Creekside Middle, Patterson CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Creekside Middle

Creekside Middle serves grades seven and eight in Patterson, a small Central Valley city undergoing rapid transition from agriculture to warehouse and distribution work. The school is part of Patterson Joint Unified, which in 2022 passed a major general obligation bond that includes a planned multi-purpose building at Creekside itself, part of a broader push to reduce overcrowding and modernize facilities across the district.

The student body reflects Patterson's economic and demographic makeup. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is roughly evenly split between seventh and eighth grades. Students are predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of white, Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. Data on the counts of special education students and English learners was not available.

Academic performance across tested subjects is low. In English language arts, about one in three seventh graders and about one in three eighth graders met proficiency on the state assessment. Math proficiency is much lower: about one in six seventh graders and about one in eight eighth graders met the standard. Eighth grade science proficiency was about one in seven students. Creekside's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the districts in Stanislaus County. The school has only one year of recent state testing data, so trends cannot be assessed.

Patterson is a compact town with a historic gridded downtown centered on Plaza Circle, home to the Patterson Historical Museum and community events like the Apricot Fiesta. Much of the city's recent growth has been residential, driven by employment in the West Patterson Business Park and I-5 logistics corridor. Major employers include Amazon, CVS, Kohl's, and Grainger distribution centers. The Villages of Patterson and other master-planned developments have added both market-rate and affordable housing. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to statewide benchmarks, and rent is notably lower than mortgage costs, making renting the more affordable option for many households. The local economy remains rooted in agriculture—apricots, almonds, walnuts, and row crops—alongside the warehouse sector.

Creekside sits within a district navigating significant change. The 2022 bond will reshape school infrastructure and capacity over the coming years, and a voter-defeated 2020 measure for teacher housing means the district's efforts to address recruitment and retention through subsidized employee housing did not advance. Families considering enrollment should note the low current proficiency levels and may want to inquire directly with the school about instruction, support services, and how the new multi-purpose facility will be deployed to address academic needs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 715%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 815%

School 15% · District 14%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 35% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolPatterson Joint Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income45%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income26%Higher-income48%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income28%Higher-income51%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income28%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income11%Higher-income31%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income11%Higher-income20%9 pp gap