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Storm Lake, IA
Public School Ratings




Storm Lake Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Storm Lake Comm School District details

Storm Lake Comm School District
419 Lake Ave
Storm Lake, IA 50588

2,882 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Storm Lake Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.8% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
49%
70%
51%
71%
47%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East Early Childhood Ctr School
930 E 5th
Storm Lake, IA, 50588
PK-PK
St Lake/ia Cntrl/buena Vista Early College High School
621 Tornado Dr
Storm Lake, IA, 50588
12-12
Storm Lake Early Elementary School
5950 90th Avenue
Storm Lake, IA, 50588
KG-KG
Storm Lake Elementary School
1810 Hyland Drive
Storm Lake, IA, 50588
01-04
Storm Lake High School
621 Tornado Dr
Storm Lake, IA, 50588
09-12
Storm Lake Middle School
1811 Hyland Drive
Storm Lake, IA, 50588
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 14.2% 75.9%
Black 5.5% 7.3%
Hispanic 55.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.6% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.3% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 58.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.4% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,486 $21,574,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $514 $1,481,000 3.0%
Staff $630 $1,815,000 3.7%
General Administration $326 $939,000 1.9%
School Administration $599 $1,727,000 3.5%
Operation $784 $2,259,000 4.6%
Transportation $248 $715,000 1.5%
Other $121 $349,000 0.7%
Total Support $3,222 $9,285,000 18.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,344 $18,283,000 37.2%
Total Expenditures $17,051 $49,142,000 100.0%
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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