Is Clear Creek Elementary a good school?

Clear Creek Elementary ranks 2075 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clear Creek Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 163 students attended Clear Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clear Creek Elementary?

Students at Clear Creek Elementary are 66% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Clear Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clear Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Bear River High

Clear Creek Elementary

Summary:

Clear Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Grass Valley, California, serving 156 students from kindergarten to 8th grade. The school is part of the Clear Creek Elementary District, which is ranked 569 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Clear Creek Elementary generally performs better than the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics in the lower grades, its test scores decline in the upper grades, with 6th-8th grade students scoring below the state average in both subjects. Additionally, the school's science scores on the CAST exam are consistently below the state average across all grade levels. Notably, Clear Creek Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 0.6% in 2017-2018 to 24.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than nearby schools like Cottage Hill Elementary (22.6%) and Nevada City School of the Arts (34.6%).

While Clear Creek Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, it also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.91% to 41.36% over the past few years. This suggests that the school may need to address potential equity concerns and ensure that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, have access to the resources and support they need to succeed. By learning from the successes of higher-performing schools in the region, Clear Creek Elementary can work to improve the educational outcomes for all of its students.

Detail:

Public K-8

17700 McCourtney Rd.
Grass Valley, CA 95949-7636

(530) 273-3664

District: Clear Creek Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2075^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,190

Students who attend Clear Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bear River High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.5

Number of students: 163

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Two or more races:

18.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clear Creek Elementary ranks better than 64.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.67. (See more...)

Compare Details Clear Creek Elementary ranks better than 57.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.57. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Clear Creek Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (66.3%), two or more races (18.4%), Hispanic (13.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clear Creek Elementary is 18.5. (See more...)

Compare Clear Creek Elementary employs 8.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clear Creek Elementary is $11,190.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Clear Creek Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Clear Creek Elementary 1181^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Clear Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Clear Creek Elementary 569^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clear Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.06	852^nd	4809	82.3%
2005	81.09	885^th	4822	81.6%
2006	77.23	1063^rd	4818	77.9%
2007	61.24	1759^th	5113	65.6%
2008	73.47	1258^th	5113	75.4%
2009	68.99	1488^th	5193	71.3%
2010	54.61	2291^st	5314	56.9%
2011	63.22	1833^rd	5377	65.9%
2012	71.29	1453^rd	5390	73.0%
2013	70.84	1534^th	5530	72.3%
2015	87.89	732^nd	5611	87.0%
2016	89.95	618^th	5614	89.0%
2017	91.25	566^th	5692	90.1%
2018	81.26	1060^th	5662	81.3%
2019	71.76	1526^th	5789	73.6%
2021	71.79	369^th	1417	74.0%
2022	62.07	1942^nd	5883	67.0%
2023	55.31	2268^th	5874	61.4%
2024	59.67	2075^th	5862	64.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	91.51	471^st	5413	91.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.38	1384^th	5431	74.5%
2019	59.25	1989^th	5510	63.9%
2022	81.29	1050^th	5663	81.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.40	1282^nd	2737	53.2%
2019	48.11	1609^th	2834	43.2%
2022	36.32	1842^nd	2726	32.4%
2023	17.48	2281^st	2662	14.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Clear Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	74.84	353^rd	1769	80.0%
2005	70.65	433^rd	1777	75.6%
2006	90.40	118^th	1804	93.5%
2007	85.40	207^th	1999	89.6%
2008	71.43	459^th	2005	77.1%
2009	82.63	240^th	2063	88.4%
2010	75.71	408^th	2179	81.3%
2011	70.29	535^th	2236	76.1%
2012	58.55	862^nd	2259	61.8%
2013	62.55	811^th	2379	65.9%
2015	88.65	254^th	2477	89.7%
2016	92.32	171^st	2497	93.2%
2017	96.67	64^th	2508	97.4%
2018	81.84	419^th	2480	83.1%
2019	77.73	536^th	2715	80.3%
2021	77.37	159^th	894	82.2%
2022	83.76	407^th	2740	85.1%
2023	66.99	743^rd	2802	73.5%
2024	49.57	1181^st	2777	57.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	83.98	340^th	2380	85.7%
2021	77.57	132^nd	738	82.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	68.84	633^rd	2407	73.7%
2021	67.46	210^th	763	72.5%
2023	65.12	712^th	2558	72.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Clear Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.62	593^rd	1496	60.4%
2019	57.05	673^rd	1602	58.0%
2022	78.91	269^th	1555	82.7%
2023	37.14	962^nd	1552	38.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, November 6, 2022

