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Enrollment
404
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001401425
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL
96 STARK ST, WATERLOO, NY 13165 · (315) 539-1550 · Seneca County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
207 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 114 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -14.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 47.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New York 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 New York'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 (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL this school | 404 | 51.2% | 55.8% |
| WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHITNEY POINT | 393 | 53.4% | 68.2% |
| ALTMAR-PARISH-WILLIAMSTOWN JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL PARISH | 410 | 48.5% | 37.8% |
| WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL WAYLAND | 382 | 50.5% | 76.7% |
| TUPPER LAKE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL TUPPER LAKE | 394 | 49.5% | 48.9% |
| HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BATH | 400 | 50.8% | 78.2% |
Matched among New York high 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 high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #624 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #645 of 1,109 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #559 of 1,135 ▼ 190 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #704 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #145 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #878 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #676 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #248 of 743 |
Ranked against other public high 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
404
-70 (-15%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 404 | 44.8 | 9.0:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 47.3 | 8.4:1 | 53% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 47.3 | 9.3:1 | 58% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 48 | 9.9:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 53% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 39 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 40% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 25% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL.
About WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in WATERLOO, New York, and it is part of WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reported 404 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,414 students in 4 schools, and WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL, 89% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 4% Black. Census estimates put Seneca County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
There are 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 9.0:1. High schools in New York average 11.0:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. A total of 207 students, or 51%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Seneca County is similar, at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 39% of New York public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.1% at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.8%.
Census data for Seneca County show median household income comes to about $68,089, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 11 public schools and about 3,612 students.
Of the public schools around it, WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is closest to WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL has 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 55.8% versus a 44.0% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 474 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 404 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Seneca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,920
Census ACS
Median income
$68,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 356 students
- SKOI-YASE SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOLElementary · 309 students
Other schools in WATERLOO
- WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 356 students
- SKOI-YASE SCHOOLElementary · 345 students
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOLElementary · 309 students
Other Waterloo High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Waterloo High. WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo, IL · 876 students
- Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo, AL · 337 students
- Waterloo HighWaterloo, WI · 232 students
- Waterloo High SchoolAtwater, OH · 203 students
Nearby schools
- WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 356
- LA FAYETTE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 309
- SKOI-YASE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 345
- FRANK M KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 268
- SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 266
- MYNDERSE ACADEMY3.7 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL?
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 09-12.
Is WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL?
At WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL in?
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is part of WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.