Sunnyside Elementary School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Sioux City, Iowa

Sunnyside Elementary School in Sioux City, Iowa enrolled 244 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 89% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

262 students in 2022-23, 249 students in 2023-24, 244 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.8 to 14.9.

Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232622023-242492024-25244
Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232622023-242492024-25244
Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232622023-242492024-25244
Students enrolled at Sunnyside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232622023-242492024-25244
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326215.816.6
2023-2424915.016.6
2024-2524414.916.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 16.4; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state 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 Sunnyside Elementary School enrolled 244 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent9.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.4% of students were White, 15.6% Hispanic, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White66.4%
  2. Hispanic15.6%
  3. Two or more races8.6%
  4. Black5.7%
  5. Asian2.9%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 Sunnyside Elementary School scored proficient or above: 80% in reading in 2021-22 and 89% 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, 2021-2280%59%69.7%
Math, 2022-2389%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.

Elementary schools in Sioux City

12 public elementary schools in Sioux City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Spalding Park Elementary68313.752.3%
Liberty Elementary School65912.975.3%
Morningside Elementary64513.844.3%
Perry Creek Elementary School63516.238.1%
Bryant Elementary School60814.449.8%
Irving Elementary School60511.685.0%
Leeds Elementary School59313.269.3%
Unity Elementary School48312.562.5%

All public schools in Sioux City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sunnyside Elementary School

  1. Nodland Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 249 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Morningside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 645 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Sunnyside Elementary School with Nodland 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 IowaSunnyside Elementary School is the number 470 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#470 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  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 Sunnyside Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary School?
    244 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 262 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sioux City, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunnyside Elementary School?
    16.4 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 Sunnyside Elementary School a Title I school?
    Sunnyside Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sunnyside Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sunnyside Elementary School scored proficient or above: 80% in reading in 2021-22 and 89% 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 Sunnyside Elementary School in?
    Sioux City Community Schools, NCES district ID 1926400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192640001530 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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