Summary:
Gardner Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waterloo, Illinois, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 399 students. The school is part of the Waterloo CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 97 out of 823 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gardner Elementary consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with its 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate at 49.8% compared to the state's 35.4%, and its 4th-grade Math proficiency rate at 44.4% compared to the state's 27.7%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is also significantly higher than the state's, at 73.4% compared to 52.4%. Gardner Elementary's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) has been consistently strong, with the school ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years. The school has a predominantly white student population, with 95.24% of students identifying as white, and a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 17.29% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Westhaven Elementary, Gardner Elementary consistently outperforms in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. For example, in 2022-2023, Gardner's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 49.8% was significantly higher than Westhaven's 35.1%. Gardner Elementary's performance for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low-socioeconomic status students, is generally strong, with the school ranking in the top 25-30% of Illinois elementary schools. The school's performance for disabled students is particularly noteworthy, with the school ranking in the top 13% of Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023.
Detail:
Public 4-5
District:
Waterloo CUSD 5
SchoolDigger Rank:
427th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,718
Students who attend Gardner Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.8
Number of students: 399
Racial breakdown:
White:
95.2%
Hispanic:
3.0%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.3%
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