Loess Hills Elementary

Set in SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Loess Hills Elementary is a heavily attended elementary campus, operated by Sioux City Comm School District. It instructs 578 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Loess Hills Elementary sits 78% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 21 schools in Sioux City Comm School District (14,189 students total), Loess Hills Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Loess Hills Elementary records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 25% White, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Woodbury County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Loess Hills Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.1%; this one delivers 62.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Woodbury County indicate median household income runs about $73,658, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Loess Hills Elementary is one of 37 public schools in Woodbury County (combined enrollment of about 18,210 students).

West High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Loess Hills Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 42% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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