📍 601 W Townline, Creston, Union County, 50801
Creston High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Creston, Union County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bill Messerole. It is part of the Creston Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Creston High School enrolls 532 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 471 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 532 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Creston High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 11, state house district 21.
Creston High School is one of 4 schools in Creston Comm School District, based in Creston, Iowa. The district serves 1,348 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Creston High School is larger than the district average of about 337 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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