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Schools in Hecker

Hecker’s public schools

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hecker. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 104% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,393 students on the public path
In brief

Hecker’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hecker’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Rogers Elem School places highest (better than 93%); Waterloo High School lowest (77%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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 Hecker, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1W J Zahnow Elem Schoolin WaterlooNo scores
2–3Rogers Elem Schoolin WaterlooA
6–8Waterloo Junior High Schoolin WaterlooA−
9–12Waterloo High Schoolin WaterlooA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waterloo Community Unit School District 5.

The district

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

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,767 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,843IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 29.9% · 1444 students tested
Math38%
State average 25.8% · 1332 students tested

Hecker vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hecker’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hecker—Waterloo Community Unit School District 5

Every school in Hecker

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Heckerin other towns
W J Zahnow Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Waterloo
487 students15:1Rate it →
Rogers Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Waterloo
A
417 students16:1Rate it →
Waterloo Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
A−
613 students17:1Rate it →
Waterloo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterloo
A−
876 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Hecker’s schools

Are Hecker’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hecker. Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hecker. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hecker in?

Waterloo Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Hecker kids go to high school?

Waterloo High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.