Creston Elem School

As a rural-scale elementary campus in Creston, Illinois, Creston Elem School caters to 76 students from grades K through 8, operated by Creston CCSD 161. That puts it 80% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Creston CCSD 161 is the operating authority for Creston Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Creston Elem School reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 33% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Ogle County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Creston Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.9%; Creston Elem School posts 61.5%, +16.5 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ogle County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,132, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ogle County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students), Creston Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Rochelle Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Creston Elem School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Creston Elem School has fell 14%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 76 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 58% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Creston Elem School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.