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Best Elementary Schools
in Sioux City Comm School District

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Sioux City Comm School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Riverside Elementary School
Grades PK–05244 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
57/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
2
rank
Spalding Park Elementary
Grades PK–05652 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
3
rank
Leeds Elementary School
Grades PK–05606 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
57/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Bryant Elementary School
Grades PK–05571 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
5
rank
Sunnyside Elementary School
Grades 03–05262 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Morningside Elementary
Grades PK–05652 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
7
rank
Loess Hills Elementary
Grades PK–05589 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Perry Creek Elementary School
Grades KG–05671 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Liberty Elementary School
Grades PK–05645 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
10
rank
Hunt Elementary School
Grades PK–05392 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,834
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Sioux City Comm School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
22
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
51
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.