Enrollment
337
Combined
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY·NCES 010201000774
Waterloo High School
311 Schoolhouse Ln, Waterloo, AL 35677 · (256) 766-3100 · Lauderdale County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
175 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Waterloo High School
Waterloo High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo High School this school | 337 | 51.9% | 44.3% |
| Hubbertville School Fayette | 450 | 51.8% | 43.3% |
| Fruitdale High School Fruitdale | 301 | 54.5% | 40.5% |
| Spring Garden High School Spring Garden | 550 | 50.2% | 34.9% |
| East Franklin Junior High School Phil Campbell | 212 | 50.5% | 57.3% |
| Pleasant Home School Andalusia | 508 | 55.1% | 49.2% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Waterloo High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #20 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #36 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #14 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #53 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #44 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #56 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #45 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #29 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 337 | 18.5 | 18.2:1 | 52% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 22.7 | 14.9:1 | 75% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 22.5 | 15.1:1 | 73% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 64% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 21.5 | 16.2:1 | 64% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 63% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 68% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 56% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterloo High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (349 to 337); teachers down 14% (21.5 to 18.5).
About Waterloo High School
Waterloo High School, located in Waterloo, Alabama, is a small combined-grade school. It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 337 students. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for combined schools in Alabama, which is about 673.
The district, Lauderdale County, has 7,952 students enrolled across 14 schools.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Waterloo High School. That compares with about 83% White among all Lauderdale County residents. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 18.2 students per teacher and 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, combined schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.2% at Waterloo High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%.
Lauderdale County has about 95,830 residents, and the median household income is $62,649, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Lauderdale County has 24 public schools and roughly 12,526 students.
Nearby, Iuka Elementary School is about 10.5 miles away. On average proficiency, Waterloo High School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Waterloo High School's enrollment dropped 10%, to 337. Students per teacher rose from 17.1 in 2020-21 to 18.2 in 2024-25.
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Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,830
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lauderdale County
- Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Brooks High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other Waterloo High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Waterloo High. Waterloo High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo, IL · 876 students
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOLWATERLOO, NY · 404 students
- Waterloo HighWaterloo, WI · 232 students
- Waterloo High SchoolAtwater, OH · 203 students
Nearby schools
- Iuka Elementary School10.5 mi · 414
- Iuka Middle School10.6 mi · 333
- Cherokee Elementary School11.8 mi · 226
- Cherokee High School12.0 mi · 206
- Tishomingo Co. High School13.4 mi · 578
- Burnsville Elementary School15.2 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Waterloo High SchoolHow many students attend Waterloo High School?
Waterloo High School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Waterloo High School serve?
Waterloo High School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterloo High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waterloo High School is approximately 18.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Waterloo High School?
Waterloo High School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Waterloo High School in?
Waterloo High School is part of Lauderdale County.
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