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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Perry Creek Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192640002237
Perry Creek Elementary School
3601 Country Club Blvd, Sioux City, IA 51104 · (712) 279-6836 · Woodbury County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
286 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
66%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
69.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 76.9% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Perry Creek Elementary School
Perry Creek Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Creek Elementary School this school | 635 | 45.0% | 72.8% |
| Pickwick Early Childhood Center Ottumwa | 560 | 43.4% | N/A |
| Western Hills Elementary School West Des Moines | 570 | 45.8% | 67.4% |
| Crossroads Park Elementary School West Des Moines | 530 | 51.5% | 79.9% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School Iowa City | 464 | 46.6% | 69.4% |
| Wilson Elementary School Davenport | 507 | 53.5% | 53.5% |
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 Perry Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #286 of 564 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #348 of 564 ▼ 78 | #7 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #335 of 564 ▼ 123 | #10 of 16 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #24 of 705 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #514 of 561 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #85 of 561 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #283 of 666 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #356 of 359 | #11 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
635
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 635 | 39.3 | 16.1:1 | 45% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 37.1 | 17.1:1 | 54% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 39.8 | 16.9:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 51% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 33.9 | 18.8:1 | 44% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (637 to 635); teachers up 16% (33.9 to 39.3).
About Perry Creek Elementary School
Perry Creek Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school found in Sioux City, Iowa. Enrolled students number 635 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Perry Creek Elementary School is part of Sioux City Comm School District, where 21 schools serve 14,189 students.
White students are the largest group at Perry Creek Elementary School, with 50% of enrollment. Next come 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 71% White. Perry Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Perry Creek Elementary School counts 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.1 students for each one. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. About 45% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 60% for public schools in Woodbury County.
The allk12 Grade for Perry Creek Elementary School is B. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Perry Creek Elementary School would score about 69.4%. It scores 72.8%, 3.3 points above that figure.
Among Woodbury County residents, median household income is about $73,658, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 37 public schools in Woodbury County, with a combined enrollment of about 18,210.
The closest other public school is Clark Early Childhood Center, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Perry Creek Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 640 in 2020-21 and 635 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Clark Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 75
- Bryant Elementary School0.9 mi · 608
- Hunt Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- North High School1.3 mi · 1,529
- North Middle School1.7 mi · 1,136
- Liberty Elementary School1.8 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Perry Creek Elementary School?
Perry Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades KG-05.
Is Perry Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perry Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perry Creek Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Perry Creek Elementary School?
Perry Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Perry Creek Elementary School public or private?
Perry Creek 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.