Elementary · Nebraska
Cardinal Elementary School
Cardinal Elementary School, a public elementary school in So Sioux City, Nebraska: grades pre-k–5, 424 students, 13.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of So Sioux City Community Schs.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 424
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.8
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 13.4 · 531 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 80% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 286 · 531 schools compared
Larger than 52% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nebraska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Nebraska: 59%55%proficient
A lower share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 64% · 374 elementary schools compared
194 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Nebraska: 58%73%proficient
A higher share proficient than 63% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 68% · 323 elementary schools compared
194 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Midsize suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with So Sioux City Community Schs.
Location
- Address
- 820 E 29TH Street, So Sioux City, NE 68776
- Phone
- (402)494-1662
- City or town
- South Sioux City
- County
- Dakota County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–5 | 408 | 12.1 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 328 | 10.3 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 253 | 11.4 | |
Morningside ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 645 | 13.8 |
Irving Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 605 | 11.6 |
Spalding Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 683 | 13.7 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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