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What's the most underrated thing about Leeds Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192640001934
Leeds Elementary School
3919 Jefferson St, Sioux City, IA 51108 · (712) 239-7034 · Woodbury County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
452 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
68%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
73.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 66.3% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 12 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 →
Schools most like Leeds Elementary School
Leeds Elementary School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Elementary School this school | 593 | 76.2% | 65.4% |
| Unity Elementary School Sioux City | 483 | 80.3% | 49.3% |
| Bryant Elementary School Sioux City | 608 | 71.4% | 61.4% |
| Hillside Elementary School West Des Moines | 548 | 71.7% | 61.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Muscatine | 441 | 68.0% | 55.1% |
| Duncombe Elementary School Fort Dodge | 438 | 70.1% | 43.8% |
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 Leeds Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #403 of 564 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #433 of 564 ▼ 5 | #10 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #273 of 564 ▲ 94 | #7 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #39 of 705 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #248 of 561 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #75 of 561 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #53 of 666 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #136 of 359 | #3 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
593
-83 (-12%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 593 | 44.9 | 13.2:1 | 76% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 45.6 | 13.3:1 | 70% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 43.3 | 14.0:1 | 67% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 69% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 65% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 68% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 58% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 42% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leeds Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (707 to 593); teachers down 6% (48 to 44.9).
About Leeds Elementary School
Leeds Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Sioux City, Iowa. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 593 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 325.
Sioux City Comm School District enrolls 14,189 students in 21 schools, including Leeds Elementary School.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Leeds Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Woodbury County, the White share is about 71%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 13.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Leeds Elementary School, which has 44.9. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Leeds Elementary School is about 76%. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Woodbury County.
Leeds Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Leeds Elementary School is a top-10% school in Iowa on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.8% with an actual 65.4%.
In the surrounding county, Woodbury County, median household income comes to about $73,658, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 37 public schools and about 18,210 students.
Among nearby public schools, North Middle School is closest at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Leeds Elementary School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 676 (2020-21) to 593 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 13.2:1.
The discussion board for Leeds Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Leeds Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Leeds Elementary. Leeds Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Leeds Elementary SchoolLeeds, AL · 678 students
- Leeds ElementaryElkton, MD · 284 students
- LEEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLeeds, ND · 96 students
Nearby schools
- North Middle School0.8 mi · 1,136
- North High School1.2 mi · 1,529
- Unity Elementary School1.9 mi · 483
- Bryant Elementary School2.0 mi · 608
- Clark Early Childhood Center2.1 mi · 75
- Perry Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Leeds Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leeds Elementary School?
Leeds Elementary School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Leeds Elementary School serve?
Leeds Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leeds Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leeds Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Leeds Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leeds Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Leeds Elementary School public or private?
Leeds Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sioux City Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.