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Stone Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-6

418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stone Creek Elementary is a consistently top-ranked K-6 public school serving 506 students within the high-performing Irvine Unified School District, known for its elite academic standing and effective support for a diverse student body.

The school differentiates itself through remarkable consistency, maintaining 5-star ratings for over a decade and ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year. It excels in supporting specific student groups, with English Language Learners ranking 3rd in the state and Hispanic students in the 99th percentile, outperforming nearby schools like Plaza Vista and Springbrook Elementary in these areas. Stone Creek also boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (7.4%) among comparable local schools and demonstrates balanced academic strength across all grade levels.

An analysis reveals Stone Creek achieves these exceptional results with moderate per-student spending, indicating efficient operations. While the school shows some performance variations among different student groups, its overall resilience, inclusive excellence, and cost-effective model make it a standout institution. It maintains strong performance even when compared to other high-ranking schools in the area, such as Eastshore Elementary and Deerfield Elementary.

506

Students ?

29.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,982

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Stone Creek South
Irvine, CA 92604-4525

(949) 551-1201

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Stone Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle
High:	Woodbridge High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

40.5%

White:

30.2%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg71%

California avg41%

418^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 30Elementary 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	93.7	418 of 5857	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	286 of 5869	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	174 of 5859	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	186 of 5883	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	329 of 5789	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	314 of 5662	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	199 of 5692	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.6	196 of 5614	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	83 of 5611	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	96.5	38 of 5530	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	96.0	39 of 5390	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	95.7	79 of 5377	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	94.7	150 of 5314	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	95.4	137 of 5193	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	94.0	244 of 5113	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	424 of 5113	91.7%	★★★★★
2006	93.0	327 of 4818	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	94.0	268 of 4822	94.4%	★★★★★
2004	92.7	349 of 4809	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	469 of 1203	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	475 of 1205	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	287 of 1190	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	241 of 1154	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	414 of 1149	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	297 of 1071	72.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.5	14 of 2128	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	3 of 3162	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	18 of 3275	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	237 of 5597	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	217 of 5612	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	262 of 5609	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	129 of 5635	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	312 of 5492	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	289 of 5413	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	49 of 5107	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	35 of 5087	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	268 of 5460	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	94 of 5517	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	220 of 5363	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	67 of 5264	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	141 of 5173	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	725 of 5084	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	550 of 5628	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	371 of 5643	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	120 of 5638	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	232 of 5663	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	356 of 5510	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	374 of 5431	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	482 of 718	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	417 of 670	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.1	87 of 339	74.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	60 of 2847	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	77 of 2635	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	366 of 2598	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	334 of 2651	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	120 of 2661	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	306 of 2726	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	225 of 2834	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	358 of 2737	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2018)99th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science70%+37 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
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Stone Creek South	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 551-1201	506	17	29.7	17.6%	153 (30.2%)	3 (0.6%)	73 (14.4%)	205 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (13.8%)	93.7	418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.7	286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	132	69.7		69.7	63.9	86.9	72.6	78.7			75.7	65.6	83.6	74.7	80.2			76.4	96.3						$14,982	$14,580	$402
Plaza Vista	Public	K-8	670 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6955	835	33	25.5	20.2%	168 (20.1%)	8 (1.0%)	122 (14.6%)	462 (55.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	67 (8.0%)	88.4	753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		90.2	691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	62	67.5	65.3	66.5	55.1	76.3	67.5	71.2	62.9	75.0	68.0	67.4	71.3	57.8	64.4	61.7	77.8	66.3							$15,501	$15,250	$251
Eastshore Elementary	Public	K-6	155 Eastshore	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5700	549	18	30.5	17.3%	161 (29.3%)	7 (1.3%)	76 (13.8%)	250 (45.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.5%)	96.1	231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.3	233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	2	76.3		76.3	71.1	85.4	87.2	84.5			82.3	73.0	81.2	78.4	72.0			76.0	88.9	96.8	93.7	92.1		95.2	$14,212	$13,938	$274
Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5650	615	21	29.2	20.3%	109 (17.7%)	16 (2.6%)	96 (15.6%)	339 (55.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	95.5	285^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.5	300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	15	76.6		76.6	67.2	78.5	85.6	81.3			79.0	72.5	78.0	72.3	78.1			75.8							$16,870	$16,142	$728
Meadow Park Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Blue Lake South	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5900	592	21	28.2	21.1%	223 (37.7%)	12 (2.0%)	79 (13.3%)	196 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (13.7%)	89.4	698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		94.5	384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	314	69.4		69.4	63.6	61.8	78.8	76.9			70.1	62.3	69.6	70.6	61.0			66.1							$15,152	$14,240	$912
Springbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Springbrook N	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6050	539	20	26.5	29.1%	172 (31.9%)	11 (2.0%)	103 (19.1%)	199 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.8%)	79	1194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		86.7	884^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	310	59.3		59.3	46.0	68.9	70.6	70.1			64.2	45.6	77.1	40.7	67.8			56.6	96.0	97.3		96.0	97.3	96.0	$15,377	$14,386	$991
Greentree Elementary	Public	K-6	4200 Manzanita	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5800	434	16	26.8	29.7%	87 (20.0%)	4 (0.9%)	119 (27.4%)	153 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.4%)	76.1	1329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		70	1598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	269	41.8		41.8	57.9	64.1	49.3	67.1			59.7	63.8	66.2	41.8	58.0			57.1	95.2						$17,624	$16,592	$1,032
Culverdale Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Paseo Westpark	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5600	558	19	29.2	40.3%	134 (24.0%)	37 (6.6%)	144 (25.8%)	190 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.1%)	76.4	1313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		73	1447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	134	51.2		51.2	43.6	52.1	60.8	69.9			56.9	63.3	54.2	61.0	52.9			57.9	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$15,334	$14,302	$1,032
Westpark Elementary	Public	K-6	25 San Carlo	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6400	876	29	30.2	28.2%	209 (23.9%)	26 (3.0%)	124 (14.2%)	424 (48.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.2%)	94.2	386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		92.2	556^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	170	67.8		67.8	75.8	75.8	75.6	86.7			78.7	75.8	68.9	68.9	71.7			71.3	96.2			97.0	98.5	98.5	$14,004	$13,346	$658
Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3700 Chaparral Ave.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 517-1500	58	3	19.4	20.7%	11 (19.0%)	3 (5.2%)	19 (32.8%)	16 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.5%)	91.8	560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.5	538^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.8%	22	73.7		73.7		76.9	79.0				83.3		76.9	52.6				66.7							$25,441	$24,400	$1,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Stone Creek Elementary

Is Stone Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes. Stone Creek Elementary ranks in the top 7.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Stone Creek Elementary in?

Irvine Unified

How many students attend Stone Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Stone Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Stone Creek Elementary?

Students at Stone Creek Elementary are 41% Asian, 30% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Stone Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Lakeside Middle
High : Woodbridge High

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