Creston Community School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Creston, Prescott and Cromwell.
At a glance
1,303Students enrolled
4Schools
3Towns served
$12,701Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
50%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IA
Math proficiency63%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 91.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,701
per student each year · 7% below the IA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,375’20
1,384’21
1,379’22
1,371’23
1,303’24
Students
White · 88%1,148
Hispanic · 7%91
Two or more races · 3%35
Black · 2%21
Asian · 0%5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools4 in district
Creston Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 416 students · Creston
C-PublicCreston Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 142 students · Creston
PublicCreston Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 259 students · Creston
B-PublicCreston High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 486 students · Creston
BPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.