Summary:
The 53594 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Waterloo Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 276 students. Waterloo Elementary is part of the Waterloo School District, which is ranked 365 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Waterloo Elementary has seen its statewide ranking decline in recent years, going from 596 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars) to 857 out of 1,061 in 2023-2024 (1 star) and 917 out of 1,067 in 2022-2023 (1 star). The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and student test scores that are generally below the state averages in core subjects. Additionally, 43.84% of Waterloo Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a disadvantaged student population.
Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and per-student spending of $12,710 for the 2020-2021 school year, which is higher than the state average. However, it's unclear if these resources are being used effectively to improve educational outcomes for the students. Overall, the data suggests that Waterloo Elementary is a struggling school that may need to implement significant improvements to better serve its students and community.
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