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Creston School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Creston.

Creston’s Schools page →

Students
73
Schools
2
Spent per student
$34,602
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
The gist

What stands out about Creston School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 88% more per student than the WA average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 289 Washington 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Creston. Grade by grade →

K–6Creston ElementaryThis district
7–12Creston Jr-Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 40.1% · 55 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 53.4% · 54 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.8% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$34,602 per student · 88% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 6%State 93%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
80’20
86’21
99’22
93’23
73’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 8%Black 3%Two or more races 3%

Schools in the district

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

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 Washington.