The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Creek Elementary School
Oak Creek Elementary School is a regular public school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Cornville, an unincorporated community in Yavapai County. It is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. The school draws from a place that is part bedroom community for nearby Sedona and Cottonwood and part emerging wine region, with a low-density layout of subdivisions, ranch land, and wineries along Page Springs Road. There is no downtown; the post office, a weekly farmers market at Windmill Park, and scattered tasting rooms serve as gathering points.
The school’s enrollment is small for a K-8 school. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available in the data provided. This gap means the school’s economic and learning-support profile is not fully described here; a parent may want to ask the school directly about these percentages and how they shape resource allocation.
State testing results are reported for the 2024-25 school year but are unevenly available. Proficiency rates for most grade levels and subjects were suppressed by the state, likely due to small tested-group sizes. A few results were reported: in fourth-grade math, a moderate share of students scored proficient or above, and in fourth- and sixth-grade English language arts, roughly half and just over half of students respectively reached that benchmark. In eighth-grade science, half of students were proficient. A multi-year trend line using the available data shows a single-year snapshot for the 2024-25 school year with a proficiency index across all tested grades and subjects that places the school above the midpoint among districts in Yavapai County, a large and varied county that includes everything from rural schools to larger suburban ones. Because so many individual grade-level results are suppressed, the overall proficiency picture rests on a thin set of reported scores, so the year-to-year trend is not yet established. A parent should treat the overall index as a rough directional signal rather than a precise measure.
Because Oak Creek ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. High school students from Cornville attend Mingus Union High School in adjacent Cottonwood as part of a separate high school district.
The school environment data -- covering discipline, course access, staffing, and attendance -- was not available. A parent may want to learn from the school about class sizes, enrichment offerings in middle grades, and what extracurriculars are available, since K-8 schools sometimes have limited elective or athletic programming compared to larger middle schools.
The community context matters for this school. Cornville has grown significantly over recent decades, driven by retirees and commuters, and the housing market reflects that demand. The median home value in the area is above the statewide benchmark. For families considering a move, this is a place where a house purchase carries a premium relative to the Arizona average, and monthly housing costs are substantial. Rental costs are lower than mortgage costs, suggesting a market where buying is out of reach for some households. The community remains unincorporated, so development decisions are shaped by county government rather than a local town council.
No significant recent changes were reported for the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. The district appears stable in its operations and offerings.
A family considering Oak Creek Elementary should understand it as a small rural K-8 school in a growing suburbanizing area, with testing data that is too fragmented to produce a confident academic verdict, but with a national comparison suggesting the school performs in the middle of the pack for its county. The setting is auto-dependent, not walkable, and the school is one piece of a larger educational journey that continues in a different district for high school. The housing market is expensive relative to the state. For a family that values a small school where their child can stay in the same building through eighth grade, and who is comfortable filling in missing information through direct inquiry, Oak Creek may be a reasonable fit. For a family that wants a fully transparent academic record or a wide array of middle-grade course options, a closer look at what is actually offered inside the building is warranted before a decision.
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