High Schools in Waterloo CUSD 5

Summary:

Waterloo CUSD 5 is a school district in Illinois that contains one high school, Waterloo High School. This school is a standout performer, ranking in the top 15% of Illinois high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Waterloo High School boasts exceptional academic achievement, with proficiency rates on standardized tests like the ACT and PreACT Secure well above the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. The school's graduation rate of 89.0% for 2024-2025 is significantly higher than the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is relatively low.

Despite serving a student population that is generally more economically advantaged, with only 20.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Waterloo High School is able to achieve these strong academic outcomes without excessive spending, with a per-student expenditure of $11,109 and a manageable student-teacher ratio of 17.3. Overall, Waterloo CUSD 5 appears to be home to a high-performing high school that is delivering excellent educational opportunities for its students.

District Detail

302 Bellefontaine Dr
Waterloo, IL 62298-1790

(618) 939-3453

SchoolDigger Rank:
125^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,767

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterloo High School	Public	9-12	505 E Bulldog	Waterloo	62298	Monroe County	Waterloo CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 939-3455	876	51	17.1	20.0%	813 (92.8%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	80.8	106^th of 698 public high schools	84.8%		88.3	76^th of 697 public high schools	89.1%	30	72.3	59.6	55.4	41.7	59.2	51.2	65.9	56.5	63.6	98.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.8	98.8	99.3	98.4	$11,959	$488	$11,472

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valmeyer CUSD 3	7.64 mi	3	580^th
Columbia CUSD 4	7.85 mi	4	54^th
Millstadt CCSD 160	9.03 mi	2	78^th
Smithton CCSD 130	9.5 mi	1	106^th
Monroe/Randolph ROE	10.96 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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