Sidney Elementary School

As a cozy elementary campus in Sidney, Iowa, Sidney Elementary School instructs 241 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Sidney Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Sidney Elementary School sits 26% below that benchmark.

Sidney Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 438 students. Sidney Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Sidney Elementary School reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Fremont County's rate of about 46%.

With demographic context factored in, Sidney Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.1%; Sidney Elementary School posts 77.3%, +14.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fremont County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,621 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fremont County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,104 students), of which Sidney Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Sidney Virtual SAC School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Sidney Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sidney Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.4%.

Sidney Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 264 students in 2018 compared to 241 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 91% to 85%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Sidney Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.