Sidney Virtual SAC School
Sidney · IA · Sidney Comm School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Hamburg Charter High School → Essex Junior-Senior High School → Sidney High School → Diagonal Junior-Senior High School → Orient-Macksburg Senior High School → Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School → Whiting Senior High School → Shenandoah High School →At a glance
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Sidney Virtual SAC School compares for families
What families should know about Sidney Virtual SAC School.
- ▸ LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hamburg Charter High School, Essex Junior-Senior High School, Sidney High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Your state's public flagship
University of Iowa
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,531/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Charter High School Hamburg |
Public · charter | 8.7 | 58 | — |
| Essex Junior-Senior High School Essex |
Public | 19.4 | 44 | — |
| Sidney High School Sidney |
Public | 0.0 | 129 | -24.6% |
| Diagonal Junior-Senior High School Diagonal |
Public | 69.0 | 27 | — |
| Orient-Macksburg Senior High School Orient |
Public | 72.3 | 36 | — |
| Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School Tabor |
Public | 9.9 | 147 | +11.4% |
| Whiting Senior High School Whiting |
Public | 99.0 | 41 | — |
| Shenandoah High School Shenandoah |
Public | 15.6 | 300 | -5.1% |