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North High School

Public Grades 9-12

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Iowa High Schools

Better than 11% of Iowa high schools

Summary

North High School is a public high school located in Sioux City, Iowa, serving 1,660 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sioux City Community School District, which is ranked 270 out of 313 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, North High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa high schools, with a 1-star rating as well.

North High School faces several challenges, including a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate (84.2% to 88.3%) compared to the state average of around 90%, and a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 21.6% to 43.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) are also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates 5-15 percentage points below the state averages. Additionally, North High School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.89% to 67.41% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing North High School to other high schools in the Sioux City area, such as East High School and West High School, both of which are also part of the Sioux City Community School District, North High School consistently underperforms in key metrics like graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores. Despite being a low-performing school for several years, North High School has not shown significant improvement, indicating a need for more targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues.

1,529

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,602

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 Cheyenne
Sioux City, IA 51104-4340

(712) 239-7000

District: Sioux City Community School District

Feeder schools for North High School:

Elementary:	Bryant Elementary School
	Hunt Elementary School
	Leeds Elementary School
	Unity Elementary School
Middle:	North Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.3%

White:

34.5%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Iowa average (54% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 22% Iowa)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg58%

Iowa avg69%

304^th of 340

Iowa public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Sioux City Community School District

270^th of 313Sioux City Community School District among Iowa districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Iowa percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	304 of 340	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	294 of 338	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	301 of 336	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	282 of 332	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	282 of 327	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	287 of 327	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	300 of 325	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	293 of 320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	282 of 324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	268 of 322	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	281 of 351	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.2	249 of 351	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%-16 vs state

Mathematics54%-13 vs state

Science47%-20 vs state

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by a student
Monday, July 5, 2010

This is a terrible school, and I would never send a child here to learn. It is run in a biased manner, all really conservative republicans. Time is never used efficiently, and with misbehaving students and misbehaving teachers, there is never a lot of learning time. Teachers never give one on one attention to students, and especially never to the kids who need it. It's an intimidating environment, and it's obvious that nearly all of teachers and administrators are only dragging them selves to work everyday just to ruin peoples day, essentially do nothing, and get paid for it. Close Quote

Schools Near North High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)					ISASP Mathematics (2025)					ISASP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North High School	Public	9-12	4200 Cheyenne	Sioux City	51104	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 239-7000	1,529	76	20.1	63.2%	528 (34.5%)	139 (9.1%)	662 (43.3%)	74 (4.8%)	31 (2.0%)	23 (1.5%)	72 (4.7%)	14.7	304^th of 340 public high schools	10.6%		20.3	294^th of 338 public high schools	13.0%	10			61.6	58.4	50.7			52.6	53.4	54.9		46.6	$13,602	$603	$12,999
West High School	Public	9-12	2001 Casselman	Sioux City	51103	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 279-6772	1,308	79	16.5		432 (33.0%)	86 (6.6%)	580 (44.3%)	31 (2.4%)	43 (3.3%)	30 (2.3%)	106 (8.1%)	10.8	310^th of 340 public high schools	8.8%		15.5	303^rd of 338 public high schools	10.4%	7			60.3	57.4	53.0			46.0	50.0	47.6		45.9	$13,862	$375	$13,487
East High School	Public	9-12	3200 S. Cypress St.	Sioux City	51106	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 274-4000	1,495	80	18.6	51.6%	813 (54.4%)	119 (8.0%)	427 (28.6%)	20 (1.3%)	18 (1.2%)	32 (2.1%)	66 (4.4%)	38.5	249^th of 340 public high schools	26.8%		35.8	255^th of 338 public high schools	24.6%	6			73.5	72.4	62.8			59.9	65.9	62.8		62.3	$14,108	$401	$13,707
Hinton High School	Public	7-12	315 W. Grand	Hinton	51024	Plymouth County	Hinton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 947-4328	370	22	17.1	10.5%	348 (94.1%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	81.6	26^th of 340 public high schools	92.4%		83.9	17^th of 338 public high schools	95.0%	9	90.2	88.3	84.2	95.0	86.8	82.0	70.0	77.2	76.7	86.8	81.7	85.0	$15,000	$170	$14,830
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Public	9-12	708 Warrior Road	Sergeant Bluff	51054	Woodbury County	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 943-5561	552	33	16.7	26.1%	419 (75.9%)	39 (7.1%)	46 (8.3%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.5%)	74.8	57^th of 340 public high schools	83.2%		73.4	69^th of 338 public high schools	79.6%	12			85.7	89.2	77.6			70.7	80.2	82.8		78.4	$13,441	$632	$12,809
Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Tara Way	Lawton	51030	Woodbury County	Lawton-Bronson Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 944-5181	339	20	17.1	23.9%	306 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	86.9	10^th of 340 public high schools	97.1%		82.4	22^nd of 338 public high schools	93.5%	12	89.1	96.8	87.8	92.3	95.5	80.4	92.1	75.5	89.2	84.1	82.5	89.2	$15,496	$256	$15,240
Woodbury Central High School	Public	9-12	408 South 4th Street	Moville	51039	Woodbury County	Woodbury Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 873-3128	190	16	11.7	24.7%	175 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	60.4	152^nd of 340 public high schools	55.3%		62.9	129^th of 338 public high schools	61.8%	23			75.5	78.4	89.8			63.3	70.3	69.4		78.4	$12,981	$399	$12,582
Individualized Learning Center	Public	9-12	940 Lincoln Street SW	Le Mars	51031	Plymouth County	Le Mars Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 546-5858	39	1	39.0	53.8%	19 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	3 (7.7%)	7 (17.9%)								(n/a)													$8,195	$88	$8,108
Le Mars High School	Public	9-12	921 3rd Ave SW	Le Mars	51031	Plymouth County	Le Mars Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 546-4153	662	41	16.1	27.8%	476 (71.9%)	23 (3.5%)	115 (17.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	25 (3.8%)	61.4	148^th of 340 public high schools	56.5%		59.8	147^th of 338 public high schools	56.5%	1			80.1	72.6	81.4			68.8	67.1	80.1		76.2	$12,909	$311	$12,598

Frequently Asked Questions about North High School

What is the racial makeup of North High School?

Students at North High School are 43% Hispanic, 35% White, 9% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into North High School?

North High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryant Elementary School
Elementary : Hunt Elementary School
Elementary : Leeds Elementary School
Elementary : Unity Elementary School
Middle : North Middle School

What district is North High School in?

Sioux City Community School District

How many students attend North High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,529 students attended North High School.

Is North High School a good school?

North High School ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Iowa high schools.

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