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Enrollment
346
High
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191428000849
Crestwood High School
1000 Schroder Dr, Cresco, IA 52136 · (563) 547-2764 · Howard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
153 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 92 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 23% |
Student demographics
19%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
Feeds from
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
78.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
71.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.5pp 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 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 76.3% |
% 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
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Crestwood High School
Crestwood High School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood High School this school | 346 | 44.2% | 76.2% |
| East Sac County High School Lake View | 344 | 43.6% | 73.2% |
| Shenandoah High School Shenandoah | 300 | 45.0% | 78.8% |
| Midland Middle/High School Wyoming | 268 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| Oelwein High School Oelwein | 334 | 42.5% | 58.6% |
| Greene County High School Jefferson | 375 | 40.3% | 66.3% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #117 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #155 of 314 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #154 of 314 ▼ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #147 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #68 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #152 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #83 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.5% | #2 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
346
-238 (-41%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 346 | 27.1 | 12.8:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 41.1 | 12.4:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 39.1 | 14.3:1 | 43% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 37% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 37.1 | 15.7:1 | 38% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 37% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 24% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (582 to 346); teachers down 27% (37.1 to 27.1).
About Crestwood High School
Crestwood High School is a low-enrollment high school in Cresco, Iowa. School enrollment was 346 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District totals 1,021 students.
At Crestwood High School, White students make up 90% of the student body. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Howard County residents. Crestwood High School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. Eligible students account for 44% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Crestwood High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Crestwood High School is 6.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Howard County show that median household income is about $67,446, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Crestwood High School is one of 6 public schools in Howard County, which together enroll about 1,452 students.
The school nearest to Crestwood High School is Crestwood Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Crestwood High School, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Crestwood High School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts for Crestwood High School: 584 students in 2020-21, 346 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.0 in 2020-21.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 283 students
- Cresco Early Childhood Development CenterElementary · 43 students
Other schools in Cresco
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Crestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 283 students
- Cresco Early Childhood Development CenterElementary · 43 students
Other Crestwood High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Crestwood High. Crestwood High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Crestwood High SchoolDEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI · 1,272 students
- Crestwood HighSumter, SC · 1,105 students
- Crestwood High SchoolMantua, OH · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary School0.1 mi · 349
- Crestwood Middle School0.1 mi · 283
- 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 High SchoolHow many students attend Crestwood High School?
Crestwood High School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Crestwood High School serve?
Crestwood High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Crestwood High School have?
Crestwood High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Crestwood High School?
Student demographics at Crestwood High School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood High School in?
Crestwood High School is part of Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District.
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