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Creekside High

Public Grades 9-12

1643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Creekside High is a very small public high school serving 78 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded Irvine Unified district, but it serves a unique and high-needs student population with a very different profile from the district's other comprehensive high schools.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, which affects nearly 80% of students, and very low academic proficiency rates in core subjects like English and Math, placing it in the bottom quartile of state schools. However, it maintains a strong 94% graduation rate, comparable to other University High and Woodbridge High. This suggests the school provides intensive, alternative pathways to help students complete their diplomas. Its mission and challenges are more similar to other continuation schools like Hillview High (Continuation) than to traditional Irvine schools.

Creekside is allocated exceptional resources to support its students, with the highest per-student spending and the lowest student-teacher ratio among all nearby schools. This substantial investment by the district highlights a dedicated effort to serve a vulnerable population that may struggle in a traditional high school setting, focusing on graduation success despite profound academic and attendance hurdles.

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,567

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3387 Barranca Pkwy.
Irvine, CA 92606-8272

(949) 936-7400

District: Irvine Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

White:

23.1%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (79% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg72%

California avg43%

1,643^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine Unified 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	22.4	1643 of 2162	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1854 of 2159	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1816 of 2170	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1775 of 2123	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1264 of 1290	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1791 of 2133	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1594 of 2017	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1680 of 2021	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	1592 of 2039	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	1410 of 1994	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	1531 of 2426	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1378 of 2354	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.2	1273 of 2367	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.8	1203 of 2281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	963 of 2238	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	26.1	1289 of 2117	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	956 of 2063	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.3	883 of 1968	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	32.3	984 of 1901	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.5	893 of 1653	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	399 of 521	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.5	935 of 1117	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	959 of 1052	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1864 of 1906	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1830 of 1915	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1625 of 1915	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1633 of 1858	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1753 of 1833	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1507 of 1760	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1595 of 1900	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1850 of 1902	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1578 of 1917	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1464 of 1861	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1781 of 1814	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1382 of 1742	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1517 of 2013	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1658 of 2026	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1695 of 2030	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1685 of 1943	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1639 of 1937	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1481 of 1862	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1417 of 1942	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1724 of 1948	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1679 of 1963	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1610 of 1916	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1530 of 1880	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1435 of 1834	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1094 of 1252	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1191 of 1216	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	964 of 1197	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	1151 of 1173	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1178 of 1193	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1147 of 1222	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1087 of 1173	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2023)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-22 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creekside High	Public	9-12	3387 Barranca Pkwy.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	78	9	8.3	62.8%	18 (23.1%)	10 (12.8%)	33 (42.3%)	7 (9.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.5%)	22.4	1643^rd of 2162 public high schools	24.0%		13.9	1854^th of 2159 public high schools	14.1%	211								18.2	18.2				15.2	15.2	$44,567	$600	$43,967
Irvine Adult Transition Programs	Public	12	311 West Yale Loop	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	117	11	11.1	17.1%	35 (29.9%)	2 (1.7%)	21 (17.9%)	50 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								(n/a)															$3,702	$283	$3,419
Woodbridge High	Public	9-12	2 Meadowbrook	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 786-1104	2,232	94	23.7	24.5%	737 (33.0%)	54 (2.4%)	321 (14.4%)	862 (38.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	239 (10.7%)	94.3	113^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		89.9	231^st of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	118		64.6	40.9	63.7				77.5	77.5				60.7	60.7	$15,333	$453	$14,880
Legacy Magnet Academy	Public	6-12	15500 Legacy Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2088	964	37	26.2	32.5%	200 (20.7%)	8 (0.8%)	244 (25.3%)	398 (41.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (11.4%)	96.6	65^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		99	18^th of 2159 public high schools	99.2%	47	74.5	65.6		71.5	82.6	88.2	81.5	89.7	84.8	74.5	66.5	74.5	59.4	69.9	$14,798	$1,265	$13,533
Irvine High	Public	9-12	4321 Walnut Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7000	1,964	79	24.7	22.6%	400 (20.4%)	39 (2.0%)	316 (16.1%)	1,045 (53.2%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	151 (7.7%)	89.8	202^nd of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		90.3	216^th of 2159 public high schools	90.0%	14		50.5	15.8	49.0				74.3	74.3				61.5	61.5	$16,298	$526	$15,772
University High	Public	9-12	4771 Campus Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7600	2,307	88	26.1	23.0%	727 (31.5%)	58 (2.5%)	281 (12.2%)	1,019 (44.2%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	211 (9.1%)	88.5	228^th of 2162 public high schools	89.5%		94	132^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.9%	96		60.9	31.6	59.9				62.5	62.5				62.7	62.7	$14,260	$404	$13,856
Arnold O. Beckman High	Public	9-12	3588 Bryan Ave.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-2900	2,776	105	26.3	44.5%	507 (18.3%)	76 (2.7%)	774 (27.9%)	1,237 (44.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	165 (5.9%)	95.6	86^th of 2162 public high schools	96.0%		97.4	58^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	28		64.2		64.0				82.6	82.6				61.3	61.3	$15,247	$1,182	$14,065
Hillview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1701 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7356	142	11	12.6	91.5%	7 (4.9%)	3 (2.1%)	124 (87.3%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	9.7	2030^th of 2162 public high schools	6.1%		10.5	2042^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.4%	12		3.7		3.4				9.1	9.1				1.9	1.9	$23,494	$2,267	$21,227
Century High	Public	9-12	1401 South Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 568-7000	1,519	93	16.3	89.6%	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,450 (95.5%)	42 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	28.9	1503^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		20.7	1688^th of 2159 public high schools	21.8%	185		13.5		13.4				33.2	33.2				17.0	17.0	$24,354	$1,019	$23,335
Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,627	68	23.9	86.8%	104 (6.4%)	44 (2.7%)	1,335 (82.1%)	99 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	31 (1.9%)	58.7	855^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		65.6	640^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	215		31.1	11.8	30.4				60.3	60.3				24.2	24.2	$16,551	$1,450	$15,101

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside High

How many students attend Creekside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 78 students attended Creekside High.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside High?

Students at Creekside High are 42% Hispanic, 23% White, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Creekside High a good school?

Creekside High ranks in the bottom 24.0% of California high schools.

What district is Creekside High in?

Irvine Unified

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