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Schools in Cromwell

Cromwell’s public schools

Creston Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cromwell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
73%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,303 students on the public path
In brief

Cromwell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cromwell’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Creston High School places highest (better than 60%); Creston Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cromwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KCreston Early Childhood Centerin CrestonNo scores
1–5Creston Elementary Schoolin CrestonC−
6–8Creston Middle Schoolin CrestonB−
9–12Creston High Schoolin CrestonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Creston Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Creston Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,303 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,701IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading73%
State average 69.7% · 964 students tested
Math67%
State average 63.8% · 963 students tested

Cromwell vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Cromwell’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cromwell—Creston

Every school in Cromwell

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cromwellin other towns
Creston Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Creston
142 students13:1Rate it →
Creston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Creston
C−
416 students13:1Rate it →
Creston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Creston
B−
259 students10:1Rate it →
Creston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Creston
B
486 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Cromwell’s schools

Are Cromwell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cromwell. Creston Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cromwell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cromwell in?

Creston Community School District.

Where do Cromwell kids go to high school?

Creston High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.