Irving Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Waterloo, Iowa, Irving Elementary School caters to 353 students from grades K through 5, part of Waterloo Comm School District.

Waterloo Comm School District runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 10,484 students. Irving Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Irving Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 20% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Irving Elementary School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Black Hawk County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Irving Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 61.1%, a residual of +13.8 points.

In the area at large, Black Hawk County reports that median household income runs about $66,417, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Black Hawk County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,224 students), of which Irving Elementary School is one.

Lowell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Irving Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 58.5%.

Irving Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Irving Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 496 (now 353). The White share of enrollment contracted from 26% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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