Oak Creek Elementary School

Summary:

Oak Creek Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Cornville, Arizona, serving 235 students as part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. While the school generally outperforms the district and state on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts, it faces some unique challenges compared to nearby schools.

Oak Creek Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (62.13%) compared to other local schools like Cottonwood Community School (37.6%) and Dr. Daniel Bright Elementary (44.96%). The school also excels in special education, ranking 123 out of 820 Arizona elementary schools in this subgroup. However, Oak Creek struggles in mathematics, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages across all grade levels.

Despite its strengths, Oak Creek Elementary's statewide ranking has been declining in recent years, from 590 out of 1039 schools in 2018-2019 to 723 out of 1245 schools in 2022-2023. This may be due in part to the school's high percentage of students (62.55%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. By addressing these factors and learning from the successes of nearby high-performing schools like Desert Star Community School, Oak Creek Elementary may be able to improve its overall academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public K-8

 11490 Purple Sage
       Cornville, AZ  86325


(928) 639-5109

District: Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,026 Help


Students who attend Oak Creek Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Mingus Online Academy
    Mingus Union High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  234

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.4%
Hispanic:
35.0%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oak Creek Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.63. (See more...)
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Compare Details Oak Creek Elementary School ranks better than 86.5% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.23. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Oak Creek Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. Racial makeup is: White (62.4%), Hispanic (35%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Creek Elementary School is 18.7, which is the 2nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Creek Elementary School is $8,026, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Oak Creek Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Creek Elementary School 74th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Oak Creek Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District 165th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oak Creek Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 66.18 377th 1062 64.5%
2010 49.59 542nd 1090 50.3%
2011 46.83 561st 1075 47.8%
2012 44.03 681st 1141 40.3%
2013 30.12 905th 1158 21.8%
2014 35.81 702nd 1079 34.9%
2016 34.76 667th 1079 38.2%
2017 33.14 711th 1106 35.7%
2018 31.49 734th 1109 33.8%
2019 37.64 590th 1039 43.2%
2021 45.22 594th 1226 51.5%
2022 42.68 510th 1000 49.0%
2023 36.63 723rd 1245 41.9%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.24 653rd 1201 45.6%
2023 73.21 123rd 820 85.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.98 423rd 820 48.4%
2023 41.97 616th 1116 44.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.99 248th 423 41.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.29 752nd 1023 26.5%
2019 45.07 437th 862 49.3%
2021 41.45 636th 1219 47.8%
2023 30.63 798th 1219 34.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.45 779th 1032 24.5%
2021 50.56 525th 1220 57.0%
2023 46.14 584th 1216 52.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.20 991st 1198 17.3%
2022 18.07 625th 716 12.7%
2023 35.47 738th 1170 36.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.52 644th 720 10.6%
2019 27.97 468th 595 21.3%
2021 48.24 588th 1161 49.4%
2023 24.81 825th 1024 19.4%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Oak Creek Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 60.49 244th 663 63.2%
2010 49.29 337th 692 51.3%
2011 54.27 305th 685 55.5%
2012 48.66 396th 772 48.7%
2013 52.96 369th 787 53.1%
2014 42.49 380th 690 44.9%
2016 43.52 332nd 677 51.0%
2017 45.95 310th 695 55.4%
2018 23.77 538th 711 24.3%
2019 45.46 286th 605 52.7%
2021 44.57 373rd 832 55.2%
2023 35.53 493rd 854 42.3%
2024 82.23 74th 550 86.5%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.71 226th 650 65.2%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.10 644th 789 18.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.65 308th 503 38.8%
2023 39.88 384th 717 46.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.22 506th 624 18.9%
2021 44.89 379th 820 53.8%
2022 47.16 244th 494 50.6%
2023 44.72 370th 806 54.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.07 520th 617 15.7%
2021 47.87 336th 818 58.9%
2022 63.56 146th 476 69.3%
2023 26.57 589th 810 27.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.93 541st 802 32.5%
2022 13.33 372nd 392 5.1%
2023 25.93 563rd 760 25.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Oak Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.59 427th 436 2.1%
2021 49.55 361st 780 53.7%
2022 69.72 89th 446 80.0%
2023 29.41 486th 675 28.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Oak Creek Elementary School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Oak Creek Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 284 0 0 3 2 n/a n/a -5 284
1989 293 1 1 8 1 n/a n/a -26 278
1990 301 1 n/a 12 1 n/a n/a -3 312
1991 313 2 1 14 2 n/a n/a 25 357
1992 339 0 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1993 332 3 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1994 357 2 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1995 360 6 3 35 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1996 360 6 3 35 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1997 367 7 4 38 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1998 364 6 3 37 1 n/a n/a 0 411
1999 322 4 5 38 8 n/a n/a 0 377
2000 317 4 3 39 4 n/a n/a 0 367
2001 289 0 2 41 3 n/a n/a 0 335
2002 322 1 2 52 3 n/a n/a 0 380
2003 322 1 2 52 3 n/a n/a 0 380
2004 289 2 1 54 2 n/a n/a 0 348
2005 313 2 3 49 3 n/a n/a 0 370
2006 319 2 5 61 2 n/a n/a 0 389
2007 305 1 2 60 4 n/a n/a 0 372
2008 299 2 4 68 4 n/a n/a 0 377
2009 244 5 4 52 3 n/a n/a 0 308
2010 256 7 2 62 4 n/a n/a 0 331
2011 187 5 0 51 7 2 1 0 253
2012 148 6 0 60 3 2 1 0 220
2013 161 8 0 71 6 2 2 0 250
2014 151 4 0 69 2 0 5 0 231
2015 156 2 0 71 2 0 4 0 235
2016 149 2 0 67 3 0 7 0 228
2017 153 0 2 67 3 0 2 0 227
2018 147 0 2 82 2 0 2 0 235
2019 206 1 4 108 1 0 7 0 327
2020 174 0 4 90 1 0 2 0 271
2021 171 0 3 98 1 0 3 0 276
2022 150 0 2 89 1 0 2 0 244
2023 146 0 1 83 1 0 4 0 235
2024 146 0 0 82 1 0 5 0 234

