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Best Public Schools in Union County, IA

At a glance

Schools

1,746

Students

Districts

Top rankedCreston High School108^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Creston Middle School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Creston Middle School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creston High School	Public	9-12	601 W Townline	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 782-2116	486	31	15.6	44.2%	426 (87.7%)	9 (1.9%)	35 (7.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	66.8	108^th of 340 public high schools	68.2%		67.7	101^st of 338 public high schools	70.1%	7							80.7	89.5	79.5							72.3	77.1	69.5			69.2	$16,221	$178	$16,042
Creston Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	901 N Elm St	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 782-2724	142	11	12.9	40.8%	128 (90.1%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)																						$15,230	$1,144	$14,086
Creston Middle School	Public	6-8	805 Academic Ave.	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 782-2129	259	25	10.4	54.4%	229 (88.4%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	51.1	195^th of 344 public middle schools	43.3%		43.6	218^th of 337 public middle schools	35.3%	23				73.8	75.9	81.6							70.2	70.9	79.3					75.9		$13,414	$191	$13,222
Creston Elementary School	Public	1-5	805 Academic Ave	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 782-1155	416	32	13.0	56.3%	365 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	44.9	372^nd of 576 public elementary schools	35.4%		46.2	355^th of 557 public elementary schools	36.3%	17	67.9	74.4	62.5							71.4	73.3	68.1							63.9			$12,712	$1,418	$11,294
East Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1916 High School Dr.	Afton	50830	Union County	East Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 347-5411	201	18	10.8	55.7%	189 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	58.5	271^st of 576 public elementary schools	53.0%		78	83^rd of 557 public elementary schools	85.1%	188	58.8	93.9	79.2							76.5	81.8	58.3							70.8			$14,373	$1,097	$13,276
East Union Middle-High School	Public	6-12	1916 High School Dr	Afton	50830	Union County	East Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 347-8421	242	22	10.8	58.3%	228 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	60.2	153^rd of 340 public high schools	55.0%		57	160^th of 338 public high schools	52.7%	7				69.2	70.0	91.7	90.9	84.2	66.7				71.8	76.7	91.4	90.9	73.7	52.4		94.3	76.3	$14,506	$132	$14,373

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