The Dry Creek Difference
What makes Dry Creek stand out from other schools?
Ability grouping: Students are ability-grouped in grades one through five based on achievement levels. This allows for content acceleration within subject areas.
Gifted and Talented: Our gifted and talented program makes services like accelerated academic instruction, pullout classes, and individual learning plans available to all students.
Master Teachers: Dry Creek Teachers have an average of 13 years of teaching experience, and 70% of our teachers hold a Masters Degree
Spanish: All students, kindergarten through fifth grade, are enriched with Spanish weekly.
Collaborative Learning Environment: Our academic program is supported by our team-centered classroom environment where students benefit from open observation of learning and instruction throughout the day allowing for ease of regrouping for ability-based approaches
PEAK mentorship: First through fifth grade students are assigned to one staff member as a mentor and keep the same mentor as the progress through Dry Creek. PEAK promotes the sense of community and positive social relationships that support high performance in school and life.
Outstanding Library: Utilizing nearly 100 volunteers, Dry Creek’s media center is a focal point of the school and is fully integrated into Dry Creek’s academic program.
Our Mission
We empower students to aspire toward academic excellence through scholarship and mentorship.
- Scholarship - Inspiring intellectual curiosity to promote lifelong learners.
- Mentorship - Building a spirit of community where students can achieve their potential.
- Aspiration- Emphasizing scholarship and mentorship for college preparation
Our Vision
To provide a safe caring community for each student that is intellectually motivating and emotionally satisfying. Each student will develop the attitude that learning is a joyful and integrated experience continuing throughout his or her life.
Our Values- To establish the expectation that students will be prepared for and pursue higher academic placement.
- To hold student achievement in high regard.
- To differentiate instruction to meet the needs of our students, enabling them to perform to the best of their ability.
- To work towards our goals as outlined in our School Improvement Plan with a continuing focus on reading, writing, math and school safety.
- To create a kind, caring environment. We are committed to insuring the physical and psychological safety of our children.