Creekside Oaks Elementary, Lincoln CA

Original Research by School Decision on Creekside Oaks Elementary

Creekside Oaks Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Lincoln, a rapidly growing suburb about thirty miles northeast of Sacramento. The school enrolls a mid-sized population typical of its grade band in Placer County, with enrollment distributed across all six grades.

The student body reflects Lincoln's demographics: the largest share of students identify as Hispanic, followed by a substantial white population and smaller numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. About a third of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. No data was available on the school's share of special education students or English learners, which is not uncommon for publicly reported school-level metrics.

State assessment results show Creekside Oaks performing below the middle of its county's school districts on proficiency measures. In English language arts, proficiency rates across the tested grades fall in a range from the low to mid-forties, with fifth grade performing somewhat stronger than third grade. Math proficiency is lower, declining noticeably in the upper grades. Fifth-grade science performance, the only grade level assessed in that subject, is around thirty percent proficient. These results suggest that most students are not yet meeting grade-level standards, and the pattern of steeper declines in math and science at the upper elementary level is something a parent may want to look into further with the school.

The school draws from Lincoln, a predominantly residential community that has grown substantially in recent years through new master-planned neighborhoods. The area is family-oriented with parks and schools as anchors. Home values in the Lincoln zip code fall somewhat below the California state average, and rental housing costs amount to a moderate share of median area income, making the community relatively affordable by regional standards. Thunder Valley Casino Resort is a major local employer, and ongoing residential construction continues to shape the area's growth trajectory.

Western Placer Unified, Creekside Oaks' parent district, opened Twelve Bridges High School in 2021, the first new comprehensive high school in Lincoln in decades, which expanded secondary options for the city's growing student population. However, the district has faced repeated failure to pass construction bonds, most recently in 2022, which has constrained facility improvements even as the district serves a rapidly expanding area. For families considering a move to Lincoln with young children, Creekside Oaks represents one pathway through the elementary years in an actively growing community, with proficiency results that call for transparent conversations about the school's academic support and curriculum approach.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 58% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 55% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 43% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 51% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 56% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 57% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 40% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

This schoolWestern Placer 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 3Lower-income32%Higher-income58%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income55%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income66%32 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income55%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income46%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income15%Higher-income35%19 pp gap