53.3					55.7	66.9	61.1					36.7	50.7	42.9							$31,614	$30,322	$1,292
Village Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	900 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-5754	384	16	24.0	50.8%	159 (41.4%)	13 (3.4%)	141 (36.7%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	46 (12.0%)	62	1964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		67.8	1690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	274	24.5		24.5	43.5	61.7	46.2	69.0			55.7	42.6	64.6	27.8	56.9			47.8							$24,650	$23,340	$1,310
Rincon Valley Partnership	Public	K-6	1000 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 575-5879	122	13	9.3	44.3%	38 (31.1%)	4 (3.3%)	51 (41.8%)	7 (5.7%)	5 (4.1%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (13.1%)								(n/a)																		54.6	54.6		63.6	59.1	59.1
Manzanita Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1687 Yulupa Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-1771	369	19	19.4	54.2%	138 (37.4%)	8 (2.2%)	140 (37.9%)	12 (3.3%)	12 (3.3%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.1%)	35.6	3532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		31.2	3842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	310	18.5		18.5	27.1	48.1	20.4	56.5			37.5	30.6	29.4	20.4	43.5			30.5							$31,724	$30,274	$1,450
Yulupa Elementary	Public	K-3	2250 Mesquite Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Bennett Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-6272	523	24	21.7	31.7%	291 (55.6%)	13 (2.5%)	114 (21.8%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	64 (12.2%)								(n/a)				64.5						64.5	61.1						61.1	97.4			97.4			$22,550	$21,976	$574

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Creek Elementary

Is Austin Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes. Austin Creek Elementary ranks in the top 6.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Austin Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rincon Valley Middle
High : Maria Carrillo High

What district is Austin Creek Elementary in?

Rincon Valley Union Elementary

How many students attend Austin Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Austin Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Austin Creek Elementary?

Students at Austin Creek Elementary are 51% White, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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