SSC Comm. Schools 2001-2002 District Report Card

South Sioux City Community Schools

2001 - 2002 District Report Card

    The publication of this report cad is part of the school district's ongoing effort to provide information to the community. It contains general and statistical information about the school district and its students and teachers.
    Please take time to review this report card. I believe you will find it interesting and informative. The report card provides two opportunities. The first is the opportunity for the school district to identify areas of growth and develop plans to improve. The second is the opportunity to celebrate. There are many good things happening for the children in our schools.
    These successes are due in large part to the wonderful parent and community support the school district receives. Thanks to all of you for making education a high priority.
                                                                                                                     Steven K. Rector, Superintendent of Schools

Enrollment	Instructional Program	Student Achievement
Teachers	Graduation & Attendance Rates	ACT Scores

Enrollment, 2001-2002

White	1,670	50.3%
Asian	145	4.3%
Hispanic	1,361	41.1%
Native American	100	3.0%
Black	43	1.3%
Totals	3,319	100%

	Nebraska Average	SSC Schools Average
Students qualifying for free/reduced lunch program:	31.23%	35.28%
Students who qualify for special education services:	14.65%	15.47%
Students who are English language learners:	4.46%	22.14%
Rate at which students move in/out of the district:	14.93%	21.77%

Averages for Nebraska & other school districts can be found on the NE Dept. of Education Web Site at: www.nde.state.ne.us

Teachers:

	Nebraska	SSC Schools
Number of Teaching Staff:	20,686.84	222.88
Average Salary:	$36,236	$37,036
Average Years of Experience:	15.47 Years	14.38 Years
Percent with Master Degrees:	36.64%	36.59%

Instructional Program

Scheduled Instructional Days:		Elementary 177

		Secondary 179

Hours of Instruction:	Scheduled	Required
Elementary	1,106.25 hrs.	1,032 hrs.
Secondary	1,163.5 hrs.	1,080 hrs.

High school students enrolled in dual-credit classes - 51
High school students enrolled in local college classes - 12

Graduation and Attendance Rates

	Nebraska Average	SSC Schools Average
Attendance Rate	95.06%	94.94%
Graduation Rate	92.57%	89.47%

Student Achievement

	Grade 4		Grade 8		Grade 12
Mathematics
	NE	SSC	NE	SSC	NE	SSC
Students Meeting or Exceeding State Standards¹	78.09%	93.03%	72.34%	67.62%	71.01%	72.50%

Writing²
	NE	SSC
Students Meeting or Exceeding State Standards¹	72.51%	58.62%

Reading
	SSC		SSC
Students Meeting District³ Criteria	64%		62.5%

¹ Percentage includes scores of all students
² The NE Dept. of Education requires only results for grade 4
³ Percentages reflect levels of proficiency for all students on district reading criteria

ACT Scores:

The ACT is designed to predict success in college. Only "core" scores are shown. These results reflect scores for students who prepare themselves for success on the ACT by taking the recommended classes.
Core Classes are English (4 yrs or more), Math (3 yrs or more), Social Studies (3 yrs or more), & Natural Science (3 yrs or more).

English	Math	Reading	Science	Composite
21.4 US	21.6 US	22.2 US	21.7 US	21.8 US
22.1 NE	22.5 NE	22.9 NE	22.5 NE	22.6 NE
21.8 SSC	22.3 SSC	23.1 SSC	22.3 SSC	22.5 SSC

Additional achievement data for reading, writing & math for grades 4, 8, & 11 can be found on the NE Dept. of Education Web Site at: www.nde.state.ne.us