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oak Creek Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 17.0 16.7 n/a
1989 278 15.3 18.1 n/a
1990 312 14.5 21.5 n/a
1991 357 15.8 22.5 n/a
1992 355 16.9 21.0 n/a
1993 354 18.7 18.9 n/a
1994 378 20.7 18.3 n/a
1995 406 21.0 19.3 n/a
1996 406 21.0 19.3 n/a
1997 416 22.0 18.9 n/a
1998 411 21.4 19.2 n/a
1999 377 21.3 17.7 n/a
2000 367 21.7 16.9 n/a
2001 335 20.1 16.7 n/a
2002 380 19.1 19.9 n/a
2003 380 19.1 19.9 n/a
2004 348 18.0 19.3 55.2
2005 370 20.0 18.5 54.3
2006 389 22.0 17.7 48.1
2007 372 18.0 20.7 43
2008 377 21.0 18.0 41.1
2009 308 20.5 15.0 42.2
2010 331 17.0 19.4 50.2
2011 253 13.0 19.4 55.7
2012 220 10.0 22.0 55.9
2013 250 9.7 25.6 58.4
2014 231 11.0 21.0 64.5
2015 235 12.0 19.5 70.2
2016 228 11.0 20.7 70.2
2017 227 12.5 18.1 69.2
2018 235 12.5 18.8 63.4
2019 327 16.5 19.8 56.6
2020 271 18.0 15.0 60.5
2021 276 16.0 17.2 n/a
2022 244 14.0 17.4 n/a
2023 235 17.5 13.4 62.6
2024 234 12.5 18.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oak Creek Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 284 17.0 16.7 n/a
1989 278 15.3 18.1 n/a
1990 312 14.5 21.5 n/a
1991 357 15.8 22.5 n/a
1992 355 16.9 21.0 n/a
1993 354 18.7 18.9 n/a
1994 378 20.7 18.3 n/a
1995 406 21.0 19.3 n/a
1996 406 21.0 19.3 n/a
1997 416 22.0 18.9 n/a
1998 411 21.4 19.2 n/a
1999 377 21.3 17.7 n/a
2000 367 21.7 16.9 n/a
2001 335 20.1 16.7 n/a
2002 380 19.1 19.9 n/a
2003 380 19.1 19.9 n/a
2004 348 18.0 19.3 55.2
2005 370 20.0 18.5 54.3
2006 389 22.0 17.7 48.1
2007 372 18.0 20.7 43
2008 377 21.0 18.0 41.1
2009 308 20.5 15.0 42.2
2010 331 17.0 19.4 50.2
2011 253 13.0 19.4 55.7
2012 220 10.0 22.0 55.9
2013 250 9.7 25.6 58.4
2014 231 11.0 21.0 64.5
2015 235 12.0 19.5 70.2
2016 228 11.0 20.7 70.2
2017 227 12.5 18.1 69.2
2018 235 12.5 18.8 63.4
2019 327 16.5 19.8 56.6
2020 271 18.0 15.0 60.5
2021 276 16.0 17.2 n/a
2022 244 14.0 17.4 n/a
2023 235 17.5 13.4 62.6
2024 234 12.5 18.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Oak Creek Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $407 (4.7%) n/a $791 (9.1%) $6,634 (75.9%) $1,721 (19.7%) $8,354 (95.6%) $8,738
2020 $1,210 (8.9%) $178 (1.3%) $2,598 (19.0%) $11,266 (82.6%) $984 (7.2%) $12,250 (89.8%) $13,638
2021 $1,121 (17.5%) $230 (3.6%) $2,472 (38.6%) $4,655 (72.8%) $390 (6.1%) $5,045 (78.9%) $6,396
2022 $985 (12.3%) $466 (5.8%) $2,436 (30.4%) $5,938 (74.0%) $638 (7.9%) $6,575 (81.9%) $8,026

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oak Creek Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 590th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 723rd of 1245 Elementary schools
 1.3%
Ranks 286th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 493rd of 854 Middle schools
 10.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students327235
 28.1%
African American10
 100%
American Indian11
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic10883
 23.1%
Pacific Islander00
White206146
 29.1%
Two or More Races74
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.6%62.6%
 6%


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Students who attend Oak Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Mingus Online Academy
High : Mingus Union High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 234 students attended Oak Creek Elementary School.

Students at Oak Creek Elementary School are 62% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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