Creston Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Creston, Iowa
Creston Early Childhood Center in Creston, Iowa enrolled 142 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
146 students in 2022-23, 159 students in 2023-24, 142 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 11.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 146 | 10.0 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 11.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 142 | 11.0 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools
Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Creston Early Childhood Center enrolled 98 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.1% of students were White, 6.3% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.1%
- Hispanic6.3%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Black1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Creston
2 public elementary schools in Creston report 2024-25 enrollment; Creston Early Childhood Center is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Elementary School | 416 | 13.0 | 51.0% |
| Creston Early Childhood Center | 142 | 12.9 | 36.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Creston Early Childhood Center
- Creston Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 416 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Orient Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.6 miles away: 58 students, 8.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.6 mi
- Compare Creston Early Childhood Center with Creston Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Creston Community Schools spends per student$12,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,755
- The largest public schools in IowaCreston Early Childhood Center is the number 600 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#600 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Creston Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Creston Early Childhood Center?
142 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Creston, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Creston Early Childhood Center?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Creston Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Creston Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Creston Early Childhood Center in?
Creston Community Schools, NCES district ID 1908310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190831000446 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.