Waterloo Elementary School

Set in Atwater, Ohio, Waterloo Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, part of Waterloo Local. It teaches 462 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Waterloo Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 796 students; Waterloo Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Waterloo Elementary School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.3:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Portage County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Waterloo Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 64.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Portage County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,766 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waterloo Elementary School is one of 48 public schools in Portage County (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students).

Waterloo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waterloo Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 66.2%.

Waterloo Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Waterloo Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 462). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Waterloo Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.