Sageville Elementary School

Sageville Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school in Dubuque, Iowa, overseen by Dubuque Comm School District. The school instructs 304 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Dubuque Comm School District, which oversees 19 schools and 9,843 students, Sageville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sageville Elementary School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dubuque County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sageville Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 77.0%; actual is 66.4%, a gap of -10.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Dubuque County shows median household earnings sit near $77,630, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Dubuque County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,164 students), Sageville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Eisenhower Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sageville Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sageville Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.8%.

Sageville Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sageville Elementary School has rose 4%, going from 293 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 95% to 91%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.