Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190001501486
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School
416 9th Ave, Sibley, IA 51249 · (712) 754-3636 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A+Beats 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
12.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
173 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 16% larger than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 76.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School this school | 308 | 56.2% | 77.8% |
| Lenox Elementary School Lenox | 308 | 51.3% | 76.2% |
| Madison Elementary School Muscatine | 372 | 50.8% | 61.3% |
| Clark Elementary School Le Mars | 301 | 50.2% | 69.8% |
| Sunset Heights Elementary School Webster City | 311 | 48.6% | 72.8% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Mason City | 348 | 60.6% | 64.4% |
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 Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #175 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #129 of 564 ▲ 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #231 of 564 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #355 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #192 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #197 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #159 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #249 of 359 |
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
308
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 308 | 24.1 | 12.8:1 | 56% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 26.1 | 11.6:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 25.5 | 11.9:1 | 52% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 41% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 39% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 31% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (334 to 308); teachers down 11% (27 to 24.1).
About Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School
Among the schools in Sibley, Iowa, is Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 308 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4.
Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District serves 688 students across 3 schools.
At Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School, White students make up 63% of the student body. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 10% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Osceola County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 12.8 students per teacher and 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%.
allk12 grades Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Iowa. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.8%, against a prediction of 63.9%.
In the county around the school, Osceola County, the median household income is $69,239, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 3 public schools in Osceola County, enrolling about 688 students in all.
Sibley-Ocheyedan High School is the public school closest to Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 76.1% on proficiency, and Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School is above that at 77.8%.
The NCES locale for Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School had 300 students, to 2024-25, when it had 308.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,100
Census ACS
Median income
$69,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District
- Sibley-Ocheyedan High SchoolHigh · 195 students
- Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle SchoolMiddle · 185 students
Other schools in Sibley
- Sibley-Ocheyedan High SchoolHigh · 195 students
- Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle SchoolMiddle · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Sibley-Ocheyedan High School0.3 mi · 195
- Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School0.3 mi · 185
- George-Little Rock Elementary School7.5 mi · 232
- George-Little Rock Senior High School13.4 mi · 102
- George-Little Rock Middle School13.4 mi · 61
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY15.1 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolHow large is Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School?
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-04.
Is Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School have?
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School?
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School public or private?
Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District.
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