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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST DES MOINES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193093001790
Crestview School of Inquiry
8355 Franklin Avenue, Clive, IA 50325 · (515) 633-5700 · Polk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
469 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 58.2% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Crestview School of Inquiry
Crestview School of Inquiry's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview School of Inquiry this school | 558 | 84.1% | 52.0% |
| Garton Elementary Des Moines | 535 | 89.3% | 43.5% |
| Storm Lake Elementary Storm Lake | 822 | 75.4% | 41.5% |
| Storm Lake Early Elementary School Storm lake | 437 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Madison Elementary School Des Moines | 285 | 88.8% | 44.1% |
| Jackson Elementary School Des Moines | 490 | 80.6% | 48.1% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Crestview School of Inquiry ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #493 of 564 | #51 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #507 of 564 ▼ 29 | #53 of 78 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #504 of 564 ▼ 5 | #54 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #61 of 705 | #18 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #80 of 561 | #10 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #131 of 561 | #41 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #30 of 666 | #21 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #165 of 168 | #16 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
558
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 558 | 48 | 11.6:1 | 84% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 49.9 | 11.0:1 | 45% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 45.9 | 12.5:1 | 58% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 75% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 42.6 | 13.0:1 | 74% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 77% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 43% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 13% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestview School of Inquiry.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (554 to 558); teachers up 13% (42.6 to 48).
About Crestview School of Inquiry
This page covers Crestview School of Inquiry, a high-enrollment elementary school in Clive, Iowa. The school enrolls 558 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 72% larger than that.
Crestview School of Inquiry is in West Des Moines Comm School District, a district with 9,009 students across 13 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Crestview School of Inquiry is 58% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% White, 12% Asian, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Polk County's population at about 10%. Crestview School of Inquiry has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.6:1, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%. Among public schools in Polk County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
allk12 grades Crestview School of Inquiry a C. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crestview School of Inquiry would score about 49.9%. It scores 52.0%, 2.1 points above that figure.
Polk County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,576, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Polk County number 137 and enroll about 77,436.
The nearest other public school, Clive Learning Academy, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Crestview School of Inquiry. Crestview School of Inquiry places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Crestview School of Inquiry in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Crestview School of Inquiry had 603 students in 2020-21 and 558 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.1:1 to 11.6:1 over the same years.
The Crestview School of Inquiry community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Des Moines Comm School District
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Westridge ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Valley SouthwoodsHigh · 678 students
- Indian Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
Other schools in Clive
- Indian Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Shuler Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Clive Learning Academy0.8 mi · 551
- Indian Hills Junior High School1.0 mi · 661
- Valerius Elementary School1.1 mi · 598
- Karen Acres Elementary School1.2 mi · 233
- Cowles Elementary School1.4 mi · 392
- Olmsted Elementary School1.8 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Crestview School of InquiryWhat is the total enrollment at Crestview School of Inquiry?
Crestview School of Inquiry enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Crestview School of Inquiry serve?
Crestview School of Inquiry serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Crestview School of Inquiry?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Crestview School of Inquiry.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crestview School of Inquiry?
At Crestview School of Inquiry, the student body is approximately 17% White, 58% Hispanic, 10% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Crestview School of Inquiry public or private?
Crestview School of Inquiry is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Des Moines Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.