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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051002308
Sugar Creek Elementary School
965 Ashworth RD, Waukee, IA 59263 · (515) 987-5160 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
117 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
86.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 86.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 84.2% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Sugar Creek Elementary School
Sugar Creek Elementary School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Elementary School this school | 630 | 18.6% | 79.0% |
| Riverdale Heights Elem School Bettendorf | 628 | 19.9% | 87.7% |
| Brookview Elementary School West Des Moines | 592 | 22.0% | 82.0% |
| Henry A Wallace Elementary School Johnston | 840 | 12.9% | 85.5% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Bettendorf | 621 | 8.5% | 89.8% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston | 667 | 27.3% | 73.9% |
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 Sugar Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #152 of 564 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #93 of 564 ▲ 28 | #7 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #149 of 564 ▼ 8 | #10 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #26 of 705 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #536 of 561 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #203 of 561 | #10 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #612 of 666 | #13 of 20 |
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 | 630 | 37.2 | 16.9:1 | 19% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 41.2 | 16.4:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | N/A | N/A | 12% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Creek Elementary School.
About Sugar Creek Elementary School
Sugar Creek Elementary School is a large elementary school in Waukee Comm School District, located in Waukee, Iowa. The latest federal count shows 630 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 94% larger than average.
Sugar Creek Elementary School belongs to Waukee Comm School District, a district of 19 schools and 13,917 students.
White students are the majority at Sugar Creek Elementary School, with 67% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Asian, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Dallas County, the White share is about 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Sugar Creek Elementary School, 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.9:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Roughly 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sugar Creek Elementary School, the prediction is 82.7% and the result is 79.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that the median household income is $102,379, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 41 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 22,938 students in all.
Timberline School is the public school closest to Sugar Creek Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sugar Creek Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Sugar Creek Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukee Comm School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in Waukee
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other Sugar Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Sugar Creek Elementary. Sugar Creek Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Sugar Creek ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 755 students
- Sugar Creek ElementaryVerona, WI · 645 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolLester, AL · 631 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolNormal, IL · 468 students
- SUGAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENTONVILLE, AR · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Timberline School1.4 mi · 992
- South Middle School1.6 mi · 1,092
- Waukee Elementary School2.0 mi · 706
- Waukee Middle School2.2 mi · 867
- Waukee High School2.3 mi · 1,375
- Vince Meyer Early Learning Center2.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sugar Creek Elementary School?
Sugar Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sugar Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sugar Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sugar Creek Elementary School have?
Sugar Creek Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Sugar Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sugar Creek Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sugar Creek Elementary School in?
Sugar Creek Elementary School is part of Waukee Comm School District.
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