SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NE proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 66%Projected 32%

Dakota City Elementary School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NE proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NE average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 61%NE 59%

English proficiency

School 52%NE 59%

Science proficiency

School 83%NE 71%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
1%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the NE average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

25.04 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.59 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

15.71 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$79,018

NE average $84,618

Median home value

$160,378

NE average $234,530

Median rent

$1,214 /mo

NE average $1,116

Unemployment rate

5.5%

NE average 3.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 82.2%NE 91.7%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

12:1

NE average 13:1

Teachers

21

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$76,113

All teachers in So Sioux City Community Schs.

Student to counselor ratio NE average 253:1241:1
Support staff3
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NE 99%

Experienced teachers

School 79%NE 79%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days1
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension2
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9561 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$16.71

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

28%

Native American

3%

Asian or Pacific Islander

7%

Black

1%

Latino

56%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

1%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged74%
Students with disabilities7%
English as a second language38%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory1%

Elementary schools nearest to Dakota City Elementary School

Nearby elementary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Cardinal Elementary School

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 3.2 mi
Covington Elementary School

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Sergeant Bluff-luton Elementary School

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 65%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Harney Elementary School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Lewis & Clark Elementary Sch

  • Actual: 54%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 4.4 mi
Morningside Elementary

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
Sunnyside Elementary School

  • Actual: 86%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 5.2 mi
Spalding Park Elementary

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 5.5 mi
Irving Elementary School

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 5.8 mi
Liberty Elementary School

  • Actual: 49%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 6.2 mi