Waterloo Community School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Waterloo, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, Raymond and Gilbertville, and parts of Cedar Falls.

At a glance

10,484Students enrolled

18Schools

5Towns served

$15,351Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

71%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

WaterlooEvansdaleElk Run HeightsRaymondGilbertville

Grades PK–5

Orange Elementary School or Fred Becker Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Poyner Elementary362 students · EvansdaleThis district

Grades PK–5

Orange Elementary School or Fred Becker Elementary School or Poyner ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Orange Elementary School or Fred Becker Elementary School or Poyner ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Orange Elementary School or Fred Becker Elementary School or Poyner ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IA

Math proficiency50%

State average 64.1%

Reading / language arts54%

State average 67.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)86%

State average 91.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,351

per student each year · 12% above the IA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)25%

State65%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

10,509’20

10,469’21

10,527’22

10,488’23

10,484’24

Students

White · 38%4,013

Black · 29%3,010

Hispanic · 14%1,518

Two or more races · 11%1,119

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 4%468

Asian · 3%333

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Waterloo67,008 people

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Evansdale4,518 people

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Elk Run Heights964 people

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Raymond899 people

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Gilbertville761 people

Also covers small parts of Cedar Falls.

Schools18 in district

Level

All 18 Elementary 11 Middle 4 High 3

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Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 576 students · Waterloo

C-Public 📚

Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 538 students · Waterloo

DPublic 📚

Orange Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 518 students · Waterloo

B-Public 📚

Fred Becker Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 501 students · Waterloo

C-Public 📚

Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 463 students · Waterloo

DPublic 📚

Lou Henry Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 460 students · Waterloo

C-Public 📚

Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students · Waterloo

DPublic 📚

Cunningham SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 443 students · Waterloo

D-Public 📚

Poyner ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 362 students · Evansdale

CPublic 📚

Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 353 students · Waterloo

DPublic 📚

Kingsley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 337 students · Waterloo

B-Public 📚

Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 848 students · Waterloo

BPublic 📚

Central Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 469 students · Waterloo

DPublic 📚

George Washington Carver AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 455 students · Waterloo

D-Public 📚

Bunger Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 440 students · Evansdale

DPublic 🏫

West High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,696 students · Waterloo

CPublic 🏫

East High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,016 students · Waterloo

DPublic 🏫

Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · Grades 6–12 · 561 students · Waterloo

D-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Hudson Community School DistrictHudson · $11,653 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.