The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Science. The lowest is 31% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery
The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery is a small district in Cache County, Utah, made up of a single school serving kindergarten through eighth grade. Its enrollment is modest for its grade band, and the student body is predominantly white, with a notable share of Hispanic students and a handful of other racial groups. Information on students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, as well as counts of students with disabilities or those learning English, was not reported; any parent interested in the school’s support services might wish to ask the district directly for these figures.
Because the district ends at middle school, there is no high school graduation rate to report. The district and its school share the same name, and publicly available descriptions of the school highlight an ongoing STEM curriculum and program orientation—consistent with the name’s emphasis on creativity, innovation, and discovery—but no specific recent changes or initiatives at the district level, such as curriculum overhauls or facility referendums, were found in available searches.
On state assessments, the district’s proficiency rates sit well below the midpoint among Cache County’s districts when averaged across tested subjects and grades. In math and English language arts, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was modest, and in science it was higher but still not at the county median. Chronic absenteeism, reported at a high rate for the grade span served, also placed the district in the bottom tier among its county peers. Per-pupil spending falls in the lower half of the county’s range, which may be a factor a family could consider when comparing local options.
The academic picture is one a parent should explore further: the district’s own results on the state’s RISE assessments, together with its attendance patterns, suggest there may be areas of concern worth discussing with school leadership. At the same time, the district’s small size and self-contained structure—one school for kindergarten through eighth grade—might appeal to families who value a close-knit environment, and the curriculum emphasis hinted at in the school’s name could be a starting point for gauging whether its approach matches a child’s needs. The Cache County school landscape offers several other public districts, and this one, with its limited grade range and below-average performance markers, stands as a distinct choice for those who prioritize its size and program orientation over countywide academic benchmarks.
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