📍 3200 S. Cypress St., Sioux City, Woodbury County, 51106
East High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sioux City, Woodbury County. The school has 1,495 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richard Todd. It is part of the Sioux City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 74.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East High School enrolls 1,495 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 74.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 889 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 362 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 29 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
805 of the school's 1,495 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 657 qualify for free lunch and 148 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 3, state house district 6.
East High School is one of 22 schools in Sioux City Comm School District, based in Sioux City, Iowa. The district serves 14,475 students district-wide and employs 971 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,495 students, East High School is larger than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small