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What's something Crestwood Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191428000848
Crestwood Elementary School
1000 4th Ave East, Cresco, IA 52136 · (563) 547-2300 · Howard County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
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
11.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
206 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 17% larger than its 4th grade class (78).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 75.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary School this school | 349 | 59.0% | 75.2% |
| Wings Park Elementary School Oelwein | 294 | 59.2% | 67.4% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Newton | 306 | 57.5% | 75.6% |
| Van Allen Elementary School Chariton | 292 | 59.9% | 65.7% |
| Emerson Hough Elementary School Newton | 336 | 57.1% | 68.6% |
| Creston Elementary School Creston | 416 | 56.3% | 67.4% |
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 Crestwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #236 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #211 of 564 ▲ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #189 of 564 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #290 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #45 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #340 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #138 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #55 of 359 |
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
349
-66 (-16%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 349 | 31.6 | 11.1:1 | 59% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 39.7 | 11.5:1 | 50% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 40.6 | 10.5:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 40 | 10.4:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 40.2 | 11.7:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 27% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (471 to 349); teachers down 22% (40.2 to 31.6).
About Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Cresco, Iowa. It teaches 349 students in kindergarten through 4.
Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District is the district for Crestwood Elementary School. It has 4 schools and 1,021 students.
Of every 100 students at Crestwood Elementary School, about 83 are White. It is also 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Howard County is roughly 93% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 11.1:1 is based on 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%. On average, public schools in Howard County report 48%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Crestwood Elementary School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crestwood Elementary School would score about 62.4%. It scores 75.2%, a top-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Howard County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,446, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 1,452 students.
Crestwood Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Crestwood Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Crestwood Elementary School is ahead of the 71.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Crestwood Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,445
Census ACS
Median income
$67,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District
- Crestwood High SchoolHigh · 346 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 283 students
- Cresco Early Childhood Development CenterElementary · 43 students
Other schools in Cresco
- Crestwood High SchoolHigh · 346 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 283 students
- Cresco Early Childhood Development CenterElementary · 43 students
Other Crestwood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. Crestwood Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 15.
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryRichmond, VA · 635 students
- Crestwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 594 students
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Middle School0.0 mi · 283
- Crestwood High School0.1 mi · 346
- Cresco Early Childhood Development Center0.2 mi · 43
- FILLMORE CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH13.1 mi · 264
- West Side Elementary School15.9 mi · 20
- Decorah High School16.6 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Crestwood Elementary School?
Crestwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Crestwood Elementary School serve?
Crestwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Crestwood Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Crestwood Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Crestwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crestwood Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood Elementary School in?
Crestwood Elementary School is part of Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District.
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