Enrollment
39
Elementary
DISTRICT 37 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530186000293
Creston Elementary
485 SE E Street, Creston, WA 99117 · (509) 636-2721 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL39 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
18 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 7 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 8% |
Student demographics
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 Elementary→Creston Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Creston School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +21.1pp since 2014
Math
47.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 34.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | 54.2% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 43.3% |
| 2015-16 | 57.1% | 66.7% |
| 2014-15 | 31.6% | 31.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 →
Where Creston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 39 | #1,223 of 1,268 | #7 of 8 |
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
39
+3 (+8%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 39 | 6.1 | 6.5:1 | 46% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 5.9 | 7.7:1 | 64% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 45 | 5.4 | 8.4:1 | 58% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 5 | 7.2:1 | 50% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 40 | 5.6 | 7.1:1 | 33% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 36 | 6 | 6.0:1 | 42% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 60 | 6 | 10.0:1 | 35% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 58 | 6 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 64 | 4 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (40 to 39); teachers up 8% (5.6 to 6.1).
About Creston Elementary
Creston Elementary is a very small elementary school in Creston, Washington, (ZIP code 99117). Federal data show 39 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 90% below that mark.
Creston Elementary is part of Creston School District, where 2 schools serve 73 students.
The share of students at Creston Elementary who are White is 90%. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 3% Black. Lincoln County residents are about 90% White, a similar share.
Its ratio of 6.5:1 is based on 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. In all, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Creston Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Washington public elementary schools.
A school with Creston Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 49.2%. Creston Elementary scores 46.3%, 3.0 points below that line.
The county, Lincoln County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,512 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Creston Elementary, Lincoln County has 19 public schools.
Creston Jr-Sr High School is the nearest public school to Creston Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 49.7%, higher than Creston Elementary's 46.3%.
Creston Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Creston Elementary enrolled 36 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 39.
This page is set up for the Creston Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,489
Census ACS
Median income
$71,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Creston School District
- Creston Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 34 students
Other Creston Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Creston Elementary. Creston Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Creston Elementary SchoolCreston, IA · 416 students
- Creston Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 246 students
- Creston Elementary SchoolCreston, IL · 76 students
- Creston ElementaryCreston, CA · 61 students
Nearby schools
- Creston Jr-Sr High School0.0 mi · 34
- Wilbur Elementary School8.6 mi · 117
- Wilbur Secondary School8.6 mi · 109
- LINCOLN COUNTY PATHWAYS ACADEMY18.6 mi · 18
- Lincoln County Virtual Academy18.6 mi · 5
- Davenport Senior High School18.6 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Creston ElementaryHow many students attend Creston Elementary?
Creston Elementary enrolls approximately 39 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Creston Elementary serve?
Creston Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Creston Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creston Elementary is approximately 6.5:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Creston Elementary?
Student demographics at Creston Elementary are roughly 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black.
What district is Creston Elementary in?
Creston Elementary is part of Creston School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.