Is Creekside Elementary a good school?

Creekside Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Creekside Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 466 students attended Creekside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Elementary?

Students at Creekside Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Creekside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kimball Middle School High : Larkin High School

Creekside Elementary

Summary:

Creekside Elementary is a public elementary school in Elgin, Illinois, serving 466 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 578 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Creekside Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years.

Creekside Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.7% of Creekside students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.7% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, only 8.6% of Creekside students were proficient or better, compared to 21.7% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.1% in 2019-2020 to 45.4% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 64.38% of Creekside students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Creekside Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that Creekside is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, Lowrie Elementary and Harriet Gifford Elementary, which are both within a 2-mile radius, outperform Creekside in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Creekside's subgroup performance data also reveals significant achievement gaps, with the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students ranking in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $15,575 in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's academic outcomes suggest that the resources may not be effectively utilized.

Detail:

Public K-6

655 N Airlite St
Elgin, IL 60123-2683

(847) 289-6270

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
1756^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,553

Students who attend Creekside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kimball Middle School
High:	Larkin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 466

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

White:

16.7%

African American:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Creekside Elementary ranks worse than 85% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 36^th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.44. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Creekside Elementary is $16,553, which is the 11^th highest among 38 elementary schools in the School District U-46.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Creekside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Creekside Elementary 1756^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Creekside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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School District U-46:

SchoolDigger ranks School District U-46 578^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Creekside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.31	1244^th	2020	38.4%
2004	49.01	1232^nd	2030	39.3%
2005	57.36	1058^th	2022	47.7%
2006	60.86	1026^th	2086	50.8%
2007	57.49	1122^nd	2095	46.4%
2008	68.02	801^st	2092	61.7%
2009	56.31	1120^th	2120	47.2%
2010	67.46	830^th	2139	61.2%
2011	60.32	1031^st	2147	52.0%
2012	54.00	1191^st	2166	45.0%
2013	38.65	1428^th	2167	34.1%
2014	22.86	1694^th	2093	19.1%
2015	34.20	1287^th	2052	37.3%
2016	33.35	1338^th	2046	34.6%
2017	27.45	1485^th	2044	27.3%
2018	26.33	1511^th	2037	25.8%
2019	14.48	1894^th	2086	9.2%
2021	19.84	1581^st	1948	18.8%
2022	22.66	1575^th	2082	24.4%
2023	26.59	1484^th	2077	28.6%
2024	17.44	1756^th	2067	15.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.18	680^th	718	5.3%
2019	22.73	702^nd	743	5.5%
2021	34.81	375^th	537	30.2%
2022	29.12	637^th	768	17.1%
2023	34.42	549^th	788	30.3%
2024	24.05	756^th	826	8.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	21.41	1096^th	1194	8.2%
2021	30.36	439^th	640	31.4%
2022	30.07	772^nd	1113	30.6%
2023	30.33	784^th	1156	32.2%
2024	35.09	734^th	1195	38.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.07	1160^th	1765	34.3%
2019	16.16	1709^th	1816	5.9%
2021	24.47	1256^th	1514	17.0%
2022	22.44	1498^th	1763	15.0%
2023	31.22	1292^nd	1808	28.5%
2024	18.98	1637^th	1793	8.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.36	1461^st	1964	25.6%
2019	16.22	1795^th	2019	11.1%
2021	17.54	1437^th	1680	14.5%
2022	25.82	1428^th	1970	27.5%
2023	26.37	1406^th	1957	28.2%
2024	18.74	1633^rd	1942	15.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.78	575^th	907	36.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.97	1428^th	1972	27.6%
2019	14.33	1852^nd	2019	8.3%
2021	19.20	1425^th	1707	16.5%
2022	21.03	1556^th	1977	21.3%
2023	27.52	1389^th	1984	30.0%
2024	17.12	1676^th	1959	14.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.60	677^th	938	27.8%
2019	14.43	931^st	955	2.5%
2021	22.65	663^rd	742	10.6%
2022	28.80	707^th	954	25.9%
2023	31.36	682^nd	970	29.7%
2024	22.10	822^nd	959	14.3%

