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601 West Townline Creston IA, 50801, Union County Phone: 641-782-2116 Ranking:  (119 out of 205, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Creston Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 479 | 478 | 458 | 461 | 446 | 441 | 468 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 106 | 22.1% | 122 | 25.5% | 129 | 28.2% | 137 | 29.7% | 120 | 26.9% | 107 | 24.3% | 117 | 25.0% |
| Grade 10: | 127 | 26.5% | 128 | 26.8% | 125 | 27.3% | 121 | 26.2% | 103 | 23.1% | 112 | 25.4% | 127 | 27.1% |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 26.9% | 119 | 24.9% | 112 | 24.5% | 101 | 21.9% | 105 | 23.5% | 126 | 28.6% | 110 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 117 | 24.4% | 109 | 22.8% | 92 | 20.1% | 102 | 22.1% | 118 | 26.5% | 96 | 21.8% | 114 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 235 | 49.1% | 233 | 48.7% | 241 | 52.6% | 244 | 52.9% | 230 | 51.6% | 221 | 50.1% | 235 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 244 | 50.9% | 245 | 51.3% | 217 | 47.4% | 217 | 47.1% | 216 | 48.4% | 212 | 48.1% | 229 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.0% | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.9% |
| White: | 439 | 91.6% | 442 | 92.5% | 421 | 91.9% | 430 | 93.3% | 419 | 93.9% | 415 | 94.1% | 440 | 94.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 156 | 32.6% | 161 | 33.7% | 162 | 35.4% | 153 | 33.2% | 141 | 31.6% | 124 | 28.1% | 112 | 23.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.8% | 37 | 7.7% | 30 | 6.6% | 36 | 7.8% | 42 | 9.4% | 31 | 7.0% | 41 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.31 | 14.29 | 14.14 | 14.41 | 13.52 | 13.40 | 14.20 | |||||||
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 77.78% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.85% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 77.78% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 90.57% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.9% | 27.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.1% | 72.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,239.0 | $38,519.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,441.0 | $26,595.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,022.0 | $42,991.0 |
* Creston High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.