Creekside Middle

Summary:

Creekside Middle is a public middle school located in Patterson, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 920 students. The school is part of the Patterson Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1293 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Creekside Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, maintaining a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 8 school years. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 29.38% proficient in ELA, 12.81% in Math, and 12.07% in Science, compared to the state averages of 47.04%, 35.54%, and 30.7%, respectively. The school also faces persistent achievement gaps, with African American students performing relatively well, but other subgroups like Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students performing in the bottom quartile. Additionally, Creekside Middle has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2017-2018 to 20.1% in 2022-2023, well above the state average.

When comparing Creekside Middle to nearby middle schools, such as Cesar Chavez Junior High, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, despite serving a similar demographic of economically disadvantaged students. This suggests that Creekside Middle may be facing significant challenges in terms of student engagement, access to resources, and overall school climate, which could be addressed through targeted interventions and support, as well as collaboration with the district and the local community.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 535 Peregrine Dr.
       Patterson, CA  95363-2232


(209) 892-4710

District: Patterson Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2218th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Students who attend Creekside Middle usually attend:

High:    Patterson High

Feeder schools for Creekside Middle:

Elementary:    Apricot Valley Elementary
    Grayson Elementary
    Las Palmas Elementary
    Northmead Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.2 Help
Number of students:  897

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.5%
White:
7.0%
African American:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.8% Help


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Compare Details Creekside Middle ranks worse than 79.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.86. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.5%), White (7%), African American (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Creekside Middle is 21.2. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Creekside Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Creekside Middle 2218th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Creekside Middle in the ranking list.)

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Patterson Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Patterson Joint Unified 1293rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Creekside Middle

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Rank History for all students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.93 1296th 1769 26.7%
2005 33.72 1131st 1777 36.4%
2006 36.21 1111th 1804 38.4%
2007 31.07 1360th 1999 32.0%
2008 21.21 1648th 2005 17.8%
2009 23.69 1642nd 2063 20.4%
2010 31.54 1529th 2179 29.8%
2011 31.92 1589th 2236 28.9%
2012 32.67 1567th 2259 30.6%
2013 16.19 2099th 2379 11.8%
2015 30.59 1615th 2477 34.8%
2016 32.86 1554th 2497 37.8%
2017 28.90 1699th 2508 32.3%
2018 25.95 1784th 2480 28.1%
2019 21.83 2103rd 2715 22.5%
2022 24.20 2028th 2740 26.0%
2023 21.40 2202nd 2802 21.4%
2024 20.86 2218th 2777 20.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.64 389th 462 15.8%
2024 15.69 601st 699 14.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.86 1053rd 1364 22.8%
2019 30.54 1087th 1442 24.6%
2022 44.53 610th 1540 60.4%
2023 43.67 632nd 1529 58.7%
2024 36.59 864th 1477 41.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.06 1180th 1538 23.3%
2024 27.49 1190th 1550 23.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.79 1631st 2230 26.9%
2019 25.98 1836th 2369 22.5%
2022 27.21 1801st 2458 26.7%
2023 22.28 2083rd 2549 18.3%
2024 22.12 2099th 2575 18.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.17 290th 321 9.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.62 1656th 2262 26.8%
2019 19.11 1976th 2380 17.0%
2022 25.03 1837th 2509 26.8%
2023 22.06 2008th 2547 21.2%
2024 20.74 2057th 2546 19.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.00 1139th 1369 16.8%
2019 27.83 1096th 1491 26.5%
2022 23.02 1339th 1531 12.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.11 1682nd 2273 26.0%
2019 23.54 1856th 2407 22.9%
2022 23.69 1904th 2527 24.7%
2023 20.82 2058th 2558 19.5%
2024 20.54 2063rd 2547 19.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.74 575th 700 17.9%
2019 18.52 632nd 745 15.2%
2022 30.69 542nd 733 26.1%
2023 22.27 577th 718 19.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.45 167th 600 72.2%
2019 47.66 300th 643 53.3%
2022 58.46 213th 637 66.6%
2023 50.54 260th 614 57.7%
2024 61.60 184th 626 70.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.00 1589th 2072 23.3%
2019 21.37 1845th 2213 16.6%
2022 25.81 1792nd 2359 24.0%
2023 22.82 1912th 2391 20.0%
2024 23.15 1886th 2383 20.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.73 9th 12 25.0%
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Rank History for White students at Creekside Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.38 1140th 1496 23.8%
2019 24.04 1233rd 1602 23.0%
2022 29.35 1111th 1555 28.6%
2023 20.15 1246th 1552 19.7%
2024 17.35 1294th 1535 15.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Creekside Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 109 0 6 248 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1989 128 1 8 295 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1990 149 5 14 324 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1991 140 7 10 324 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1992 164 8 5 279 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1993 180 8 8 285 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1994 190 3 8 309 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1995 193 8 5 309 1 n/a n/a 0 516
1996 193 8 5 309 1 n/a n/a 0 516
1997 184 12 1 324 1 n/a n/a 0 522
1998 183 10 6 357 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1999 179 7 11 359 1 n/a n/a 0 557
2000 179 4 13 367 2 n/a n/a 0 565
2001 172 12 8 400 1 n/a n/a 0 593
2002 198 16 15 453 4 n/a n/a 0 686
2003 198 16 15 453 4 n/a n/a 0 686
2004 265 34 44 726 13 n/a n/a 0 1082
2005 249 41 41 756 13 n/a n/a 0 1100
2006 269 69 58 821 11 n/a n/a 1 1229
2007 263 73 74 839 8 n/a n/a 7 1264
2008 264 90 70 880 9 n/a n/a 0 1313
2009 244 92 49 856 7 19 10 0 1277
2010 24 15 11 111 2 8 1060 0 1231
2011 199 98 57 747 3 19 3 0 1126
2012 197 96 53 804 4 23 8 0 1185
2013 197 87 58 785 6 20 11 0 1164
2014 193 97 54 812 8 26 11 0 1201
2015 181 103 52 786 3 22 10 0 1157
2016 165 119 53 769 7 28 19 0 1160
2017 141 82 62 792 4 26 39 0 1146
2018 130 81 62 818 5 31 29 0 1156
2019 139 66 59 836 7 25 25 0 1157
2020 139 86 49 838 10 25 18 0 1165
2021 135 73 59 790 10 30 21 0 1118
2022 88 50 43 723 5 24 20 0 953
2023 75 43 47 702 4 22 27 0 920
2024 63 44 39 704 3 15 29 0 897

