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Sioux City, IA
Public School Ratings




Sioux City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sioux City Comm School District details

Sioux City Comm School District
627 4th St
Sioux City, IA 51101

14,661 Students enrolled in District

22 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Sioux City Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.8% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
63%
70%
64%
71%
61%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bryant Elementary School
3040 Jones Street
Sioux City, IA, 51104
PK-05
Clark Early Childhood Center School
4315 Hamilton Blvd
Sioux City, IA, 51104
PK-PK
East High School
3200 S. Cypress St.
Sioux City, IA, 51106
09-12
East Middle School
5401 Lorraine Ave
Sioux City, IA, 51106
06-08
Hunt Elementary School
1114 W. 27th St
Sioux City, IA, 51103
PK-05
Irving Elementary School
901 Floyd Blvd
Sioux City, IA, 51105
KG-05
Irving Preschool School
710 Iowa St
Sioux City, IA, 51105
PK-PK
Leeds Elementary School
3919 Jefferson St
Sioux City, IA, 51108
PK-05
Liberty Elementary School
1623 Rebecca Street
Sioux City, IA, 51103
PK-05
Loess Hills Elementary School
1717 Casselman Street
Sioux City, IA, 51103
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.3% 75.9%
Black 9.8% 7.3%
Hispanic 41.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.3% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 55.5% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.8% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,600 $111,427,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $548 $8,028,000 3.9%
Staff $993 $14,557,000 7.1%
General Administration $233 $3,423,000 1.7%
School Administration $719 $10,544,000 5.2%
Operation $1,101 $16,147,000 7.9%
Transportation $339 $4,976,000 2.4%
Other $223 $3,275,000 1.6%
Total Support $4,157 $60,950,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,184 $32,023,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $13,942 $204,400,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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