Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193048001727
Kingsley Elementary School
201 Sunset Rd, Waterloo, IA 50701 · (319) 433-2210 · Black Hawk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
168 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
85.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 85.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 80.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Kingsley Elementary School
Kingsley Elementary School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Elementary School this school | 337 | 49.9% | 75.3% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School Hiawatha | 334 | 53.0% | 67.7% |
| Delaware Elementary Des Moines | 440 | 45.9% | 77.2% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines | 293 | 46.4% | 66.7% |
| Altoona Elementary Altoona | 429 | 53.4% | 76.9% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School Bettendorf | 268 | 53.0% | 64.5% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Kingsley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #235 of 564 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #112 of 564 ▲ 78 | #5 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #210 of 564 ▲ 38 | #9 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #310 of 705 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #79 of 561 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #119 of 561 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #222 of 666 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #201 of 359 | #10 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 50% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 26.5 | 13.4:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 26.4 | 13.0:1 | 53% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 47% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 23.8 | 16.1:1 | 40% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 45% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 18% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 21 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (382 to 337); teachers up 22% (23.8 to 29).
About Kingsley Elementary School
Kingsley Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Waterloo, Iowa. It has an enrollment of 337 students in kindergarten through 5.
Waterloo Comm School District has 10,484 students in 18 schools, and Kingsley Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Kingsley Elementary School is 57% White. Other groups make up 14% Black, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Black Hawk County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Kingsley Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 29 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.6:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Roughly 50% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 52% average for public schools in Black Hawk County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kingsley Elementary School is 8.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 75.3%. Predicted: 67.0%.
In the wider Black Hawk County area, the median household earns about $66,417 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Kingsley Elementary School shares Black Hawk County with 34 other public schools.
West High School is the nearest public school to Kingsley Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Kingsley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Kingsley Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 335 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 337. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Kingsley Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other schools in Waterloo
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other Kingsley Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kingsley Elementary. Kingsley Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolKingsley, IA · 173 students
- Kingsley ElementaryPomona, CA · 656 students
- Kingsley ElementaryMontclair, CA · 494 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 415 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GA · 386 students
Nearby schools
- West High School0.8 mi · 1,696
- Irving Elementary School0.9 mi · 353
- Hoover Middle School1.0 mi · 848
- Lou Henry Elementary School1.1 mi · 460
- Kittrell Elementary School1.6 mi · 576
- Lowell Elementary School1.6 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Kingsley Elementary SchoolHow large is Kingsley Elementary School?
Kingsley Elementary School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kingsley Elementary School serve?
Kingsley Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingsley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kingsley Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kingsley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kingsley Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Kingsley Elementary School in?
Kingsley Elementary School is part of Waterloo Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.