Waterloo Elementary

Waterloo Elementary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Waterloo, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Waterloo School District, caters to 281 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 4 schools in Waterloo School District (745 students total), Waterloo Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Waterloo Elementary reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Waterloo Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Waterloo Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 46.1%, a residual of -4.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $83,750 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), of which Waterloo Elementary is one.

Waterloo Middle 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. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waterloo Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waterloo Elementary has fell 10%, going from 312 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.