Creekside High is a public high school located in Irvine, California, serving grades 9-12 with a relatively small student population of 82 students. Despite being part of the highly-ranked Irvine Unified School District, Creekside High consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California high schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages.
Creekside High's academic performance is a concern, with only 7.5% of students proficient in ELA and 0% proficient in Math in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 74% to 87.9% in recent years, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been relatively high, ranging from 7.4% to 15.1%. Additionally, Creekside High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 69.7% to 90.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby high-performing schools in the Irvine Unified School District, such as University High and Legacy Magnet Academy, consistently outperform Creekside High across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. In contrast, the schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District, such as Cesar E. Chavez High, generally perform worse than Creekside High.
Creekside High ranks in the bottom 14.8% of California high schools.
In the 2022-23 school year, 82 students attended Creekside High.
Irvine Unified
Students at Creekside High are 32% Hispanic, 27% White, 20% African American, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.