Summary:
ZIP code 46793 in Waterloo, Indiana is served by a single public elementary school, Waterloo Elementary School, which teaches students in grades PK–5 and enrolls 247 children as part of the DeKalb County Ctl United School District. Because it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, there is no other local school to compare it with, so the most useful comparisons are to its own district and to the state. One important note for parents: ILEARN proficiency is reported only for tested grades, so the "All Grades" figures mainly reflect grades 3–5 rather than the full PK–5 enrollment.
There are real strengths here. Chronic absenteeism was 12.9% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 13.1% and clearly better than the state's 16.7% — notable given that 63.56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Fourth grade math proficiency was 57.14%, above the state's 52%, and science improved sharply, rising from 29.63% to 42.86% in a single year and moving from well below the district to slightly above it. The school's state rank has also edged up, from 748 of 1,011 to 719 of 1,015, with its percentile rising from 26 to 29.
The challenges are concentrated in reading and in the upper grades. All-grade English Language Arts proficiency was 20.25%, compared with 40.64% in the district, and every tested grade trails both district and state — 3rd grade at 14.29%, 4th at 28.57%, and 5th at 20%. Fifth grade is the weakest area overall: social studies proficiency was 20% versus roughly 47% in both the district and state, and 5th grade math was 30% against the district's 46.15% and the state's 42%. The school is rated 1 star at the 29th percentile, well below its district's 3 stars and 52nd percentile. For parents, the takeaway is a school with improving attendance and science, but reading is the clear priority.
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