Total enrollment
10,484
-25 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Waterloo Comm School District
Iowa · 10,484 students · 2 cities
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, Waterloo Comm School District's 18 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 10,484 students (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Waterloo Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Waterloo Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #159 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,484 | #8 of 234 | #869 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #9 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #109 of 234 | #4,083 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.1% | #4 of 234 | #1,855 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #2 of 119 | #118 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Waterloo Comm School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Orange Elementary School at 76.1% proficient to Cunningham School at 38.1%, a gap of 37.9 points. That is the 8th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 10,716 to 10,484 students (down 2%) and from 746 to 765 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West High School | Waterloo | High | 09-12 | 1,696 |
| East High School | Waterloo | High | 09-12 | 1,016 |
| Hoover Middle School | Waterloo | Middle | 06-08 | 848 |
| Kittrell Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 576 |
| Expo Alternative Learning Center | Waterloo | High | 06-12 | 561 |
| Lowell Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 538 |
| Orange Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 518 |
| Fred Becker Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 |
| Central Middle School | Waterloo | Middle | 06-08 | 469 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 463 |
| Lou Henry Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | KG-05 | 460 |
| George Washington Carver Academy | Waterloo | Middle | 06-08 | 455 |
| Highland Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 |
| Cunningham School | Waterloo | Elementary | PK-05 | 443 |
| Bunger Middle School | Evansdale | Middle | 06-08 | 440 |
| Poyner Elementary | Evansdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 362 |
| Irving Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | KG-05 | 353 |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Waterloo | Elementary | KG-05 | 337 |
About Waterloo Comm School District
Waterloo Comm School District is a moderately sized public-school district in Iowa. The district operates 18 schools and instructs approximately 10,484 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Waterloo Comm School District consists of 11 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 582 in this district, above the Iowa typical of 376.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 10,509 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,484 in SY 2024-25.
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