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B+

Creston Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Creston, Prescott and Cromwell.

Creston’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Iowa school districts

Students
1,303
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,701
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
The gist

What stands out about Creston Community School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Iowa districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the IA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Creston 7,335Prescott 186Cromwell 103

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Creston. Grade by grade →

PK–KCreston Early Childhood CenterThis district
1–5Creston Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Creston Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Creston High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency67%
State average 63.8% · 963 students tested
Reading / language arts73%
State average 69.7% · 964 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.5% · 134 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,701 per student · 7% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 51%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,375’20
1,384’21
1,379’22
1,371’23
1,303’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

Creston Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Creston
142 students13:1
Creston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Creston
C−
416 students13:1
Creston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Creston
B−
259 students10:1
Creston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Creston
B
486 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.