Cardinal Elementary School
820 East 29th St
South Sioux City NE, 68776, Dakota County
Phone: 402-494-1662
Ranking: (679 out of 761, bottom 11%)*
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
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 404 | 389 | 392 | 392 | 403 | 426 | 416 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 44 | 10.3% | 47 | 11.3% |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 16.3% | 59 | 15.2% | 62 | 15.8% | 61 | 15.6% | 65 | 16.1% | 65 | 15.3% | 67 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 58 | 14.4% | 63 | 16.2% | 65 | 16.6% | 64 | 16.3% | 61 | 15.1% | 74 | 17.4% | 60 | 14.4% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 14.9% | 66 | 17.0% | 63 | 16.1% | 58 | 14.8% | 83 | 20.6% | 57 | 13.4% | 53 | 12.7% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 14.9% | 61 | 15.7% | 61 | 15.6% | 82 | 20.9% | 59 | 14.6% | 56 | 13.1% | 76 | 18.3% |
Grade 4: | 66 | 16.3% | 62 | 15.9% | 72 | 18.4% | 63 | 16.1% | 56 | 13.9% | 76 | 17.8% | 53 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 16.3% | 75 | 19.3% | 62 | 15.8% | 60 | 15.3% | 78 | 19.4% | 54 | 12.7% | 56 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 229 | 56.7% | 210 | 54.0% | 198 | 50.5% | 196 | 50.0% | 181 | 44.9% | 187 | 43.9% | 205 | 49.3% |
Female: | 175 | 43.3% | 179 | 46.0% | 194 | 49.5% | 196 | 50.0% | 214 | 53.1% | 231 | 54.2% | 207 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.4% |
Asian: | 17 | 4.2% | 13 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 252 | 62.4% | 251 | 64.5% | 252 | 64.3% | 255 | 65.1% | 255 | 63.3% | 265 | 62.2% | 247 | 59.4% |
Black: | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 111 | 27.5% | 100 | 25.7% | 106 | 27.0% | 104 | 26.5% | 123 | 30.5% | 131 | 30.8% | 141 | 33.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.7% | 14 | 3.6% | 14 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 204 | 50.5% | 213 | 54.8% | 199 | 50.8% | 204 | 52.0% | 204 | 50.6% | 159 | 37.3% | 150 | 36.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 13.4% | 60 | 15.4% | 66 | 16.8% | 54 | 13.8% | 59 | 14.6% | 80 | 18.8% | 69 | 16.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.25 | 11.29 | 11.72 | 11.00 | 11.54 | 13.60 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 74.17 | 72.21 | 103.49 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.36 | 88.48 | 107.84 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.59 | 91.89 | 110.06 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 79.95 | 84.24 | 101.01 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 87.79 | 88.61 | 104.41 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.38 | 98.01 | 108.66 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 103.07 | 98.61 | 111.04 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 86.62 | 81.04 | 102.64 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.56 | 88.64 | 106.36 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.10 | 93.09 | 108.63 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.05 | 90.76 | 103.84 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 95.95 | 95.89 | 109.01 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.46 | 97.64 | 111.62 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.42 | 102.91 | 114.70 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 41.05 | 40.32 | 43.59 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 71.93 | 69.61 | 102.67 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.61 | 94.63 | 108.48 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 84.64 | 91.24 | 108.93 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 88.32 | 85.67 | 101.08 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 91.46 | 90.95 | 107.65 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.56 | 106.83 | 114.26 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.65 | 101.87 | 118.18 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 87.53 | 86.50 | 101.12 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 78.13 | 87.01 | 104.29 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,730.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,059.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,821.0 |
* Cardinal Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.