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Creston Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

805 Academic Ave, Creston, IA 50801 · (641) 782-1155 · Part of Creston Community School District

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

Directions
Students
416
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Town
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Creston Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Creston kids: Creston Middle School

On the path

Where Creston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KCreston Early Childhood Center142 students
1–5Creston Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Creston Middle School259 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

805 Academic Ave, Creston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 177
Grade 288
Grade 388
Grade 490
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
421’20
416’21
410’22
420’23
416’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Creston Elementary School from Creston families.

Other schools in Creston Community School District

The district →
Creston Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Creston
142 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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Creston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.