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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO CUSD 5·NCES 174107004112
Waterloo Junior High School
200 Bellefontaine Dr, Waterloo, IL 62298 · (618) 939-3457 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
112 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 220 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Waterloo Junior High School→Waterloo High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waterloo CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 45.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Junior High School
Waterloo Junior High School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Junior High School this school | 613 | 18.3% | 62.9% |
| Columbia Middle School Columbia | 612 | 17.3% | 71.4% |
| Morton Jr High School Morton | 504 | 15.9% | 72.5% |
| Williamsville Jr High School Williamsville | 444 | 18.0% | 67.8% |
| Manhattan Jr High School Manhattan | 615 | 16.9% | 61.9% |
| Millstadt Consolidated School Millstadt | 453 | 21.6% | 67.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #73 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #173 of 640 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #129 of 640 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #207 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #520 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #537 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #539 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #106 of 127 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
613
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 596
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 | 613 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 35.6 | 16.1:1 | 19% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 36.4 | 17.0:1 | 19% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 33.4 | 17.9:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 16% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 30 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterloo Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (598 to 613); teachers up 8% (33.4 to 36).
About Waterloo Junior High School
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, Waterloo Junior High School serves students in Waterloo, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 613 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 33% larger than that mark.
Waterloo Junior High School is among 5 schools run by Waterloo CUSD 5, which serves 2,767 students.
The share of students at Waterloo Junior High School who are White is 94%. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Monroe County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at Waterloo Junior High School, giving a ratio of 17.0:1. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Monroe County average a similar 19%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Waterloo Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.9%; the prediction is 61.0%.
In the surrounding county, Monroe County, the median household earns about $102,880 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Waterloo Junior High School, Monroe County has 14 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, W J Zahnow Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Waterloo Junior High School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Waterloo Junior High School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 660 to 613.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,036
Census ACS
Median income
$102,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo CUSD 5
- Waterloo High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- W J Zahnow Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Gardner Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other schools in Waterloo
- Waterloo High SchoolHigh · 876 students
- W J Zahnow Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Gardner Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Nearby schools
- W J Zahnow Elementary School0.3 mi · 487
- Rogers Elementary School0.3 mi · 417
- Gardner Elementary School0.3 mi · 374
- Waterloo High School1.4 mi · 876
- Valmeyer Jr High7.4 mi · 77
- Valmeyer Elementary School7.4 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Waterloo Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waterloo Junior High School?
Waterloo Junior High School enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 06-08.
Is Waterloo Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waterloo Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Waterloo Junior High School have?
Waterloo Junior High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Waterloo Junior High School?
Student demographics at Waterloo Junior High School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Waterloo Junior High School?
Waterloo Junior High School is overseen by Waterloo CUSD 5 in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.