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Rank History for White students at Creekside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.65	1285^th	1463	12.2%
2019	10.69	1392^nd	1462	4.8%
2022	27.24	1108^th	1425	22.2%
2023	35.20	972^nd	1419	31.5%
2024	26.13	1085^th	1392	22.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Creekside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	367	66	37	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
2000	410	73	42	137	4	n/a	n/a	0	666
2001	391	77	36	153	5	n/a	n/a	0	662
2002	358	99	46	370	3	n/a	n/a	0	876
2003	358	99	46	370	3	n/a	n/a	0	876
2004	307	90	35	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
2005	405	86	44	174	0	n/a	n/a	9	718
2006	340	77	54	184	0	n/a	n/a	16	671
2007	318	74	42	125	0	n/a	n/a	27	586
2008	284	55	34	137	1	n/a	n/a	46	557
2009	213	60	31	159	0	n/a	n/a	39	502
2010	229	54	34	174	0	n/a	n/a	41	532
2011	180	66	31	240	2	0	20	0	539
2012	166	55	26	309	2	0	18	0	576
2013	161	51	32	397	4	0	18	0	663
2014	165	58	31	396	12	1	25	0	688
2015	150	69	26	375	10	0	29	0	659
2016	143	68	20	413	14	0	41	0	699
2017	141	57	18	365	12	0	46	0	639
2018	118	55	16	340	10	0	39	0	578
2019	120	53	12	332	8	0	30	0	555
2020	114	43	17	333	6	0	25	0	538
2021	96	30	9	323	3	0	22	0	483
2022	88	34	12	318	3	0	19	0	474
2023	78	38	12	314	3	0	21	0	466

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	581	27.5	21.1	n/a
2000	666	25.9	25.7	n/a
2001	662	35.6	18.6	n/a
2002	876	36.3	24.1	17.9
2003	876	36.3	24.1	17.9
2004	576	25.0	23.0	20.7
2005	718	33.0	21.8	16.2
2006	671	32.4	20.7	18.5
2007	586	22.0	26.6	27.4
2008	557	23.0	24.2	31.9
2009	502	30.2	16.6	41.7
2010	532	27.6	19.2	44.8
2011	539	23.7	22.7	46
2012	576	26.0	22.1	53.6
2013	663	31.8	20.7	66.4
2014	688	31.1	22.0	63.4
2015	659	33.0	19.9	68.4
2016	699	33.0	21.1	64.4
2017	639	31.6	20.2	63.2
2018	578	30.1	19.1	64.2
2019	555	28.9	19.1	67
2020	538	33.2	16.1	66.2
2021	483	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	474	35.7	13.2	55.5
2023	466	35.2	13.2	64.4

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	581	27.5	21.1	n/a
2000	666	25.9	25.7	n/a
2001	662	35.6	18.6	n/a
2002	876	36.3	24.1	17.9
2003	876	36.3	24.1	17.9
2004	576	25.0	23.0	20.7
2005	718	33.0	21.8	16.2
2006	671	32.4	20.7	18.5
2007	586	22.0	26.6	27.4
2008	557	23.0	24.2	31.9
2009	502	30.2	16.6	41.7
2010	532	27.6	19.2	44.8
2011	539	23.7	22.7	46
2012	576	26.0	22.1	53.6
2013	663	31.8	20.7	66.4
2014	688	31.1	22.0	63.4
2015	659	33.0	19.9	68.4
2016	699	33.0	21.1	64.4
2017	639	31.6	20.2	63.2
2018	578	30.1	19.1	64.2
2019	555	28.9	19.1	67
2020	538	33.2	16.1	66.2
2021	483	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	474	35.7	13.2	55.5
2023	466	35.2	13.2	64.4

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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