Creston Community School District

Creston Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Creston, Iowa.

Creston Community School District
Location
Creston, Iowa Adams, Union, and Ringgold counties United States
Coordinates	41.066470, -94.363467
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Deron Stender
Schools	4
Budget	$18,921,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID	1908310 [1]
Students and staff
Students	1476 [1](2018-19)
Teachers	117.59 FTE [1]
Staff	152.33 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.55 [1]
Athletic conference	Hawkeye 10
District mascot	Panthers
Colors	Red and Black
Other information
Website	www.crestonschools.org

The district is in sections of Adams and Union counties, with a very small section in Ringgold County. It serves Creston and Prescott.[2]

As of 2018, it had about 1,400 students.[3]

History

On July 1, 2016, the Prescott Community School District merged into the Creston district.[4] The election determining whether the districts would consolidate was held Tuesday April 7, 2015.[5]

In 2019, the district announced plans to replace buses without seat belts with buses that have seat belts.[6]

Schools

• Creston Community High School (CCHS)
• Creston Community Middle School
• Creston Community Elementary School
• Creston Community Early Childhood Center (ECC)

The elementary and middle school occupy two separate buildings in the same campus, while the high school has its own campus. The Burton R. Jones Education Center has the district headquarters, Head Start center, preschool, alternative school, and the headquarters of the Green Hills Area Education Agency.[3]

Creston Community High School

Athletics

The Panthers compete in the Hawkeye 10 Conference in the following sports:[7]

Fall Sports

• Cross Country
• Football
• Volleyball

Winter Sports

• Basketball
  • Boys' 2-time State Champions (1939, 1997)[8]
• Bowling
• Wrestling
  • 2-time State Champions (2007, 2016 (as Creston-Orient Macksburg))[9]
  • 2007 Class 2A State Duals Champions (as Creston-Orient Macksburg)[10]

Spring Sports

• Golf
  • Boys' 2013 Class 3A State Champions (as Creston-Orient Macksburg)[11]
  • Girls' 1969 State Champions[12]
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Track and Field

Summer Sports

• Baseball
• Softball

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Creston Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
2. "Creston Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 30, 2018.
3. "Superintendent." Creston Community School District. Retrieved on July 30, 2018.
4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 29, 2018.
5. Poolman, Bailey (2015-04-07). "Unofficial results: Creston, Prescott school consolidation passes". Creston News Advertiser. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
6. Scull, Sarah (2019-08-02). "CCSD buckles up". Creston News. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
7. "Hawkeye 10 Conference". Hawkeye 10 Conference. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
8. "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
9. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
10. "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
11. "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
12. "Creston". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

External links

• Creston Community School District