Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190831001237
Creston Middle School
805 Academic Ave., Creston, IA 50801 · (641) 782-2129 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Iowa public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
141 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 86 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 35% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Creston Middle School→Creston High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Creston Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 76.3% | 68.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Creston Middle School
Creston Middle School's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Middle School this school | 259 | 54.4% | 73.2% |
| Howar Middle School Centerville | 298 | 56.0% | 65.5% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton | 331 | 52.3% | 82.0% |
| Knoxville Middle School Knoxville | 323 | 51.7% | 67.2% |
| Chariton Middle School Chariton | 284 | 53.9% | 69.8% |
| Maquoketa Middle School Maquoketa | 315 | 55.9% | 58.1% |
Matched among Iowa middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Creston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #137 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #128 of 224 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #119 of 224 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #159 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #2 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #136 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #48 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #19 of 103 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
-71 (-22%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 24.9 | 10.4:1 | 54% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 25.9 | 10.9:1 | 59% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 25.4 | 11.5:1 | 59% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 61% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 59% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 49% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (329 to 259); teachers down 11% (28 to 24.9).
About Creston Middle School
Creston Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Creston Comm School District, located in Creston, Iowa. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 259 students. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 400.
Creston Comm School District is responsible for 4 schools, Creston Middle School included, with 1,303 students in all.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Creston Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, with 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Iowa, 15.2:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at Creston Middle School. Public schools in Union County average a similar 52%.
Among Iowa public middle schools, Creston Middle School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Creston Middle School are 8.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.2% actual, 64.7% predicted).
The school is in Union County, where the median household earns about $57,772 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Creston Middle School shares Union County with 5 other public schools.
Creston Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Creston Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 73.7% proficiency; Creston Middle School posts 73.2%.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 330 to 259, a 22% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (11.8:1).
The allk12 page for Creston Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,993
Census ACS
Median income
$57,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Creston Comm School District
- Creston High SchoolHigh · 486 students
- Creston Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Creston Early Childhood CenterElementary · 142 students
Other schools in Creston
- Creston High SchoolHigh · 486 students
- Creston Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Creston Early Childhood CenterElementary · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Creston Elementary School0.0 mi · 416
- Creston High School0.3 mi · 486
- Creston Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 142
- Orient Elementary School8.8 mi · 58
- Orient-Macksburg Senior High School8.8 mi · 50
- East Union Elementary10.7 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Creston Middle SchoolHow many students attend Creston Middle School?
Creston Middle School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Creston Middle School serve?
Creston Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Creston Middle School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Creston Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creston Middle School?
At Creston Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Creston Middle School?
Creston Middle School is overseen by Creston Comm School District in Union County.
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