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Loess Hills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1717 Casselman Street, Sioux City, IA 51103 · (712) 279-6843 · Part of Sioux City Community School District

Sioux City’s School Grade D better than 14% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
578
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Loess Hills Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Sioux City kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Sioux City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Loess Hills ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1717 Casselman Street, Sioux City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten90
Grade 180
Grade 290
Grade 387
Grade 4108
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
608’20
580’21
589’22
585’23
578’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 25%Two or more races 10%Black 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Loess Hills Elementary from Sioux City families.

Other schools in Sioux City Community School District

The district →
Spalding Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C−
683 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
D
659 students13:1
Morningside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C
645 students14:1
Bryant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C
608 students14:1
Leeds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
C−
593 students13:1
Unity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux City
D
483 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Sioux City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.