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Perry Creek Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
344th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools
Better than 40% of Iowa elementary schools
Summary

Perry Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sioux City, Iowa, serving 632 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Sioux City Community School District, which is ranked 270 out of 313 districts in the state.

Perry Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 66.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.4% for the district and 67.9% for the state. In 5th grade Mathematics, the school had 70.4% proficiency, higher than the district's 63% and the state's 71.5%. While the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, its rates are generally lower than the district average. Additionally, Perry Creek serves a population with higher socioeconomic needs, with 46.05% to 54.25% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Despite having lower spending per student ($12,156) compared to nearby schools like Riverside Elementary ($17,090) and Hunt Elementary ($14,662), Perry Creek Elementary is able to maintain strong academic results, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school's dedication and effectiveness in supporting student learning and achievement, even with the challenges it faces, make it a relatively high-performing school within the Sioux City Community School District.

635
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,156
Per pupil spending ?
45%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3601 Country Club Blvd
       Sioux City, IA  51104

(712) 279-6836

District: Sioux City Community School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.6%
Hispanic:
26.6%
African American:
11.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2019 → 40th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Sioux City Community School District
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2019
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school70%
District avg64%
Iowa avg71%
344th of 576
Iowa public elementary schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 15 pts since 2019
From top 44% (2019) to bottom 40% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Sioux City Community School District
270th 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
202547.8344 of 57640.3%★★☆☆☆
202465.5195 of 55765.0%★★★☆☆
202369.5174 of 56569.2%★★★☆☆
202271.2159 of 57472.3%★★★★☆
202178.199 of 56782.5%★★★★☆
201959.3268 of 60355.6%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics72%~ state avg
English Language Arts70%~ state avg
Science64%~ state avg

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Perry Creek Elementary School ranks 344th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Perry Creek Elementary School are 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Perry Creek Elementary School.


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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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