Dakota City Elementary School
1801 Locust St
Dakota City NE, 68731, Dakota County
Phone: 402-987-3363
Ranking: 
(273 out of 796, top 34%)*
(273 out of 796, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South Sioux City Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 21 | 20 | |||
| Total Students: | 210 | 217 | 224 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 19.0% | 33 | 15.2% | 34 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 24 | 11.4% | 32 | 14.7% | 39 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 33 | 15.7% | 45 | 20.7% | 38 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 19.0% | 41 | 18.9% | 31 | 13.8% |
| Grade 4: | 43 | 20.5% | 29 | 13.4% | 40 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 30 | 14.3% | 37 | 17.1% | 42 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 106 | 50.5% | 106 | 48.8% | 115 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 96 | 45.7% | 103 | 47.5% | 105 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 18 | 8.6% | 13 | 6.0% | 9 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 109 | 51.9% | 110 | 50.7% | 110 | 49.1% |
| Black | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% |
| White: | 77 | 36.7% | 91 | 41.9% | 103 | 46.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 93 | 44.3% | 75 | 34.6% | 70 | 31.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 13.3% | 38 | 17.5% | 40 | 17.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.30 | 10.50 | 11.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 28.4% | 67.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 46.2% | 67.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 51.9% | 71% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 40.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 59.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 60.4% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82.1% | 89% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 27.3% | 66% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53.5% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.9% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.4% | N/A |
| STARS | ||||||
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.35% | 92.04% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.31% | 93.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 88.78% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.67% | 98.55% | 92.21% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 46.23% | 67.53% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.25% | 98.63% | 90.15% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.39% | 97.2% | 91.23% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.44% | 99.65% | 93.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.36% | 95.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.32% | 96.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.54% | 96.85% | 88.27% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.51% | 97.32% | 89.38% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 99.64% | 91.48% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.76% | 94.85% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.51% | 59.85% | 69.52% |
| 2002 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 58.62% | 72.51% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 80.24% | 79.57% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.09% | 82.99% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 79.69% | 81.81% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 90.26% | 86.15% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 92.91% | 90.58% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 86.25% | 90.03% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.18% | 88.11% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.14% | 90.27% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.87% | 91.74% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 92.36% | 93.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.75% | 87.97% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.83% | 93.04% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53.53% | 67.42% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.55% | 89.07% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 96.25% | 90.91% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 35.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 64.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,014.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,375.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,866.0 |
* Dakota City Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.