Perry Creek Elementary School

Perry Creek Elementary School is an elementary-level community of high-enrollment scale in Sioux City, Iowa, overseen by Sioux City Comm School District, enrolling 635 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Perry Creek Elementary School sits 95% larger than that benchmark.

Perry Creek Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by Sioux City Comm School District, a district that hosts 14,189 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Perry Creek Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Woodbury County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Perry Creek Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Perry Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Perry Creek Elementary School qualify 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 south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Perry Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Woodbury County put median household income runs about $73,658, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Perry Creek Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Woodbury County (combined enrollment of about 18,210 students).

Clark Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Perry Creek Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 637 students in 2018 compared to 635 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 50% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.