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Beaver Creek Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

8701 Lyndhurst, Johnston, IA 50131 · (515) 278-6228 · Part of Johnston Community School District

Johnston’s School Grade A better than 86% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
575
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Beaver Creek Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Johnston kids: Summit Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–7Summit Middle School1,118 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8701 Lyndhurst, Johnston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten86
Grade 189
Grade 289
Grade 3101
Grade 4103
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
583’20
547’21
571’22
564’23
575’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Black 20%Asian 9%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beaver Creek Elementary School from Johnston families.

Other schools in Johnston Community School District

The district →
Henry A Wallace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Johnston
A+
840 students16:1
Timber Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
A−
667 students14:1
Horizon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
B−
613 students14:1
Lawson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
B
545 students13:1
Summit Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Johnston
A−
1,118 students15:1
Johnston Middle School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Johnston
A
1,161 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; Johnston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.