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Waterloo, IL
Public School Ratings




Waterloo Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Waterloo Cusd 5 School District details

Waterloo Cusd 5 School District
302 Bellefontaine Dr
Waterloo, IL 62298

2,742 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Waterloo Cusd 5 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.9% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
33%
61%
39%
49%
28%
55%
33%
61%
39%
49%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Gardner Elementary School
1 Ed Gardner Pl
Waterloo, IL, 62298
04-05
Rogers Elem School
200 Rogers St
Waterloo, IL, 62298
02-03
W J Zahnow Elem School
301 Hamacher St
Waterloo, IL, 62298
PK-01
Waterloo High School
505 E Bulldog
Waterloo, IL, 62298
09-12
Waterloo Junior High School
200 Bellefontaine Dr
Waterloo, IL, 62298
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.4% 47.6%
Black 0.3% 17.2%
Hispanic 2.9% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,819 $21,440,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $421 $1,155,000 3.0%
Staff $598 $1,639,000 4.2%
General Administration $313 $859,000 2.2%
School Administration $689 $1,890,000 4.9%
Operation $1,258 $3,449,000 8.9%
Transportation $672 $1,842,000 4.7%
Other $189 $517,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,140 $11,351,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,212 $6,064,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $14,170 $38,855,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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