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Loess Hills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Iowa elementary schools

Summary

Loess Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Sioux City, Iowa, serving 585 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Sioux City Community School District, which is ranked 270 out of 313 districts in the state.

Loess Hills Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages, and a high percentage of students (59.59% to 71.11%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby schools like Riverside Elementary and Perry Creek Elementary, Loess Hills generally performs worse on key metrics such as test scores and chronic absenteeism rates.

The data suggests that Loess Hills Elementary could benefit from targeted interventions to address chronic absenteeism, improve academic performance, and provide additional support for students from low-income families. Strategies such as strengthening family engagement, implementing evidence-based instructional practices, and providing targeted professional development for teachers could be potential areas of focus to help the school improve its educational outcomes.

578

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,241

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1717 Casselman Street
Sioux City, IA 51103

(712) 279-6843

District: Sioux City Community School District

Students who attend Loess Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

25.3%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Iowa average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 10 pts below the Iowa average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Iowa avg71%

441^st of 576

Iowa public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary 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	34.1	441 of 576	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	417 of 557	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	353 of 565	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	409 of 574	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	367 of 567	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	343 of 603	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	434 of 567	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	450 of 574	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	475 of 599	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%-7 vs state

English Language Arts66%-5 vs state

Science54%-10 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Loess Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Casselman Street	Sioux City	51103	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6843	578	45	12.7	71.6%	146 (25.3%)	48 (8.3%)	277 (47.9%)	11 (1.9%)	22 (3.8%)	17 (2.9%)	57 (9.9%)	34.1	441^st of 576 public elementary schools	23.4%		34.6	417^th of 557 public elementary schools	25.1%	24	55.8	67.3	73.2	66.2	60.2	74.4	53.7	$13,241	$1,082	$12,159
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1623 Rebecca Street	Sioux City	51103	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6845	659	51	12.9	84.8%	78 (11.8%)	70 (10.6%)	329 (49.9%)	16 (2.4%)	51 (7.7%)	56 (8.5%)	59 (9.0%)	10.1	529^th of 576 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.2	501^st of 557 public elementary schools	10.1%	28	45.3	60.6	49.5	50.0	44.2	59.3	42.9	$13,723	$1,309	$12,414
Hunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 W. 27th St	Sioux City	51103	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6833	451	33	13.6	92.9%	51 (11.3%)	66 (14.6%)	260 (57.6%)	6 (1.3%)	21 (4.7%)	18 (4.0%)	29 (6.4%)	18.7	492^nd of 576 public elementary schools	14.6%		15	490^th of 557 public elementary schools	12.0%	2	46.2	67.3	58.3	61.5	69.4	53.3	41.7	$14,662	$1,309	$13,352
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2220 Nash	Sioux City	51109	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6811	227	29	7.8	72.7%	107 (47.1%)	7 (3.1%)	79 (34.8%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.1%)	51.3	320^th of 576 public elementary schools	44.4%		31.1	438^th of 557 public elementary schools	21.4%	118	71.0	72.7	75.7	74.2	72.7	78.4	54.1	$17,090	$1,205	$15,885
Perry Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Country Club Blvd	Sioux City	51104	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 279-6836	635	39	16.1	45.0%	315 (49.6%)	74 (11.7%)	169 (26.6%)	18 (2.8%)	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	34 (5.4%)	47.8	344^th of 576 public elementary schools	40.3%		65.5	195^th of 557 public elementary schools	65.0%	149	66.4	70.5	72.4	71.0	75.5	70.4	64.3	$12,156	$325	$11,830
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3040 Jones Street	Sioux City	51104	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6819	608	42	14.4	71.4%	189 (31.1%)	97 (16.0%)	235 (38.7%)	15 (2.5%)	18 (3.0%)	20 (3.3%)	34 (5.6%)	29.7	462^nd of 576 public elementary schools	19.8%		33.5	423^rd of 557 public elementary schools	24.1%	39	54.2	75.0	64.8	67.9	63.8	52.3	56.8	$13,836	$1,171	$12,665
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Floyd Blvd	Sioux City	51105	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6834	605	52	11.5	92.9%	20 (3.3%)	48 (7.9%)	522 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	16.2	501^st of 576 public elementary schools	13.0%		10	514^th of 557 public elementary schools	7.7%	13	49.5	73.0	37.0	63.7	70.3	33.3	31.9	$12,850	$1,170	$11,680
Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Unity Avenue	Sioux City	51105	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6839	483	39	12.4	80.3%	198 (41.0%)	45 (9.3%)	170 (35.2%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.5%)	15 (3.1%)	39 (8.1%)	18.3	495^th of 576 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.8	503^rd of 557 public elementary schools	9.7%	8	60.0	50.8	62.5	69.2	42.4	56.9	34.4	$13,805	$1,113	$12,692
Leeds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3919 Jefferson St	Sioux City	51108	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 239-7034	593	45	13.2	76.2%	261 (44.0%)	61 (10.3%)	200 (33.7%)	12 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	10 (1.7%)	41 (6.9%)	46.4	359^th of 576 public elementary schools	37.7%		36.4	404^th of 557 public elementary schools	27.5%	45	60.4	76.5	82.7	62.5	64.7	72.4	66.3	$13,803	$1,078	$12,724
Spalding Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Stone Avenue	Sioux City	51106	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 274-4043	683	50	13.7	63.7%	250 (36.6%)	69 (10.1%)	241 (35.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	56 (8.2%)	48 (7.0%)	41.3	394^th of 576 public elementary schools	31.6%		36.2	409^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.6%	15	63.9	74.4	73.5	66.1	62.8	73.5	59.0	$13,633	$1,329	$12,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Loess Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Loess Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loess Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School
High : West High School

Is Loess Hills Elementary a good school?

Loess Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Iowa elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Loess Hills Elementary?

Students at Loess Hills Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 25% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Loess Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Loess Hills Elementary.

What district is Loess Hills Elementary in?

Sioux City Community School District

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2024–25 graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 ISASP test scoresAug 20, 2025

2023–24 graduation ratesApr 1, 2025

2017–18 through 2023–24 attendance dataNov 15, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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