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Waco Community School District

At a glance

284^thof 313 Iowa districts▼ 55

Better than 9% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

706 N. Pearl
Wayland, IA 52654·(319) 256-6201·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 9.3% of districts

Schools

558

Students

Top rankedWACO High School252^nd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Newly ranked this year

Waco Elementary School

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Summary:

The WACO Community School District operates two schools - WACO Elementary School and WACO High School. The district as a whole is underperforming, ranking 284 out of 313 districts in Iowa and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

WACO High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 113 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 252 out of 340 in 2024-2025. Meanwhile, WACO Elementary School has consistently low statewide rankings, placing between 359-451 out of 599-576 Iowa elementary schools over the past 9 years. Both schools also have high chronic absenteeism rates, at 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, WACO Elementary School struggles with English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates ranging from 41.9% to 70%, all below the state average. WACO High School fares better in math, with proficiency rates ranging from 53.7% to 78.4%, but its ELA proficiency rates, particularly in 11th grade, lag behind. The district's spending per student also varies significantly, with WACO High School spending $3,713 more per student than WACO Elementary School.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S. Main Street	Crawfordsville	52621	Washington County	Waco Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 658-2931	317	22	14.3	42.9%	283 (89.3%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	32.1	451^st of 576 public elementary schools	21.7%					(n/a)	41.9	70.0	60.6	56.8						65.1	73.3	75.8	73.0						60.6			$11,342	$487	$10,856
WACO High School	Public	7-12	706 N Pearl	Wayland	52654	Henry County	Waco Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 256-6200	241	22	10.9	40.7%	215 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	38	252^nd of 340 public high schools	25.9%		51.9	183^rd of 338 public high schools	45.9%	69					56.3	70.8	56.1	75.7	56.8					65.6	68.8	53.7	78.4	59.1		72.9	75.7	$15,055	$394	$14,661

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	7.84 mi	2	271^st
Columbus Community School District	9.53 mi	3	283^rd
Washington Community School District	9.6 mi	4	293^rd
Highland Community School District	13.54 mi	3	213^th
Mount Pleasant Community School District	16.18 mi	7	190^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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