Southdale Elementary School

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Regular School · Cedar Falls, IA

Southdale Elementary School is a regular school school in Cedar Falls, Iowa, serving grades PK–06 with 539 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

539

Teachers (FTE)

38.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	430	80%
Asian	33	6%
Two or more races	32	6%
Black or African American	23	4%
Hispanic/Latino	17	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
Total enrollment	539	287M / 252F

English Language Learners: 14 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	78.0% +13.1pp	64.9%	257
Reading Proficiency	78.0% +9.3pp	68.7%	257
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	62

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.39 grade levels

Math

+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	539	100%

Contact & Location

627 Orchard Dr

Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Phone: (319)553-2900

http://www.sd.cfschools.org

District

Cedar Falls Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,115

District enrollment: 5,884

Other Schools in District

Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary Elementary
Cedar Heights Elementary School Elementary
Helen A Hansen Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
North Cedar Elementary School Elementary
Orchard Hill Elementary School Elementary
Cedar Falls High School High
Holmes Junior High School Middle

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50613) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190651000230

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD