Is Creekside Middle School a good school?

Creekside Middle School ranks 162 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Creekside Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 742 students attended Creekside Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Middle School?

Students at Creekside Middle School are 54% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Creekside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Creekside Middle School usually go on to attend Woodstock High School

Creekside Middle School

Summary:

Creekside Middle School is a public middle school located in Woodstock, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 728 students. The school is part of the Woodstock CUSD 200 district, which is ranked 274 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Creekside Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 71.9% of Creekside students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.4% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Creekside's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade ELA, with 78.6% of students proficient or better, compared to 76.1% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school also excels in Science, with a proficiency rate of 66.4%, higher than the district (56.3%) and state (53.2%) averages.

Creekside Middle School's exceptional academic performance extends across diverse student subgroups, with Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students all demonstrating strong results, often ranking in the top 20% or even top 5% of Illinois middle schools. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students also perform remarkably well, ranking in the top 5% and top 10% of Illinois middle schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for Special Education and Disabled students is more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 20% to the bottom 50% of Illinois middle schools. While Creekside's resource allocation, with a high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, appears to contribute to its success, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rate is an area of concern that warrants further attention.

Detail:

Public 5-8

3201 Hercules Rd
Woodstock, IL 60098-6700

(815) 337-5200

District: Woodstock CUSD 200

SchoolDigger Rank:
162^nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,483

Students who attend Creekside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodstock High School

Feeder schools for Creekside Middle School:

Elementary:	Dean Street Elementary School
	Prairiewood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 742

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

36.7%

African American:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Creekside Middle School ranks better than 88.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.67. (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 Racial makeup is: White (53.5%), Hispanic (36.7%), African American (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Creekside Middle School is 13.9. (See more...)

Compare Creekside Middle School employs 53.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Creekside Middle School is $13,483.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Creekside Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Creekside Middle School 162^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Creekside Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

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White students:

Woodstock CUSD 200:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodstock CUSD 200 274^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Creekside Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.76	307^th	1185	74.1%
2004	77.93	269^th	1204	77.7%
2005	77.83	262^nd	1209	78.3%
2006	66.47	462^nd	1272	63.7%
2007	67.69	450^th	1287	65.0%
2008	55.07	699^th	1293	45.9%
2009	62.44	565^th	1318	57.1%
2010	63.85	550^th	1327	58.6%
2011	62.07	580^th	1344	56.8%
2012	62.42	569^th	1365	58.3%
2013	58.42	566^th	1367	58.6%
2014	62.21	491^st	1322	62.9%
2015	48.85	565^th	1302	56.6%
2016	41.95	712^th	1294	45.0%
2017	54.38	522^nd	1293	59.6%
2018	58.42	483^rd	1293	62.6%
2019	68.72	373^rd	1356	72.5%
2021	73.60	259^th	1241	79.1%
2022	78.21	239^th	1369	82.5%
2023	78.51	236^th	1367	82.7%
2024	85.67	162^nd	1363	88.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.62	55^th	285	80.7%
2019	62.29	52^nd	339	84.7%
2021	63.97	29^th	277	89.5%
2022	60.76	77^th	454	83.0%
2023	65.25	71^st	480	85.2%
2024	81.64	21^st	486	95.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.00	309^th	602	48.7%
2019	46.23	308^th	792	61.1%
2021	41.27	269^th	548	50.9%
2022	39.66	397^th	781	49.2%
2023	52.85	249^th	805	69.1%
2024	78.52	128^th	802	84.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.25	539^th	1161	53.6%
2019	60.46	376^th	1217	69.1%
2021	68.60	180^th	1019	82.3%
2022	82.72	96^th	1221	92.1%
2023	82.91	106^th	1234	91.4%
2024	86.84	75^th	1219	93.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.21	508^th	1226	58.6%
2019	65.63	391^st	1276	69.4%
2021	69.76	256^th	1017	74.8%
2022	72.88	280^th	1286	78.2%
2023	75.83	239^th	1275	81.3%
2024	85.37	140^th	1251	88.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.95	257^th	674	61.9%
2024	70.25	106^th	639	83.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.40	414^th	1223	66.1%
2019	69.99	320^th	1296	75.3%
2021	71.26	227^th	1048	78.3%
2022	80.24	184^th	1286	85.7%
2023	78.57	210^th	1292	83.7%
2024	83.39	171^st	1264	86.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	88.03	15^th	198	92.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	54.05	192^nd	573	66.5%
2023	71.07	88^th	569	84.5%
2024	75.97	63^rd	548	88.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.14	344^th	590	41.7%
2019	55.19	246^th	639	61.5%
2021	67.71	98^th	517	81.0%
2022	68.59	137^th	662	79.3%
2023	68.42	141^st	661	78.7%
2024	80.49	75^th	643	88.3%

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Rank History for White students at Creekside Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.58	352^nd	889	60.4%
2019	65.12	284^th	905	68.6%
2021	69.69	203^rd	813	75.0%
2022	74.69	165^th	898	81.6%
2023	76.05	163^rd	895	81.8%
2024	83.97	112^th	875	87.2%

