Sugar Creek Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Waukee, Iowa

Sugar Creek Elementary School in Waukee, Iowa enrolled 630 students in 2024-25 with 37.2 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 86% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 68.1%).

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

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

623 students in 2022-23, 675 students in 2023-24, 630 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Sugar Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 63002004006008002022-236232023-246752024-25630
Students enrolled at Sugar Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 63002004006008002022-236232023-246752024-25630
Students enrolled at Sugar Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 63002004006008002022-236232023-246752024-25630
Students enrolled at Sugar Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 623, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 63002004006008002022-236232023-246752024-25630
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236230.0not reported
2023-2467541.216.4
2024-2563037.217.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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; This school 17.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 17.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 17.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 17.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.0state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sugar Creek Elementary School reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent9.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.3% of students were White, 11.4% Asian, 8.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White67.3%
  2. Asian11.4%
  3. Black8.3%
  4. Hispanic7.1%
  5. Two or more races5.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Sugar Creek Elementary School scored proficient or above: 86% in math, against 68.1% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIowa
Math86%77% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

Elementary schools in Waukee

4 public elementary schools in Waukee report 2024-25 enrollment; Sugar Creek Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Waukee Elementary School70615.515.9%
Grant Ragan Elementary School66614.123.7%
Sugar Creek Elementary School63017.013.3%
Eason Elementary School59014.825.8%

All public schools in Waukee →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sugar Creek Elementary School

  1. How much Waukee Community School District spends per student$11,927 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,927
  2. The largest public schools in IowaSugar Creek Elementary School is the number 25 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 655
  3. Iowa schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.17.0:1
  4. 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 Sugar Creek Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Sugar Creek Elementary School?
    630 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 623 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waukee, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Creek Elementary School?
    17.0 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 Sugar Creek Elementary School a Title I school?
    Sugar Creek Elementary School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Sugar Creek Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sugar Creek Elementary School scored proficient or above: 86% in math, against 68.1% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sugar Creek Elementary School in?
    Waukee Community School District, NCES district ID 1930510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 193051002308 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, 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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