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Waterloo School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Waterloo, Lowell, Portland and Waterloo, and parts of Elba and York.

Waterloo’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
745
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,167
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$12.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waterloo School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.4M, about $16,698 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waterloo. Grade by grade →

PK–4Waterloo ElementaryThis district
7–8Waterloo MiddleThis district
9–12Waterloo HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 38.7% · 388 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 38.1% · 389 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90.5% · 69 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,167 per student · 4% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 34%Other 13%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 54%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
760’20
769’21
761’22
746’23
745’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.