Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAURENS 55·NCES 450261000558
Waterloo Elementary
10457 Highway 221 South, Waterloo, SC 29384 · (864) 677-5610 · Laurens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 100% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 54.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Waterloo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Laurens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #156 of 635 ▲ 77 | #2 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #136 of 635 ▲ 122 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #622 of 709 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #9 of 656 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #502 of 656 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #166 of 187 | N/A |
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
254
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 254 | 29.8 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 26 | 9.9:1 | 100% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 100% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 73% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 78% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterloo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (249 to 254); teachers up 75% (17 to 29.8).
About Waterloo Elementary
Families in Waterloo, South Carolina, are served by Waterloo Elementary, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 254 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Carolina) has about 526 students.
Laurens 55 is made up of 9 schools with 4,984 students in all.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Waterloo Elementary combined. It is also 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Waterloo Elementary comes in at 43%.
Its 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Waterloo Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Laurens County has about 68,666 residents, and median household income is about $57,623, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 18 public schools in Laurens County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,681.
E. B. Morse Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students grew from 247 to 254 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.3 to 8.5 over 4 years.
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Laurens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,666
Census ACS
Median income
$57,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laurens 55
- Laurens District 55 HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Gray Court-Owings Elementary/MiddleElementary · 715 students
- Hickory Tavern Elementary/MiddleElementary · 623 students
- Laurens ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- E. B. Morse ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Other Waterloo Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Waterloo Elementary. Waterloo Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Waterloo ElementaryColumbia, MD · 666 students
- Waterloo Elementary SchoolAtwater, OH · 462 students
- Waterloo ElementaryStockton, CA · 339 students
- Waterloo ElementaryWaterloo, WI · 281 students
- Waterloo Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IN · 247 students
Nearby schools
- E. B. Morse Elementary8.5 mi · 447
- Laurens Middle8.7 mi · 373
- Sanders Middle8.7 mi · 250
- Laurens District 55 High9.3 mi · 1,434
- Laurens Elementary10.2 mi · 465
- Ware Shoals High11.0 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Waterloo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Waterloo Elementary?
Waterloo Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
Is Waterloo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waterloo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Waterloo Elementary?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Waterloo Elementary.
How diverse is Waterloo Elementary?
Waterloo Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Waterloo Elementary public or private?
Waterloo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laurens 55.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.