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Waterloo Elementary

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Waterloo Elementary ranks 644 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Waterloo Elementary is a PK–4 school with 281 students in Waterloo, Wisconsin, part of the Waterloo School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 644th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (38th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranked 348th of 432 (19th percentile, 1 star) — so the elementary school is performing above its district overall. The school has climbed from the 14th percentile in 2022–2023 to 43rd in 2024–2025 and 38th in 2025–2026, moving out of the bottom quartile but not yet reaching the state median.

Among nearby schools, Waterloo sits mid-pack: behind Eastside Elementary (71st percentile), Lake Mills Elementary (69th), Columbus Elementary (51st), and Deerfield Elementary (47th), close to Marshall Elementary (40th), and ahead of Northside Elementary (29th), C H Bird Elementary (19th), and Westside Elementary (14th). In 2025–2026 Waterloo scored just below the state in all six reported subject and grade areas. Grade 3 math (53.33% vs. state 54.75%) and grade 4 social studies (63.41% vs. state 65.51%) are relative strengths, beating several nearby schools. English language arts and science are clearer weaknesses, where nearby schools generally score higher.

Attendance is a bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 10.4% in 2024–2025, below the district's 11.8% and the state's 17.3%, and down sharply from 37.7% in 2021–2022 — though top nearby schools are around 4–6%. About 43.77% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, higher than Lake Mills, Eastside, Deerfield, and Columbus, so Waterloo achieves mid-pack results while serving more students from lower-income families. Per-pupil spending is $16,900 with a student–teacher ratio of 11.4, both more favorable than several higher-scoring neighbors, suggesting funding alone is not the main constraint. Special education effectiveness stood out in 2024–2025 (79th percentile), while low-income and English learner rankings remain low — likely the key to further gains.

281

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,900

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

785 N Monroe St
Waterloo, WI 53594-1176

(920) 478-2168

District: Waterloo School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

644^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

348^th of 432Waterloo School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	644 of 1039	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	596 of 1044	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	857 of 1061	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	917 of 1067	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	807 of 1067	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	765 of 1050	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	771 of 1037	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	825 of 1025	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	743 of 1071	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	649 of 1075	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.3	653 of 1076	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.2	805 of 1061	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	705 of 1053	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.2	655 of 1045	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	856 of 1046	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.5	685 of 1045	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.9	459 of 1030	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	432 of 1021	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.2	454 of 712	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.6	352 of 632	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	214 of 269	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	220 of 248	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	200 of 222	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	211 of 275	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	242 of 287	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	651 of 986	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	579 of 1001	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	758 of 1011	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	886 of 1010	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.9	407 of 1017	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	704 of 1004	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	674 of 1002	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	728 of 997	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	210 of 322	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.2	317 of 331	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	678 of 848	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.9	501 of 870	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	777 of 866	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	853 of 871	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	801 of 859	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	740 of 847	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	566 of 874	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	780 of 854	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	586 of 989	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	574 of 1000	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	858 of 1012	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	855 of 1011	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	854 of 1017	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	696 of 1003	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	784 of 1002	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	820 of 997	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	171 of 802	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	24.5	638 of 790	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	597 of 770	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	736 of 746	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	86.4	39 of 742	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	55.6	269 of 721	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	503 of 697	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	413 of 718	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.9	653 of 727	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	692 of 715	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	583 of 704	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	502 of 699	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	609 of 718	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	610 of 686	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

Science49%-5 vs state

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	785 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2168	281	24	11.4	43.8%	189 (67.3%)	3 (1.1%)	77 (27.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	46.2	644^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.0%		49	596^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.9%	48	46.7	48.8			53.3	48.8			63.4	48.8	$16,900	$1,152	$15,748
Marshall Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	369 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 655-1588	251	21	11.8	43.4%	160 (63.7%)	13 (5.2%)	53 (21.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)								(n/a)											$16,069	$8,688	$7,380
Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	617 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 655-4403	246	21	11.6	45.9%	151 (61.4%)	17 (6.9%)	54 (22.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	47.9	623^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	40.0%		45	657^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.1%	34	41.5	57.1	52.7	56.9	46.2	58.9	46.0	43.1	66.1	46.4	$16,358	$10,855	$5,503
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	613	43	14.4	22.0%	513 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	69.5	321^st of 1039 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%	62	57.0	57.6			66.0	70.3			77.1	62.7	$14,292	$569	$13,723
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 623-5950	425	34	12.3	34.8%	348 (81.9%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	56.5	507^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.2%		52.8	555^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.8%	48	35.1	59.7	50.7		43.9	59.7	60.3		73.1	64.2	$14,390	$504	$13,886
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	200 Fuller St	Columbus	53925	Columbia County	Columbus School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 623-5950	71	6	12.0	23.9%	58 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)								(n/a)	44.4				55.6						$15,263	$331	$14,931
Eastside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Elizabeth Ln	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7400	408	32	12.8	23.8%	277 (67.9%)	15 (3.7%)	34 (8.3%)	42 (10.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	70.6	301^st of 1039 public elementary schools	71.0%		77.8	196^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.2%	105	64.2	67.7	63.6		65.7	69.2	48.1		73.9	67.7	$16,226	$423	$15,802
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	340 W Quarry St	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 764-5442	409	35	11.7	22.7%	363 (88.8%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	53.6	548^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.3%		64	399^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.8%	149	39.4	56.8	54.1	62.9	48.5	56.8	59.0	57.1	67.6	54.1	$13,751	$424	$13,327
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 W Klubertanz Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7100	439	39	11.3	40.5%	239 (54.4%)	38 (8.7%)	81 (18.5%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	38	738^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.0%		34.4	777^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.6%	39	41.3	49.3	53.0		39.1	40.6	33.3		63.8	42.0	$17,060	$700	$16,360
C H Bird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 N Bird St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 834-7300	333	39	8.6	44.1%	136 (40.8%)	73 (21.9%)	30 (9.0%)	39 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (15.9%)	23.3	844^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.8%		16.8	895^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.3%	51	44.0	32.7	28.6		44.0	24.5	26.2		55.1	32.0	$19,672	$1,108	$18,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Waterloo Elementary

How many students attend Waterloo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Waterloo Elementary.

What district is Waterloo Elementary in?

Waterloo School District

Is Waterloo Elementary a good school?

Waterloo Elementary ranks 644^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Waterloo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waterloo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waterloo Middle
High : Waterloo High

What is the racial makeup of Waterloo Elementary?

Students at Waterloo Elementary are 67% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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