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Waterloo Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10457 Highway 221 South, Waterloo, SC 29384 · (864) 677-5610 · Part of Laurens School District 55

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Students
254
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Waterloo Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Waterloo kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Waterloo ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

10457 Highway 221 South, Waterloo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten52
Grade 132
Grade 249
Grade 334
Grade 429
Grade 526
Enrollment over time
247’20
263’21
271’22
257’23
254’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Black 15%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waterloo Elementary from Waterloo families.

Other schools in Laurens School District 55

The district →

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