Photo: RifeIdeas · CC BY-SA 3.0Elk Run Heights’s public schools score below 96% of Iowa districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 57% of Elk Run Heights’s students scored proficient, below the Iowa average (70%). The grade covers the public school district serving Elk Run Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.
From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Elk Run Heights’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 57% of tested students were proficient in reading and 53% in math, against 70% and 64% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
72% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,351 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Elk Run Heights’s grade
D−: better than 4% of Iowa school districts. Both inputs trail the Iowa average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elk Run Heights, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Elk Run Heights · depends on your address
West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,696 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,016 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
10th grade in Elk Run Heights · depends on your address
West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,696 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,016 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
11th grade in Elk Run Heights · depends on your address
West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,696 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,016 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
12th grade in Elk Run Heights · depends on your address
West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,696 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,016 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waterloo
Elk Run Heights’s public schools are run by Waterloo Community School District, which also serves Evansdale, Gilbertville, Raymond and Waterloo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Elk Run Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Elk Run Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Elk Run Heights | D− | Waterloo |
| Evansdale | D− | Waterloo |
| Raymond | — | Waterloo |
All 2 neighbors share Waterloo with Elk Run Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Elk Run Heights
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Elk Run Heights’s schools
Are Elk Run Heights’s schools good?
On Iowa’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elk Run Heights children attend score below 96% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Elk Run Heights in?
Waterloo Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,484 students in 18 schools (2024–25).
Where do Elk Run Heights kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: West High School and East High School.
What is Elk Run Heights’s graduation rate?
72% of the class of 2023 in Waterloo Community School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa.
How much does Elk Run Heights spend per student?
$15,351 in Waterloo Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Elk Run Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Elk Run Heights → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.