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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
404
-79 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 11.8:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate senior high in WATERLOO, New York, one of the schools within WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 404 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 668.
Across the 4 schools in WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,414 students total), WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.1%; this one delivers 55.8%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Seneca County) records that median household income runs about $68,089, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Seneca County (combined enrollment of about 3,612 students).
WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.0%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Trend over the last 7 years. WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 404). Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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.