The school has lost the magic it once had. The Principle, Mrs. Cramer, is simply there for her paycheck and not invested in the students' success. The teachers she has hired over the last couple of years have resulted in students learning a lot less. Parents are pulling their children, fleeing this school. It is depressing to watch this once great school being run into the ground. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Clear Creek Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	124	0	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	128
1989	118	0	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	123
1990	130	1	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	136
1991	127	0	1	0	10	n/a	n/a	0	138
1992	153	0	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	159
1993	166	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	168
1994	156	0	2	2	6	n/a	n/a	0	166
1995	143	0	5	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	156
1996	143	0	5	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	156
1997	131	0	4	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	142
1998	125	0	1	2	5	n/a	n/a	0	133
1999	109	0	3	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	117
2000	105	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	109
2001	99	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	102
2002	114	1	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	1	124
2003	114	1	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	1	124
2004	114	2	4	2	6	n/a	n/a	1	129
2005	95	1	1	3	6	n/a	n/a	2	108
2006	97	0	1	3	2	n/a	n/a	2	105
2007	107	1	0	3	7	n/a	n/a	1	119
2008	114	n/a	n/a	3	9	n/a	n/a	0	126
2009	116	0	2	3	9	0	0	0	130
2010	129	0	2	9	10	0	2	0	152
2011	133	0	3	12	6	0	2	0	156
2012	135	0	2	16	1	0	6	0	160
2013	139	0	2	16	1	0	8	0	166
2014	139	0	1	17	2	0	6	0	165
2015	126	0	1	14	3	0	5	0	149
2016	120	2	0	15	2	0	5	0	144
2017	123	0	0	14	1	0	6	0	144
2018	140	0	0	17	0	0	4	0	161
2019	128	0	1	19	2	0	7	0	157
2020	140	0	1	20	4	0	16	0	181
2021	118	0	1	21	3	0	19	0	162
2022	111	0	1	16	2	0	19	0	149
2023	113	1	1	17	2	0	22	0	156
2024	108	1	0	22	2	0	30	0	163

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clear Creek Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	128	5.0	25.6	n/a
1989	123	4.6	26.7	n/a
1990	136	6.1	22.2	n/a
1991	138	5.9	23.3	n/a
1992	159	6.0	26.5	29.6
1993	168	7.0	24.0	35.1
1994	166	7.0	23.7	30.7
1995	156	6.0	26.0	7.1
1996	156	6.0	26.0	7.1
1997	142	6.2	22.9	32.4
1998	133	6.0	22.2	28.6
1999	117	6.0	19.5	36.8
2000	109	5.0	21.8	29.4
2001	102	5.4	18.9	22.5
2002	124	5.5	22.5	28.5
2003	124	5.5	22.5	28.5
2004	129	6.3	20.5	30.5
2005	108	5.3	20.4	35.8
2006	105	5.0	21.0	29.1
2007	119	5.5	21.6	23.7
2008	126	8.2	15.4	19.8
2009	130	6.5	15.9	27.7
2010	152	7.2	20.9	36.2
2011	156	n/a	n/a	39.1
2012	160	7.1	22.4	n/a
2013	166	7.4	22.4	39.2
2014	165	8.0	20.6	35.8
2015	149	8.0	18.6	31.5
2016	144	6.0	24.0	34.7
2017	144	7.0	20.5	30.6
2018	161	7.0	23.0	37.9
2019	157	7.5	20.9	36.9
2020	181	n/a	n/a	37
2021	162	8.8	18.2	41.4
2022	149	8.8	16.8	36.9
2023	156	8.7	17.7	39.7
2024	163	8.7	18.5	42.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clear Creek Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	128	5.0	25.6	n/a
1989	123	4.6	26.7	n/a
1990	136	6.1	22.2	n/a
1991	138	5.9	23.3	n/a
1992	159	6.0	26.5	29.6
1993	168	7.0	24.0	35.1
1994	166	7.0	23.7	30.7
1995	156	6.0	26.0	7.1
1996	156	6.0	26.0	7.1
1997	142	6.2	22.9	32.4
1998	133	6.0	22.2	28.6
1999	117	6.0	19.5	36.8
2000	109	5.0	21.8	29.4
2001	102	5.4	18.9	22.5
2002	124	5.5	22.5	28.5
2003	124	5.5	22.5	28.5
2004	129	6.3	20.5	30.5
2005	108	5.3	20.4	35.8
2006	105	5.0	21.0	29.1
2007	119	5.5	21.6	23.7
2008	126	8.2	15.4	19.8
2009	130	6.5	15.9	27.7
2010	152	7.2	20.9	36.2
2011	156	n/a	n/a	39.1
2012	160	7.1	22.4	n/a
2013	166	7.4	22.4	39.2
2014	165	8.0	20.6	35.8
2015	149	8.0	18.6	31.5
2016	144	6.0	24.0	34.7
2017	144	7.0	20.5	30.6
2018	161	7.0	23.0	37.9
2019	157	7.5	20.9	36.9
2020	181	n/a	n/a	37
2021	162	8.8	18.2	41.4
2022	149	8.8	16.8	36.9
2023	156	8.7	17.7	39.7
2024	163	8.7	18.5	42.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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