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Waterloo Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Waterloo Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Monroe, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 281. The school is part of the Monroe Public Schools district, which is ranked 507 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waterloo Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to state and district averages. In 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency was just 10.34%, far below the state average of 39.6% and the district average of 24.8%. The school also has very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.9% to 61.6% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. As a result, Waterloo Elementary School's statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking of 1326 out of 1486 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools in the Monroe Public Schools district, such as Raisinville School and Custer Elementary School, Waterloo Elementary School's performance is significantly lower. The school also lags behind higher-performing districts in the area, such as Airport Community Schools and Mason Consolidated Schools, highlighting the disparity in educational outcomes.

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,233

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1933 S Custer Rd
Monroe, MI 48161-1828

(734) 265-3000

District: Monroe Public Schools

Students who attend Waterloo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Middle School
High:	Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2012 → 11th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2012

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

Michigan avg41%

Not ranked this year

Waterloo Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

499^th of 613Monroe Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	1326 of 1486	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1363 of 1470	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1046 of 1408	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1126 of 1448	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	1222 of 1466	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	1071 of 1548	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	908 of 1580	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	1024 of 1533	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.5	1099 of 1563	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	1028 of 1566	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	1136 of 1552	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	1243 of 1552	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	1159 of 1589	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	62.0	706 of 1577	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.1	790 of 1565	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.6	326 of 1545	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	1221 of 1342	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1038 of 1171	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1057 of 1443	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	1184 of 1381	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1214 of 1350	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	635 of 1134	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	905 of 1397	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	1205 of 1347	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1007 of 1196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1158 of 1446	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	5.6	1178 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	1193 of 1198	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	946 of 1128	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1143 of 1253	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)11th percentile~ school

Female (2024)9th percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2023-2024) ?

Science21%-19 vs state

Math16%-26 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1933 S Custer Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-3000	0	0	17.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$18,233	$2,835	$15,398
Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1731 W Lorain St	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4700	444	24	18.5	61.3%	300 (67.6%)	55 (12.4%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.0%)	32	981^st of 1488 public elementary schools	34.1%		37.6	894^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.8%	87			23.0	21.7	40.0	37.7		21.3	23.2	24.6	32.1		32.3		26.2		$16,338	$2,121	$14,217
Arborwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1135 Riverview Ave	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4500	462	32	14.4	79.4%	242 (52.4%)	109 (23.6%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.9%)	8.3	1386^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.1	1412^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	26			12.7	10.3	5.7	21.0		7.3	10.3		11.3		12.9		5.7		$19,625	$2,737	$16,888
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5003 W Albain Rd	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4300	769	47	16.4	74.3%	581 (75.6%)	67 (8.7%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (13.8%)	15.9	1246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1229^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.3%	17			28.6	25.2	26.7	23.0		16.2	11.7	6.7	13.0		20.2		9.2		$17,225	$1,990	$15,235
Raisinville School	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 N Raisinville Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4800	443	24	18.3	54.4%	365 (82.4%)	29 (6.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	40	863^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.0%		28.9	1037^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.2%	174			32.9	36.9	41.0	27.7		28.8	33.8	31.1	23.4		37.7		32.8		$16,090	$1,604	$14,485
Triumph Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 Vivian Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Triumph Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 240-2610	777	36	21.5	61.3%	525 (67.6%)	31 (4.0%)	101 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (14.7%)	61.5	544^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.4%		63	513^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.5%	31	74.6	44.8	50.0	47.5	48.2	56.0	53.8	43.3	40.0	25.9	53.6	47.5	43.5	56.7	29.4	64.2	$12,395	$1,519	$10,876
Sodt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2888 Nadeau Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2501	236	14	16.8	53.8%	196 (83.1%)	7 (3.0%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)								(n/a)																	$15,050	$1,789	$13,261
Ida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7900 Ida St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 269-3605	514	30	17.1	23.0%	478 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	64.7	498^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.5%		79.4	256^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.8%	242			44.0	52.4				51.7	43.8								$12,823	$1,163	$11,660
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Newport South Rd	Newport	48166	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4141	242	15	16.2	58.3%	211 (87.2%)	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	55.7	637^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.2%		53.9	651^st of 1486 public elementary schools	56.2%	14			41.5	25.5				56.6	50.9								$13,222	$619	$12,604
Mason Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Lakeside Dr	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 848-9402	421	28	15.3	43.5%	369 (87.6%)	11 (2.6%)	32 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	75.2	335^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.5%		72.8	361^st of 1486 public elementary schools	75.7%	26			55.9	56.7	50.7			54.2	48.9	41.1			56.2		53.4		$13,781	$1,029	$12,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Waterloo Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Waterloo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Waterloo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monroe Middle School
High : Monroe High School

What is the racial makeup of Waterloo Elementary School?

Students at Waterloo Elementary School are .

How many students attend Waterloo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Waterloo Elementary School.

What district is Waterloo Elementary School in?

Monroe Public Schools

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