Total enrollment
1,021
-23 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District
Iowa · 1,021 students · 1 city
Across 4 public schools, Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District (Iowa) serves approximately 1,021 K-12 students across 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
+1 (+33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,021 | #122 of 234 | #6,866 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #90 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #27 of 234 | #2,339 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.7% | #43 of 234 | #4,062 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #81 of 119 | #5,427 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,098 to 738 students (down 33%) and from 80 to 62 full-time teachers (down 22%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary School | Cresco | Elementary | KG-04 | 349 |
| Crestwood High School | Cresco | High | 09-12 | 346 |
| Crestwood Middle School | Cresco | Middle | 05-08 | 283 |
| Cresco Early Childhood Development Center | Cresco | Elementary | PK-PK | 43 |
About Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District
Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District is a thinly populated Iowa school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 1,021.
On the school-mix side, Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District consists of 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District is about 255, below the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,044 students to 1,021. The school count climbed from 3 to 4 across the same 4-year window.
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