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Best kept secret at Irving Elementary School?
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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192640001514
Irving Elementary School
901 Floyd Blvd, Sioux City, IA 51105 · (712) 279-6834 · Woodbury County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
562 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 41%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 49.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary School this school | 605 | 92.9% | 46.9% |
| Woodbury Elementary School Marshalltown | 387 | 82.2% | 59.8% |
| Cora B Darling Elementary Postville | 363 | 83.7% | 54.8% |
| Hunt Elementary School Sioux City | 451 | 92.9% | 52.3% |
| Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines | 533 | 92.3% | 41.6% |
| Carver Elementary Des Moines | 436 | 92.4% | 40.2% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Irving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #521 of 564 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #497 of 564 ▲ 21 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #505 of 564 no change | #16 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #33 of 705 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #74 of 561 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #373 of 561 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #5 of 666 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #104 of 359 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
605
-127 (-17%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 605 | 52.2 | 11.6:1 | 93% (562) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 49.2 | 12.5:1 | 93% (575) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 94% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 91% (666) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 50.8 | 14.7:1 | 73% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 80% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 90% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 17 | 21.3:1 | 75% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (749 to 605); teachers up 3% (50.8 to 52.2).
About Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in Sioux City, Iowa. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 605 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Sioux City Comm School District runs Irving Elementary School along with 20 other schools, enrolling 14,189 students in total.
Irving Elementary School's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. Next come 8% Black and 3% White. Woodbury County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Irving Elementary School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Irving Elementary School total 52.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 93%. The average for public schools in Woodbury County is 60%.
Irving Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Irving Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 46.9% actual against 45.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Woodbury County, the median household income is $73,658, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Irving Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Irving Preschool, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Irving Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 605, a 17% decrease from 732 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 14.6:1 to 11.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Irving Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux City Comm School District
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,136 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,076 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
Other schools in Sioux City
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,495 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,136 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,076 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary School is the largest of the 19.
- Irving Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 409 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolIndianola, IA · 395 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 353 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Irving Preschool0.2 mi · 84
- Unity Elementary School1.5 mi · 483
- Bryant Elementary School1.6 mi · 608
- HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 328
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH1.7 mi · 253
- Liberty Elementary School1.7 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Irving Elementary School serve?
Irving Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Irving Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irving Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Irving Elementary School?
At Irving Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Irving Elementary School in?
Irving Elementary School is part of Sioux City Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.