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Orange Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5805 Kimball Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701 · (319) 433-2880 · Part of Waterloo Community School District

Waterloo’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
518
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Orange Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Next stop for Waterloo kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Waterloo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Orange Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency69%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5805 Kimball Ave, Waterloo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten87
Grade 168
Grade 276
Grade 374
Grade 477
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
557’20
542’21
521’22
507’23
518’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 11%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orange Elementary School from Waterloo families.

Other schools in Waterloo Community School District

The district →
Kittrell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
C−
576 students12:1
Lowell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
538 students13:1
Fred Becker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
C−
501 students13:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
463 students12:1
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D
448 students12:1
Cunningham School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterloo
D−
443 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Waterloo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.