Enrollment
203
High
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO LOCAL·NCES 390492403542
Waterloo High School
1464 Industry Rd, Atwater, OH 44201 · (330) 947-2124 · Portage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
97 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · 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 Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.7pp since 2021
Math
55.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.1% | 49.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo High School this school | 203 | 47.8% | 66.0% |
| Danville High School Danville | 221 | 48.9% | 64.1% |
| Mathews High School Vienna | 175 | 45.7% | 60.6% |
| Newton High School Pleasant Hill | 291 | 49.1% | 76.5% |
| Waterford High School Waterford | 163 | 43.6% | 65.4% |
| Eastern High School Winchester | 259 | 44.0% | 73.0% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #270 of 403 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #303 of 776 ▼ 138 | #4 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #506 of 774 ▲ 19 | #9 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #198 of 742 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #743 of 888 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #37 of 739 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #493 of 749 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #182 of 435 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #18 of 484 | #1 of 7 |
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
203
-74 (-27%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 48% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 45% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 30 | 7.5:1 | 35% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 20.7 | 16.0:1 | 39% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 28% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 7% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 23 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterloo High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (331 to 203); teachers down 13% (20.7 to 18).
About Waterloo High School
In Atwater, Ohio, Waterloo High School is a very small high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 203 students. That puts enrollment 64% below the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
In Waterloo Local, 3 schools enroll a combined 796 students.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Waterloo High School are from different groups.
Waterloo High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 17.7:1 for high schools in Ohio. The school has 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 38% average for public schools in Portage County is 10 points lower.
After adjusting for student poverty, Waterloo High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.0%; the prediction is 70.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Portage County show that the median household earns about $75,766 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Portage County, 48 public schools serve about 19,638 students.
Waterloo High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Waterloo Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 66.0% is above the 65.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Waterloo High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 74 students, from 277 to 203. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
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Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo Local
- Waterloo Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Waterloo Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
Other schools in Atwater
- Waterloo Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Waterloo Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
Other Waterloo High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Waterloo High. Waterloo High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo, IL · 876 students
- WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOLWATERLOO, NY · 404 students
- Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo, AL · 337 students
- Waterloo HighWaterloo, WI · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Waterloo Elementary School0.0 mi · 462
- Waterloo Middle School0.0 mi · 131
- Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School5.6 mi · 229
- Rootstown Elementary School5.7 mi · 406
- Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School5.7 mi · 282
- Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School5.8 mi · 935
Frequently asked questions
About Waterloo High SchoolHow large is Waterloo High School?
Waterloo High School enrolls approximately 203 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Waterloo High School serve?
Waterloo High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Waterloo High School have?
Waterloo High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Waterloo High School?
Waterloo High School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Waterloo High School in?
Waterloo High School is part of Waterloo Local.
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