Loess Hills Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sioux City, Iowa

Loess Hills Elementary in Sioux City, Iowa enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 45.2 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 73% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

589 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.4 to 45.2.

Students enrolled at Loess Hills Elementary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235892023-245852024-25578
Students enrolled at Loess Hills Elementary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235892023-245852024-25578
Students enrolled at Loess Hills Elementary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235892023-245852024-25578
Students enrolled at Loess Hills Elementary by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 57802004006002022-235892023-245852024-25578
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358941.414.2
2023-2458540.114.6
2024-2557845.212.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Loess Hills Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLoess Hills Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Loess Hills Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLoess Hills Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Loess Hills Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLoess Hills Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Loess Hills Elementary 12.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLoess Hills Elementary 12.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 559 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Loess Hills Elementary enrolled 559 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 559 of the 559 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent25.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.9% of students were Hispanic, 25.3% White, 9.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.9%
  2. White25.3%
  3. Two or more races9.9%
  4. Black8.3%
  5. American Indian3.8%
  6. Pacific Islander2.9%
  7. Asian1.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Loess Hills Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261%59%69.7%
Math, 2022-2373%52% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Loess Hills Elementary

  1. Liberty Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 659 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Hunt Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 451 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Loess Hills Elementary with Liberty Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sioux City Community Schools spends per student$12,880 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,880
  5. The largest public schools in IowaLoess Hills Elementary is the number 42 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Loess Hills Elementary

  1. How many students attend Loess Hills Elementary?
    578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 589 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sioux City, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Loess Hills Elementary?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Loess Hills Elementary a Title I school?
    Loess Hills Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Loess Hills Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Loess Hills Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 73% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Loess Hills Elementary in?
    Sioux City Community Schools, NCES district ID 1926400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192640002211 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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