Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 186 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551572001994
Waterloo Elementary
785 N Monroe St, Waterloo, WI 53594 · (920) 478-2168 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
123 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
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 | 57 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (43).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Waterloo School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 34.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Elementary
Waterloo Elementary's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Elementary this school | 281 | 43.8% | 46.1% |
| Luther Elementary Fort Atkinson | 238 | 44.5% | 65.5% |
| Mitchell Elementary West Allis | 267 | 44.2% | 55.3% |
| Marshall Early Learning Center Marshall | 251 | 43.4% | N/A |
| East Elementary Jefferson | 283 | 40.6% | 63.1% |
| Marshall Elementary Marshall | 246 | 45.9% | 50.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #683 of 982 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #622 of 992 ▲ 171 | #12 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #583 of 992 ▲ 146 | #12 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #680 of 1,157 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #188 of 901 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #348 of 901 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #521 of 1,064 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #456 of 664 | #9 of 11 |
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
281
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 281 | 24.5 | 11.5:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 44% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 22.8 | 13.7:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 38% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 14% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterloo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (312 to 281); teachers up 7% (22.8 to 24.5).
About Waterloo Elementary
Waterloo Elementary is an elementary school in Waterloo, Wisconsin, and it is part of Waterloo School District. The school counts 281 students across pre-K through 4.
Waterloo Elementary is one of the 4 schools that make up Waterloo School District (745 students in total).
White students are the majority at Waterloo Elementary, with 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 89% White. Waterloo Elementary's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 11.5:1 comes from the school's 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Waterloo Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 35%.
Waterloo Elementary scores 46.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.8%.
Within Jefferson County, the median household income is $83,750, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Waterloo Elementary, Jefferson County has 30 other public schools.
Waterloo Middle is the public school closest to Waterloo Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Waterloo Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Waterloo Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Waterloo Elementary was 279 in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
The Waterloo Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo School District
- Waterloo HighHigh · 232 students
- Waterloo MiddleMiddle · 118 students
- Waterloo IntermediateMiddle · 114 students
Other schools in Waterloo
- Waterloo HighHigh · 232 students
- Waterloo MiddleMiddle · 118 students
- Waterloo IntermediateMiddle · 114 students
Other Waterloo Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Waterloo Elementary. Waterloo Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Waterloo ElementaryColumbia, MD · 666 students
- Waterloo Elementary SchoolAtwater, OH · 462 students
- Waterloo ElementaryStockton, CA · 339 students
- Waterloo ElementaryWaterloo, SC · 254 students
- Waterloo Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IN · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Waterloo Middle0.1 mi · 118
- Waterloo Intermediate0.1 mi · 114
- Waterloo High0.1 mi · 232
- Marshall Early Learning Center4.3 mi · 251
- Marshall Middle4.4 mi · 128
- Marshall Elementary4.5 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Waterloo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Waterloo Elementary?
Waterloo Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Waterloo Elementary serve?
Waterloo Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterloo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waterloo Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Waterloo Elementary?
Student demographics at Waterloo Elementary are roughly 67% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Waterloo Elementary?
Waterloo Elementary is overseen by Waterloo School District in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.