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Creekside Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 363 17.4 20.8 n/a
1989 432 17.7 24.4 n/a
1990 492 20.3 24.2 n/a
1991 481 21.4 22.4 n/a
1992 456 21.7 21.0 25.9
1993 481 20.4 23.6 26.4
1994 510 21.9 23.3 22.7
1995 516 22.9 22.5 52.7
1996 516 22.9 22.5 52.7
1997 522 22.9 22.8 52.7
1998 556 23.8 23.4 54.9
1999 557 25.4 21.9 57.6
2000 565 25.7 22.0 58.6
2001 593 28.8 20.6 57.3
2002 686 31.0 22.1 76.1
2003 686 31.0 22.1 76.1
2004 1082 46.1 23.5 51.8
2005 1100 53.1 20.7 54
2006 1229 57.3 21.4 53.7
2007 1264 59.5 21.2 47.2
2008 1313 65.2 20.1 55.3
2009 1277 58.5 20.1 57.6
2010 1231 50.0 24.6 61.5
2011 1126 n/a n/a 61.8
2012 1185 46.7 25.3 n/a
2013 1164 45.9 25.3 72.6
2014 1201 46.1 26.0 64.2
2015 1157 44.0 26.2 70.4
2016 1160 49.0 23.6 75.3
2017 1146 n/a n/a 73.8
2018 1156 50.1 23.0 78.2
2019 1157 50.3 23.0 75.4
2020 1165 n/a n/a 75.1
2021 1118 52.9 21.1 70.4
2022 953 46.4 20.5 79.6
2023 920 46.4 19.8 78.7
2024 897 42.2 21.2 81.8

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 Creekside Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 363 17.4 20.8 n/a
1989 432 17.7 24.4 n/a
1990 492 20.3 24.2 n/a
1991 481 21.4 22.4 n/a
1992 456 21.7 21.0 25.9
1993 481 20.4 23.6 26.4
1994 510 21.9 23.3 22.7
1995 516 22.9 22.5 52.7
1996 516 22.9 22.5 52.7
1997 522 22.9 22.8 52.7
1998 556 23.8 23.4 54.9
1999 557 25.4 21.9 57.6
2000 565 25.7 22.0 58.6
2001 593 28.8 20.6 57.3
2002 686 31.0 22.1 76.1
2003 686 31.0 22.1 76.1
2004 1082 46.1 23.5 51.8
2005 1100 53.1 20.7 54
2006 1229 57.3 21.4 53.7
2007 1264 59.5 21.2 47.2
2008 1313 65.2 20.1 55.3
2009 1277 58.5 20.1 57.6
2010 1231 50.0 24.6 61.5
2011 1126 n/a n/a 61.8
2012 1185 46.7 25.3 n/a
2013 1164 45.9 25.3 72.6
2014 1201 46.1 26.0 64.2
2015 1157 44.0 26.2 70.4
2016 1160 49.0 23.6 75.3
2017 1146 n/a n/a 73.8
2018 1156 50.1 23.0 78.2
2019 1157 50.3 23.0 75.4
2020 1165 n/a n/a 75.1
2021 1118 52.9 21.1 70.4
2022 953 46.4 20.5 79.6
2023 920 46.4 19.8 78.7
2024 897 42.2 21.2 81.8

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Creekside Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2103rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2202nd of 2802 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Creekside Middle)24.128.6
 4.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Patterson Joint Unified)25.528.6
 3.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Creekside Middle)18.213.8
 4.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Patterson Joint Unified)16.913.7
 3.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Creekside Middle)3430
 4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Patterson Joint Unified)32.530.1
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Creekside Middle)19.411.1
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Patterson Joint Unified)1811.3
 6.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Creekside Middle)15.913
 2.9%
   8th Grade Science (Patterson Joint Unified)14.513
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1157920
 20.5%
African American6643
 34.8%
American Indian74
 42.9%
Asian5947
 20.3%
Hispanic836702
 16%
Pacific Islander2522
 12%
White13975
 46%
Two or More Races2527
 8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.4%78.7%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Middle

Students who attend Creekside Middle usually go on to attend Patterson High

Students at Creekside Middle are 78% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 897 students attended Creekside Middle.

Creekside Middle ranks in the bottom 20.1% of California middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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