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High Schools in Howard-Winneshiek Community School District

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At a glance

School

346

Students

Top rankedCrestwood High School142^nd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The Howard-Winneshiek Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Crestwood High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. This standout school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels.

Crestwood High School has shown steady improvement in its school ranking, moving from a 1-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 3-star rating in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic performance is complemented by its diverse student population, with a notable Hispanic enrollment alongside its predominantly White student body. Additionally, the school district spends $16,120 per student, and Crestwood High School maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 1.

While Crestwood High School is performing well overall, there may be opportunities to further improve in certain areas, such as increasing the proficiency rates of 10th and 11th-grade students in Mathematics and Science. Overall, Crestwood High School appears to be a strong-performing school within the Howard-Winneshiek Community School District, providing a well-rounded and effective academic program for its 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crestwood High School	Public	9-12	1000 Schroder Dr	Cresco	52136	Howard County	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 547-2764	346	27	12.7	44.2%	310 (89.6%)	6 (1.7%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	62.4	142^nd of 340 public high schools	58.2%		67.1	103^rd of 338 public high schools	69.5%	39	79.3	83.3	71.8	68.3	73.1	74.1	75.6	$16,120	$314	$15,806

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Decorah Community School District	15.95 mi	5	24^th
South Winneshiek Community School District	17.99 mi	3	73^rd
Turkey Valley Community School District	18.69 mi	2	116^th
Riceville Community School District	22.67 mi	2	219^th
New Hampton Community School District	24.47 mi	3	112^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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