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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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by a student
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Creekside middle school is an exceptional school with extra-curricular activities, delicious and filling luches, excellent staff, and many fun-filled activities for the students. I, bieng one of the first 6th graders at creekside, now an 8th grader, have loved my expirence at creekside. The fun dances, assembelys, bookfairs, and talent shows are just some of the things creekside has to offer to their students. GO CREEKSIDE!!!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Creekside Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	463	1	10	28	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	502
1990	415	4	7	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	453
1991	449	3	3	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1992	460	5	5	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1993	464	1	5	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	512
1994	465	3	6	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1995	563	3	0	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
1996	563	3	0	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
1997	608	2	4	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
1998	527	1	4	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1999	485	3	5	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2000	473	2	4	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
2001	491	11	5	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
2002	523	0	9	91	3	n/a	n/a	0	626
2003	523	0	9	91	3	n/a	n/a	0	626
2004	470	10	6	99	4	n/a	n/a	0	589
2005	467	14	7	113	2	n/a	n/a	0	603
2006	461	25	9	109	5	n/a	n/a	2	611
2007	502	23	10	114	2	n/a	n/a	9	660
2008	514	27	14	167	2	n/a	n/a	11	735
2009	508	17	18	174	0	n/a	n/a	19	736
2010	496	18	13	168	2	n/a	n/a	29	726
2011	479	17	13	198	2	0	45	0	754
2012	461	19	16	228	2	1	43	0	770
2013	503	25	16	283	2	0	32	0	861
2014	481	21	16	294	4	0	20	0	836
2015	462	24	16	277	3	1	25	0	808
2016	454	18	16	272	3	1	22	0	786
2017	423	15	17	272	2	0	30	0	759
2018	444	19	15	281	1	0	26	0	786
2019	427	25	15	285	3	0	27	0	782
2020	434	29	16	280	2	0	30	0	791
2021	403	35	19	264	5	0	3	0	729
2022	375	38	26	262	6	0	4	0	711
2023	398	41	16	263	5	0	5	0	728
2024	397	42	15	272	4	0	12	0	742

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	502	28.8	17.4	n/a
1990	453	24.0	18.8	n/a
1991	480	26.5	18.1	n/a
1992	503	23.5	21.4	n/a
1993	512	26.5	19.3	n/a
1994	531	27.0	19.7	n/a
1995	633	29.0	21.8	n/a
1996	633	29.0	21.8	n/a
1997	659	32.0	20.6	n/a
1998	581	35.0	16.6	n/a
1999	552	38.0	14.5	n/a
2000	541	38.0	14.2	n/a
2001	581	36.0	16.1	n/a
2002	626	37.9	16.5	26.4
2003	626	37.9	16.5	26.4
2004	589	37.9	15.5	26.5
2005	603	36.9	16.3	27
2006	611	38.0	16.1	25.6
2007	660	35.0	18.9	31.8
2008	735	43.0	17.1	32.9
2009	736	51.9	14.2	32.2
2010	726	47.8	15.1	40
2011	754	43.5	17.3	36.9
2012	770	42.9	17.9	42.7
2013	861	51.1	16.8	44.3
2014	836	50.4	16.5	51.2
2015	808	51.0	15.8	52.2
2016	786	51.0	15.4	44.4
2017	759	49.7	15.2	41.8
2018	786	52.3	15.0	43
2019	782	52.5	14.8	44.4
2020	791	52.0	15.2	42.7
2021	729	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	711	53.6	13.2	34.7
2023	728	52.0	14.0	44.1
2024	742	53.2	13.9	44.5

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	502	28.8	17.4	n/a
1990	453	24.0	18.8	n/a
1991	480	26.5	18.1	n/a
1992	503	23.5	21.4	n/a
1993	512	26.5	19.3	n/a
1994	531	27.0	19.7	n/a
1995	633	29.0	21.8	n/a
1996	633	29.0	21.8	n/a
1997	659	32.0	20.6	n/a
1998	581	35.0	16.6	n/a
1999	552	38.0	14.5	n/a
2000	541	38.0	14.2	n/a
2001	581	36.0	16.1	n/a
2002	626	37.9	16.5	26.4
2003	626	37.9	16.5	26.4
2004	589	37.9	15.5	26.5
2005	603	36.9	16.3	27
2006	611	38.0	16.1	25.6
2007	660	35.0	18.9	31.8
2008	735	43.0	17.1	32.9
2009	736	51.9	14.2	32.2
2010	726	47.8	15.1	40
2011	754	43.5	17.3	36.9
2012	770	42.9	17.9	42.7
2013	861	51.1	16.8	44.3
2014	836	50.4	16.5	51.2
2015	808	51.0	15.8	52.2
2016	786	51.0	15.4	44.4
2017	759	49.7	15.2	41.8
2018	786	52.3	15.0	43
2019	782	52.5	14.8	44.4
2020	791	52.0	15.2	42.7
2021	729	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	711	53.6	13.2	34.7
2023	728	52.0	14.0	44.1
2024	742	53.2	13.9	44.5

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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