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Schools in Waterloo

Waterloo’s public schools

Waterloo School District and Lake Mills Area School District have 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.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 14% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lake Mills Area
Students per teacher
13.2
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,104 students on the public path
In brief

Waterloo’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Waterloo’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Lake Mills Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Waterloo Middle lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Waterloo, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lake Mills High and Waterloo High. 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.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

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

Two districts serve Waterloo

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

Waterloo School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 745 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,167WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Lake Mills Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,473 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,090WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Waterloo School District30%
State average 38.1% · 389 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waterloo School District25%
State average 38.7% · 388 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lake Mills Area School District42%
State average 38.1% · 692 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Mills Area School District45%
State average 38.7% · 693 students tested

Waterloo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Waterloo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waterloo—Waterloo PK–12 · Lake Mills Area PK–12
PortlandC−Waterloo
Lake MillsB+Lake Mills Area
MilfordB+Lake Mills Area
Waterloo (city)C−Waterloo
MedinaC+Marshall

2 of the 5 neighbors share Waterloo with Waterloo for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Waterloo

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

Also serving Waterlooin other towns
Lake Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake Mills
B
613 students14:1Rate it →
Waterloo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
281 students11:1Rate it →
Lake Mills Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lake Mills
B−
413 students12:1Rate it →
Waterloo Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
118 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Mills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Mills
B−
447 students14:1Rate it →
Waterloo High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
232 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Waterloo’s schools

Are Waterloo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waterloo. Waterloo School District and Lake Mills Area School District have 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, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waterloo in?

Waterloo School District and Lake Mills Area School District.

Where do Waterloo kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lake Mills High and Waterloo High.

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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.