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Waterloo Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

300 E Douglas St, Waterloo, IN 46793 · (260) 920-1011 · Part of DeKalb County Central United School District

Grant Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
247
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Waterloo Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 29.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grant Township kids: DeKalb Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Waterloo Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8DeKalb Middle Schoolin Waterloo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 E Douglas St, Waterloo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten41
Grade 142
Grade 232
Grade 334
Grade 436
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
191’20
194’21
220’22
224’23
247’24

Up 29.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waterloo Elementary School from Grant Township families.

Other schools in DeKalb County Central United School District

The district →
McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburn
B
620 students19:1
James R Watson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Auburn
A
590 students19:1
Country Meadow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ashley
B−
314 students17:1
DeKalb Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
B
759 students16:1
DeKalb High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterloo
A−
1,007 students18:1

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