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If you could change one rule at Kinsey Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192637001495
Kinsey Elementary School
397 10th St SE, Sioux Center, IA 51250 · (712) 722-1541 · Sioux County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
261 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 | 154 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kinsey Elementary School→Sioux Center Intermediate School→Sioux Center Middle School→Sioux Center High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sioux Center Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 81.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Kinsey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Sioux County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #114 of 564 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #138 of 564 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #156 of 564 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #117 of 705 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #83 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #196 of 561 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #150 of 359 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
-88 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
% White
41%
was 61%
% Hispanic
55%
was 34%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 483 | 41.4 | 11.7:1 | 54% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 40.9 | 11.7:1 | 55% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 43 | 11.5:1 | 48% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 43.1 | 13.3:1 | 36% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kinsey Elementary School.
About Kinsey Elementary School
Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Kinsey Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 483 students in kindergarten through 3. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 325.
The district, Sioux Center Comm School District, has 1,659 students enrolled across 5 schools.
The largest group at Kinsey Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 55%. Enrollment also includes 41% White. Among people living in Sioux County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. The diversity index for Kinsey Elementary School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Kinsey Elementary School reported 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. There are 261 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 54% of enrollment. That is higher than the 45% average for public schools in Sioux County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kinsey Elementary School is in the top 10% of Iowa schools: 81.1% actual against 64.9% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Sioux County, median household income comes to about $86,098, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 19 public schools and about 5,321 students.
Kinsey Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from Sioux Center Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kinsey Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 571 (2017-18) to 483 (2024-25). Hispanic enrollment as a share of the school increased from 34% to 55%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.3:1 to 11.7:1.
The discussion board for Kinsey Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,212
Census ACS
Median income
$86,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux Center Comm School District
- Sioux Center High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Sioux Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Sioux Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Sioux Center PreschoolElementary · 49 students
Other schools in Sioux Center
- Sioux Center High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Sioux Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Sioux Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Sioux Center PreschoolElementary · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Sioux Center Middle School1.3 mi · 367
- Sioux Center Intermediate School1.3 mi · 242
- Sioux Center Preschool1.4 mi · 49
- Sioux Center High School1.4 mi · 518
- MOC-Floyd Valley High School7.7 mi · 486
- Boyden-Hull High School8.5 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Kinsey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kinsey Elementary School?
Kinsey Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Kinsey Elementary School serve?
Kinsey Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kinsey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kinsey Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kinsey Elementary School?
At Kinsey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kinsey Elementary School?
Kinsey Elementary School is overseen by Sioux Center Comm School District in Sioux County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.