Enrollment
196
High
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIDNEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192625001489
Sidney High School
2754 Knox Road, Sidney, IA 51652 · (712) 374-2731 · Fremont County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
94 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 17% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sidney Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.0pp 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 70 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 77.8% |
% 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Sidney High School
Sidney High School's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney High School this school | 196 | 48.0% | 75.6% |
| Starmont High School Arlington | 174 | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School Winfield | 198 | 51.0% | 62.1% |
| AGWSR High School Ackley | 190 | 44.2% | 67.1% |
| Rockford Junior-Senior High School Rockford | 173 | 49.1% | 68.2% |
| Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger | 128 | 46.1% | 62.3% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Sidney High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #126 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #178 of 314 ▼ 117 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #191 of 314 ▼ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #264 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #64 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #14 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
196
-35 (-15%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 196 | 18.3 | 10.7:1 | 48% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 17.6 | 11.6:1 | 48% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 17.4 | 12.8:1 | 46% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 48% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 52% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 43% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 46% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 210 | 21 | 10.0:1 | 27% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 20 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sidney High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (258 to 196); teachers down 17% (22 to 18.3).
About Sidney High School
Among the schools in Sidney, Iowa, is Sidney High School, a low-enrollment high school. The school's 196 students are in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
Sidney Comm School District enrolls 438 students in 3 schools, including Sidney High School.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Sidney High School. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Fremont County is about 92% White. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Sidney High School operates with 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.7:1. On average, high schools in Iowa have 17.3:1, compared with 10.7:1 here. Sidney High School reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Fremont County average 46%.
The allk12 Grade for Sidney High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Sidney High School are 7.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (75.6% actual, 68.0% predicted).
Census estimates describe Fremont County this way: the median household income is $71,621, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Fremont County has 8 public schools and roughly 1,104 students.
The next-closest public school is Sidney Virtual SAC School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Sidney High School is ahead of the 68.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Sidney High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 15% from 2020-21, when Sidney High School had 231 students, to 2024-25, when it had 196.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,514
Census ACS
Median income
$71,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sidney Comm School District
- Sidney Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Sidney Virtual SAC SchoolCombined · 1 students
Other schools in Sidney
- Sidney Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Sidney Virtual SAC SchoolCombined · 1 students
Other Sidney High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sidney High. Sidney High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Sidney High SchoolSidney, OH · 791 students
- Sidney High SchoolSidney, MT · 355 students
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOLSIDNEY, NY · 342 students
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOLSIDNEY, NE · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Sidney Virtual SAC School0.0 mi · 1
- Sidney Elementary School0.9 mi · 241
- Marnie Simons Elementary School8.7 mi · 102
- Hamburg Charter High School8.7 mi · 58
- Hamburg Middle School8.7 mi · 31
- Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School9.9 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Sidney High SchoolHow large is Sidney High School?
Sidney High School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 07-12.
Is Sidney High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sidney High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Sidney High School have?
Sidney High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is Sidney High School?
Sidney High School reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sidney High School?
Sidney High School is overseen by Sidney Comm School District in Fremont County.
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