Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192637002299
Sioux Center Intermediate School
950 4th Ave NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250 · (712) 722-2987 · Sioux County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
132 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 116 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 52% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Feeds from
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.8pp 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 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.9% | 70.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Sioux Center Intermediate School
Sioux Center Intermediate School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Center Intermediate School this school | 242 | 54.5% | 69.8% |
| South Side Elementary School Hampton | 303 | 60.4% | 67.9% |
| Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond | 362 | 57.7% | 49.5% |
| CAL Elementary School Latimer | 180 | 47.2% | 76.2% |
| Hawarden Elementary School Hawarden | 193 | 63.7% | 73.2% |
| North Side Elementary School Hampton | 145 | 59.3% | N/A |
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 Sioux Center Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Sioux County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #335 of 564 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #373 of 564 ▲ 8 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #226 of 564 ▲ 44 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #494 of 705 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #520 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #178 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #169 of 666 | #3 of 7 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 14.8 | 16.4:1 | 55% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 16.4 | 15.0:1 | 47% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 15.4 | 15.6:1 | 40% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sioux Center Intermediate School.
About Sioux Center Intermediate School
Sioux Center Intermediate School serves students in Sioux Center, Iowa, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 242 students, from grades 4 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
Sioux Center Comm School District has 1,659 students spread across 5 schools.
At Sioux Center Intermediate School, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. After that, the student body is 47% Hispanic. Census figures show Sioux County is about 85% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1 at Sioux Center Intermediate School, with 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.6 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Sioux County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Sioux Center Intermediate School is B-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Sioux Center Intermediate School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 64.7%. Sioux Center Intermediate School scores 69.8%, 5.1 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Sioux County show that the median household income is $86,098, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 19 public schools in Sioux County, enrolling about 5,321 students in all.
Sioux Center Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Sioux Center Intermediate School, there are 4 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sioux Center Intermediate School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
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Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,212
Census ACS
Median income
$86,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux Center Comm School District
- Sioux Center High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Kinsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Sioux Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Sioux Center PreschoolElementary · 49 students
Other schools in Sioux Center
- Sioux Center High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Kinsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Sioux Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Sioux Center PreschoolElementary · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Sioux Center Middle School0.1 mi · 367
- Sioux Center Preschool0.2 mi · 49
- Sioux Center High School0.5 mi · 518
- Kinsey Elementary School1.3 mi · 483
- Boyden-Hull High School7.2 mi · 253
- MOC-Floyd Valley High School8.6 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Sioux Center Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Sioux Center Intermediate School?
Sioux Center Intermediate School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Sioux Center Intermediate School serve?
Sioux Center Intermediate School serves grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Sioux Center Intermediate School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Sioux Center Intermediate School.
How diverse is Sioux Center Intermediate School?
Sioux Center Intermediate School reports a student body of 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sioux Center Intermediate School public or private?
Sioux Center Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sioux Center Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.