Waterloo’s public schools
Laurens School District 55 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waterloo. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Waterloo’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Waterloo’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Laurens District 55 High places highest (better than 60%); Sanders Middle lowest (10%). See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, 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 Waterloo, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Waterloo
Waterloo Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 254 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Waterloo
Waterloo Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 254 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Waterloo
Waterloo Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 254 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Waterloo
Waterloo Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 254 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Waterloo
Waterloo Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 254 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Waterloo
Waterloo Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 254 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Waterloo
Laurens District 55 High
Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Laurens
10th grade in Waterloo
Laurens District 55 High
Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Laurens
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Laurens School District 55.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Waterloo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Waterloo’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | — | Laurens School District 55 |
Every school in Waterloo
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Waterloo’s schools
Are Waterloo’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Waterloo. Laurens School District 55 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waterloo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Waterloo in?
Laurens School District 55.
Where do Waterloo kids go to high school?
Laurens District 55 High.
Parents talk
What Waterloo families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.