Enrollment
118
Middle
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551572001943
Waterloo Middle
865 N Monroe St, Waterloo, WI 53594 · (920) 478-2696 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
52 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 53 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 55% |
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
Waterloo Middle→Waterloo High
Feeds from
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
46.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 30.8% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Middle
Waterloo Middle's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Middle this school | 118 | 44.1% | 47.2% |
| Waterloo Intermediate Waterloo | 114 | 43.9% | 41.3% |
| Marshall Middle Marshall | 128 | 39.8% | 47.6% |
| Almond-Bancroft Middle Almond | 77 | 42.9% | 37.7% |
| Shullsburg Junior High Shullsburg | 73 | 50.7% | 39.7% |
| Clinton Junior High Clinton | 132 | 36.4% | 48.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #247 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #279 of 327 ▲ 25 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #246 of 327 ▼ 25 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #314 of 389 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #104 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
118
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 118 | 8 | 14.8:1 | 44% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 8.8 | 12.2:1 | 43% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 8.7 | 13.3:1 | 36% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 50% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 9.6 | 12.4:1 | 36% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 37% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | 25% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 154 | 5 | 30.8:1 | 14% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waterloo Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (119 to 118); teachers down 17% (9.6 to 8).
About Waterloo Middle
Families in Waterloo, Wisconsin, are served by Waterloo Middle, a very small middle-grades school. Federal data show 118 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
Waterloo School District serves 745 students across 4 schools.
The student body at Waterloo Middle is 68% White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the White share is about 89%. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Waterloo Middle are from different groups.
There are about 14.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Waterloo Middle, which has 8. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Waterloo Middle is about 44%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 9 points.
In Wisconsin, Waterloo Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.2% actual against a predicted 50.6%.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,750 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Waterloo Middle, Jefferson County has 31 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Waterloo Middle is closest to Waterloo High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 46.2% on proficiency, and Waterloo Middle is above that at 47.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Waterloo Middle had a net gain of 3 students, or 3%. The ratio was 12.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Waterloo HighHigh · 232 students
- Waterloo IntermediateMiddle · 114 students
Other schools in Waterloo
- Waterloo ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Waterloo HighHigh · 232 students
- Waterloo IntermediateMiddle · 114 students
Other Waterloo Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Waterloo Middle. Waterloo Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOLWATERLOO, NY · 356 students
- Waterloo Middle SchoolAtwater, OH · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Waterloo High0.0 mi · 232
- Waterloo Intermediate0.0 mi · 114
- Waterloo Elementary0.1 mi · 281
- Marshall Early Learning Center4.3 mi · 251
- Marshall Middle4.4 mi · 128
- Marshall Elementary4.6 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Waterloo MiddleHow large is Waterloo Middle?
Waterloo Middle enrolls approximately 118 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Waterloo Middle serve?
Waterloo Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterloo Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waterloo Middle is approximately 14.8:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Waterloo Middle?
Waterloo Middle reports a student body of 68% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Waterloo Middle?
Waterloo Middle is overseen by Waterloo School District in Jefferson County.
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