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Schools in Gilbertville

Gilbertville’s public schools

Waterloo Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gilbertville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/17schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 12% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IA 14.1
Schools in town
2
9,923 students on the public path
In brief

Gilbertville’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Gilbertville’s 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Hoover Middle School places highest (better than 59%); Cunningham School lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Gilbertville, graded from D− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: West High School and East High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gilbertville, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Gilbertville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B−, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B−
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waterloo Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 69.7% · 6575 students tested
Math53%
State average 63.8% · 6608 students tested

Gilbertville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Gilbertville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gilbertville—Waterloo

Every school in Gilbertville

19 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).

Also serving Gilbertvillein other towns
Kittrell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
C−
576 students12:1Rate it →
Lowell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
538 students13:1Rate it →
Orange Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
B−
518 students14:1Rate it →
Fred Becker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
C−
501 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
463 students12:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
448 students12:1Rate it →
Cunningham School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D−
443 students13:1Rate it →
Poyner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansdale
C
362 students12:1Rate it →
Lou Henry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterloo
C−
460 students12:1Rate it →
Irving Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterloo
D
353 students11:1Rate it →
Kingsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterloo
B−
337 students12:1Rate it →
Hoover Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
B
848 students15:1Rate it →
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
D
469 students13:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
D−
455 students14:1Rate it →
Bunger Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansdale
D
440 students13:1Rate it →
West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterloo
C
1,696 students17:1Rate it →
East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterloo
D
1,016 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Gilbertville’s schools

Are Gilbertville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gilbertville. Waterloo Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gilbertville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gilbertville in?

Waterloo Community School District.

Where do Gilbertville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West High School and East High School.

Are there private schools in Gilbertville?

Yes: Bosco Catholic School System (grades PK–12, 331 students) and Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph School (grades K–12, 280 students).

Parents talk

What Gilbertville families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.