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Beaver Creek Elementary School

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Beaver Creek Elementary School ranks 158 th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Iowa elementary schools

Summary

Beaver Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Johnston, Iowa, serving 564 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Johnston Community School District, which is ranked 83 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beaver Creek Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 85.6% of 5th-grade students at Beaver Creek were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 77.2% for the district and 69.8% for the state. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.9% in 2020-2021 to 21.6% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average. Additionally, Beaver Creek has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (31.56% in 2023-2024) compared to the other nearby schools in the Johnston Community School District, which range from 15.25% to 40.27%.

Beaver Creek Elementary's spending per student, at $12,513 in 2018-2019, is higher than the state average and the other nearby schools in the district. This suggests that the district is investing more resources into this school, which may contribute to its academic success. However, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rates and higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicate potential areas for improvement and further investigation.

575

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,513

Per pupil spending ?

24.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8701 Lyndhurst
Johnston, IA 50131

(515) 278-6228

District: Johnston Community School District

Students who attend Beaver Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Summit Middle School
High:	Johnston Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

African American:

20.0%

Asian:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Iowa average (80% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Iowa median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg79%

Iowa avg71%

158^th of 576

Iowa public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Johnston Community School District

83^rd of 313Johnston Community School District among Iowa districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Iowa percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	158 of 576	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	81 of 557	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	70 of 565	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	94 of 574	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	66 of 567	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	188 of 603	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	68 of 567	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	24 of 574	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.4	26 of 599	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.9	20 of 616	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	87.0	16 of 603	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	88.2	7 of 624	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	9 of 626	98.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+9 vs state

English Language Arts79%+8 vs state

Science74%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Beaver Creek Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	8701 Lyndhurst	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 278-6228	575	40	14.3	24.7%	339 (59.0%)	115 (20.0%)	45 (7.8%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	71	158^th of 576 public elementary schools	72.6%		78.3	81^st of 557 public elementary schools	85.5%	77	73.7	76.8	85.6	80.8	76.8	91.4	74.0	$12,513	$534	$11,980
Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	5905 N W 100th Street	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 986-1121	613	44	13.8	35.9%	348 (56.8%)	95 (15.5%)	72 (11.7%)	61 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	55.5	289^th of 576 public elementary schools	49.8%		69	173^rd of 557 public elementary schools	68.9%	116	75.2	87.5	61.9	81.2	76.9	61.9	62.9	$12,602	$637	$11,965
Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6207 NW 62nd Ave	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 278-6977	840	54	15.6	12.9%	547 (65.1%)	74 (8.8%)	71 (8.5%)	84 (10.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.3%)	80.8	67^th of 576 public elementary schools	88.4%		88	19^th of 557 public elementary schools	96.6%	48	82.1	89.1	87.3	82.1	82.2	88.9	77.0	$13,889	$515	$13,374
Timber Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7370 NW 54th AVE	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 331-4379	667	47	14.0	27.3%	400 (60.0%)	69 (10.3%)	60 (9.0%)	95 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.4%)	61.9	247^th of 576 public elementary schools	57.1%		60.6	247^th of 557 public elementary schools	55.7%		75.2	79.5	71.6	83.8	77.7	68.6	70.6	$11,886	$401	$11,485
Lawson Elementary School	Public	K-5	5450 NW 62nd Ave	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 278-0478	545	41	13.2	33.2%	336 (61.7%)	51 (9.4%)	43 (7.9%)	77 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	73.8	129^th of 576 public elementary schools	77.6%		69.2	170^th of 557 public elementary schools	69.5%	41	81.5	82.6	76.2	86.4	86.0	82.2	70.3	$12,603	$730	$11,873
South Prairie Elementary	Public	K-4	500 S James St	Grimes	50111	Polk County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 986-4057	436	32	13.4	30.3%	304 (69.7%)	72 (16.5%)	36 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	74.6	122^nd of 576 public elementary schools	78.8%					(n/a)	82.7	87.3		79.0	83.5			$11,303	$380	$10,924
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd	Grimes	50111	Polk County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 300-9627	530	30	17.4	20.2%	427 (80.6%)	43 (8.1%)	25 (4.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	80.2	72^nd of 576 public elementary schools	87.5%					(n/a)	84.2	89.7		82.9	86.8			$11,776	$348	$11,428
Olmsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Prairie Avenue	Urbandale	50322	Polk County	Urbandale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 457-5100	622	49	12.8	51.0%	319 (51.3%)	88 (14.1%)	104 (16.7%)	72 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	48.6	337^th of 576 public elementary schools	41.5%		44.7	366^th of 557 public elementary schools	34.3%	29	68.3	72.2	71.7	73.2	66.7	75.8	63.6
North Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	400 NW 27th St	Grimes	50111	Polk County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 986-5674	412	28	14.6	13.3%	371 (90.0%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	76.3	114^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.2%					(n/a)	83.7	83.0		88.8	79.5			$10,773	$324	$10,450
Valerius Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3305 92nd St	Urbandale	50322	Polk County	Urbandale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 457-6500	598	47	12.7	43.3%	363 (60.7%)	62 (10.4%)	73 (12.2%)	68 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	77.2	103^rd of 576 public elementary schools	82.1%		61.8	228^th of 557 public elementary schools	59.1%	125	81.7	81.9	87.8	84.9	79.2	82.9	78.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Beaver Creek Elementary School

What district is Beaver Creek Elementary School in?

Johnston Community School District

What schools do graduates of Beaver Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beaver Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Summit Middle School
High : Johnston Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Beaver Creek Elementary School?

Students at Beaver Creek Elementary School are 59% White, 20% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Beaver Creek Elementary School a good school?

Beaver Creek Elementary School ranks 158^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beaver Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Beaver Creek Elementary School.

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