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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at North High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,529
High
DISTRICT 1,444 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192640001522
North High School
4200 Cheyenne, Sioux City, IA 51104 · (712) 239-7000 · Woodbury County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,529 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
967 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 465 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 386 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 351 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 327 | 21% |
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
57.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 55.5% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 North High School
North High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North High School this school | 1,529 | 63.2% | 54.4% |
| Marshalltown High School Marshalltown | 1,629 | 72.6% | 54.6% |
| Valley High School West Des Moines | 2,178 | 68.0% | 65.5% |
| Denison High School Denison | 777 | 64.4% | 72.3% |
| Lincoln High School Des Moines | 2,364 | 74.9% | 41.1% |
| Perry High School Perry | 549 | 54.5% | 67.3% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 North High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #292 of 313 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #285 of 314 ▼ 7 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #298 of 314 ▼ 4 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,529 | #15 of 340 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #249 of 259 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #13 of 260 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #15 of 320 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #115 of 133 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,529
-100 (-6%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,278
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 1,529 | 75.9 | 20.2:1 | 63% (967) |
| 2023-24 | 1,660 | 75.7 | 21.9:1 | 67% (1,119) |
| 2022-23 | 1,634 | 78 | 20.9:1 | 64% (1,047) |
| 2020-21 | 1,629 | 85 | 19.2:1 | 70% (1,144) |
| 2017-18 | 1,488 | 88.7 | 16.8:1 | 67% (996) |
| 2015-16 | 1,460 | 81 | 18.0:1 | 70% (1,026) |
| 2010-11 | 1,436 | 87 | 16.5:1 | 51% (735) |
| 2000-01 | 1,261 | 68 | 18.5:1 | 21% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 1,278 | 68 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,488 to 1,529); teachers down 14% (88.7 to 75.9).
About North High School
The public high school North High School is located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school had 1,529 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Iowa) has about 468 students.
Sioux City Comm School District, which runs North High School, has 21 schools and 14,189 students.
North High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 43%. Other students are 35% White, 9% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Woodbury County residents are about 19% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at North High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal data list 75.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at North High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 63%. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Woodbury County.
allk12 grades North High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
North High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.4% is 6.0 points below the 60.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Woodbury County show that median household income is about $73,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 37 public schools operate in Woodbury County, serving about 18,210 students.
North Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: North High School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 54.4% versus a 58.5% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,629 to 1,529. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.2:1 in 2020-21 to 20.2:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. 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
- 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
- Spalding Park ElementaryElementary · 683 students
Other schools in Sioux City
- 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
- Spalding Park ElementaryElementary · 683 students
Other North High schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named North High. North High School is the 11th largest of the 22.
- North High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 1,428 students
- North High SchoolDavenport, IA · 1,190 students
- North High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,532 students
- North HighBakersfield, CA · 2,135 students
- North HighWichita, KS · 2,041 students
Nearby schools
- North Middle School0.4 mi · 1,136
- Clark Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 75
- Leeds Elementary School1.2 mi · 593
- Perry Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 635
- Bryant Elementary School1.5 mi · 608
- Hunt Elementary School2.4 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About North High SchoolHow many students attend North High School?
North High School enrolls approximately 1,529 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North High School serve?
North High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North High School is approximately 20.2:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North High School?
Student demographics at North High School are roughly 35% White, 43% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is North High School in?
North High 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.