CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · SO SIOUX CITY, NE

CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in SO SIOUX CITY, Nebraska, serving grades PK–05 with 424 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

424

Teachers (FTE)

31.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	295	70%
White	65	15%
Black or African American	30	7%
Asian	10	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	9	2%
Two or more races	6	1%
Total enrollment	424	223M / 201F

English Language Learners: 143 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	47.0%	181
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	49.3%	181

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)

-0.13 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

19.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	424	100%

Contact & Location

820 E 29TH STREET

SO SIOUX CITY, NE 68776

Phone: (402)494-1662

District

SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,119

District enrollment: 3,783

Other Schools in District

COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH Elementary
SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL High
SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle
E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 68776) → CensusDepth.com
Nebraska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Nebraska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

317686000236

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