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Gardner Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

1 Ed Gardner Pl, Waterloo, IL 62298 · (618) 939-3060 · Part of Waterloo Community Unit School District 5

Waterloo’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
374
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Gardner Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Ed Gardner Pl, Waterloo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4208
Grade 5166
Enrollment over time
355’20
379’21
399’22
384’23
374’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gardner Elementary School from Waterloo families.

Other schools in Waterloo Community Unit School District 5

The district →
W J Zahnow Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Waterloo
487 students15:1
Rogers Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Waterloo
A
417 students16:1
Waterloo Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
A−
613 students17:1
Waterloo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterloo
A−
876 students17:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Waterloo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.