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Unity Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1901 Unity Avenue
Sioux City, IA 51105
Phone
(712) 279-6839
District
Sioux City Comm School District
County
WOODBURY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
521
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.0% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Unity Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
61%
71%
59%
66%
63%
75%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
42%
73%
45%
73%
38%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
63%
69%
68%
68%
58%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 52 10.0%
Kindergarten 87 16.7%
Grade 1 72 13.8%
Grade 2 69 13.2%
Grade 3 79 15.2%
Grade 4 88 16.9%
Grade 5 74 14.2%
Total 521 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.2% 43.3% 75.9%
Black 8.4% 9.5% 7.3%
Hispanic 38.8% 39.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.0% 5.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.5% 66.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 50.1% 54.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 23.4% 11.2% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 86,466 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,433.7 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,835 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.9% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.8% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,189 $107,750,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $427 $6,395,000 3.4%
Staff $783 $11,732,000 6.2%
General Administration $220 $3,297,000 1.7%
School Administration $677 $10,153,000 5.4%
Operation $1,032 $15,467,000 8.2%
Transportation $287 $4,295,000 2.3%
Other $175 $2,630,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,601 $53,969,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,829 $27,411,000 14.5%
Total Expenditures $12,618 $189,130,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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