📍 805 Academic Ave., Creston, Union County, 50801
Creston Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Creston, Union County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lesa Downing. It is part of the Creston Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Creston Middle School enrolls 291 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 291 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 26 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 Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 Middle 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 291 students, Creston Middle School is close to 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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