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DeKalb County Ctl United School District

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At a glance

181^stof 374 Indiana districts▼ 12

Better than 51% of Indiana districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

3326 Cr 427
Waterloo, IN 46793·(260) 920-1011·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 51.6% of districts

Schools

3,537

Students

Top rankedDeKalb High School65^th of 415 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Country Meadow Elementary School up 92 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

DeKalb Middle School 16.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

DeKalb Virtual Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The DeKalb County Ctl United School District in Indiana serves roughly 3,537 students across six schools — four elementary, one middle and one high school, with no alternative schools. Elementary schools enroll about half of all students, with the DeKalb High School and DeKalb Middle School populations making up the other half. As a whole, the DeKalb County Ctl United School District lands mid-pack: 52nd percentile and 3 stars — but that average hides a very wide spread between its schools.

DeKalb High School is the district standout at 84th percentile and 4 stars, with a 95.7% graduation rate (state: 89.7%) and SAT proficiency of 58.59% in reading/writing and 30.84% in math, improving in every tested subject. Its weak spot is chronic absenteeism at 19.0%, the district's highest. Among elementaries, James R Watson Elementary School leads at 70th percentile and 4 stars, with the district's lowest absenteeism (6.3%) and the best ELA (48.36%), math (54.38%) and science (56.1%) results — achieved despite the largest class sizes. McKenney-Harrison Elementary School (61st percentile, 3 stars) is strong in math, science and 5th grade social studies but has a clear early-ELA gap.

Waterloo Elementary School is the most urgent case: 1 star, 29th percentile, with all-grade ELA at 20.25% and 5th grade social studies at 20%, alongside the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate and highest per-student spending. Country Meadow Elementary School is improving (36th to 45th percentile) but still 2 stars. DeKalb Middle School has slid from the 70th to the 52nd percentile, with weak math and science. District-wide strengths and gaps: 4th grade math is strong everywhere, while 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade social studies lag.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	3424 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1012	1,007	57	17.6	38.6%	898 (89.2%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.6%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (2.8%)	75	65^th of 415 public high schools	84.3%		60.9	135^th of 429 public high schools	68.5%	70	58.6	30.8																			59.5	$12,438	$206	$12,232
DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	3338 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1013	759	46	16.4	45.8%	685 (90.3%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	49.9	233^rd of 486 public middle schools	52.1%		58.3	188^th of 480 public middle schools	60.8%	45						35.3	40.4	48.0	41.2				33.2	23.4	30.2	29.2		31.4	31.4			$10,631	$54	$10,577
James R Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Eckhart Ave	Auburn	46706	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1014	590	30	19.3	40.2%	526 (89.2%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	68.6	304^th of 1015 public elementary schools	70.0%		63.1	364^th of 1005 public elementary schools	63.8%	60			45.5	48.8	50.5				48.4	48.9	70.7	46.2				54.4	56.1		56.1	49.0		$9,898	$539	$9,359
McKenney-Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 South Indiana Ave	Auburn	46706	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1015	620	33	18.5	57.1%	556 (89.7%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.3%)	60	393^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	61.3%		61.3	379^th of 1005 public elementary schools	62.3%	14			20.7	52.9	42.9				39.6	35.6	57.8	57.1				50.6	46.1		46.1	61.9		$9,459	$716	$8,743
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E Douglas St	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1011	247	14	17.7	63.6%	226 (91.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	30.1	719^th of 1015 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.5	734^th of 1005 public elementary schools	27.0%	15			14.3	28.6	20.0				20.3	39.3	57.1	30.0				40.5	42.9		42.9	20.0		$13,076	$1,395	$11,682
Country Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Cr 10	Ashley	46705	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1017	314	19	16.5	48.1%	287 (91.4%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	46.7	555^th of 1015 public elementary schools	45.3%		37.4	647^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.6%	92			27.8	46.4	31.0				36.6	41.7	57.1	35.7				46.3	37.5		37.5	35.7		$11,993	$1,067	$10,926
DeKalb Virtual Academy	Public	6-12	1011 West 7th St.	Auburn	46706	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(260) 920-1010	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	10	380^th of 415 public high schools	8.4%					(n/a)	18.2	0.0																			23.1

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp	6.06 mi	3	268^th
DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	8.93 mi	5	157^th
Hamilton Community Schools	10.12 mi	3	209^th
East Noble School Corporation	10.8 mi	7	215^th
MSD Steuben County	11.69 mi	6	179^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 Indiana Department of Education.

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