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Cresco Junior High School

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Cresco Junior High School is located in Cresco, IA and is in Howard-winneshiek School District. It is a public school that serves 222 students in grades 7-8.

Cresco Junior High School made AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Iowa in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Cresco Junior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, Cresco Junior High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Iowa average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Cresco Junior High School's students and teachers. more

Howard-Winneshiek District Spending

$9,330Per Pupil

The Howard-Winneshiek spends $9,330 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 36% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Howard-Winneshiek District

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Middle Schools Nearby

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Turkey Valley Junior-Senior High School 11.2 miles		1 2 3 4 5
North Winneshiek Middle School 15.5 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Decorah Middle School 16.8 miles		1 2 3 4 5
St Benedict School 17 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Cfs Catholic School 18.1 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades 7-8
Howard-Winneshiek School District

Made AYP
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Cresco Junior High School
1000 4th Ave East
Cresco, IA 52136
(563) 547-2300

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About the ITBS

What is it?

The Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) are annual norm-referenced tests used to measure a student's mastery of certain subjects. ITBS results are compared to other students' results across the nation.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students are assessed in reading and math in grades 3 through 8.

How is it Scored?

Students are scored on a percentile rank. The goal is for all students to score at or above the 40th percentile.

Math

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81%

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80%

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78%

Iowa Test of Basic Skills Results (2007)

Reading

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70%

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70%

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72%

Iowa Test of Basic Skills Results (2007)

Math

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82%

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82%

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76%

Iowa Test of Basic Skills Results (2007)

Reading

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75%

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75%

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73%

Iowa Test of Basic Skills Results (2007)

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5 out of 10

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 222

54% 44%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Cresco Junior High School had 34% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Iowa had 34% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

White

95%

Two or More Races

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14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Cresco Junior High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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