DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in DAKOTA CITY, Nebraska, one of the schools within SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS, works with 246 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,871 students; DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% White, 6% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Nebraska schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.0%; actual is 64.8%, +11.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Dakota County reports that median household income runs about $70,329, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 4,437 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 2.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 64.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 27%: 193 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 53% to 63%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.