West Creek Academy, Valencia CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on West Creek Academy

West Creek Academy is a public elementary school in Valencia serving kindergarten through sixth grade, with an enrollment of about one thousand students. The school is part of Saugus Union School District.

Academically, West Creek shows strong performance across tested subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates range widely by grade, with third grade at a solid level and sixth grade notably high. Fourth and fifth grade proficiency in ELA sits in the mid-range. In mathematics, the school sees strong results in third grade and sixth grade, with fifth grade also performing well; fourth grade math proficiency is lower than the other tested grades. In science, assessed only at fifth grade, proficiency is solid. Across all tested subjects and grades, West Creek's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among schools in Los Angeles County, a meaningful strength in a county that includes hundreds of schools and districts.

The student body is diverse. Asian students make up the largest racial-ethnic group, followed by white students, Hispanic students, and students of two or more races. Black students, American Indian and Alaska Native students, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students represent smaller shares. Roughly one in six students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mix of family economic circumstances but a relatively lower concentration of students from economically disadvantaged households compared to many schools in the county.

Valencia, where the school sits, is a master-planned community in western Santa Clarita with affluent residential villages, commercial centers, and extensive open space. The area is known for its paseo system, over thirty miles of paved pedestrian and bike trails that connect neighborhoods, parks, and schools without requiring street crossings, supporting walkable local life. Housing values in the 91354 zip code are substantially above the state median, and rents reflect that premium as well. The broader Valencia area is experiencing significant growth through Valencia by FivePoint, a large new master-planned development with thousands of homes under construction. Employment anchors the region in aerospace, defense, medical devices, advanced manufacturing, digital media, and information technology, along with major employers like College of the Canyons, the U.S. Postal Service facility, and Princess Cruises headquarters.

The Saugus Union School District, which includes West Creek, has faced some headwinds. A facilities bond measure failed at the ballot in 2024, meaning no new property-tax increase will fund modernization, seismic retrofits, or security upgrades across the district. The district also permanently closed Santa Clarita Elementary School in 2024 due to declining enrollment, seismic safety concerns, and the cost of required upgrades, an event that affected some families' school assignments and remains a point of contention. Looking forward, the district is shifting instructional focus toward foundational literacy and mathematics, increasing professional development in those areas and restructuring staffing assignments accordingly.

State testing data was available only for the most recent school year, so trend information over time was not available.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 388%

School 88% · District 70% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 65% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 59% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 684%

School 84% · District 64% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 54 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 65% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 67% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 69% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 691%

School 91% · District 75% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Science

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 56% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

This schoolSaugus Union, 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 3Lower-income86%Higher-income81%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income70%Higher-income78%8 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income83%Higher-income85%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income83%Higher-income93%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income86%Higher-income88%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income75%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income77%Higher-income82%5 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income75%Higher-income86%11 pp gap