Sunset Heights Elementary School

Sunset Heights Elementary School, a medium-sized K-5 school in Webster City, Iowa, run under Webster City Comm School District, instructs 311 students, covering grades 2 through 4.

Sunset Heights Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Webster City Comm School District, a district that educates 1,688 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sunset Heights Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Sunset Heights Elementary School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunset Heights Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.7%, the actual is 72.8%, a residual of +5.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $72,432 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hamilton County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,432 students), Sunset Heights Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Webster City Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunset Heights Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 70.4%.

Sunset Heights Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset Heights Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 313 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 6% to 2%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.