Highland Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Waterloo, Iowa

Highland Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa enrolled 448 students in 2024-25 with 37.5 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

477 students in 2022-23, 462 students in 2023-24, 448 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 37.5.

Students enrolled at Highland Elementary School by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-234772023-244622024-25448
Students enrolled at Highland Elementary School by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-234772023-244622024-25448
Students enrolled at Highland Elementary School by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-234772023-244622024-25448
Students enrolled at Highland Elementary School by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 44802004006002022-234772023-244622024-25448
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347736.613.0
2023-2446237.412.4
2024-2544837.511.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Elementary School enrolled 459 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

29.2% of students were Hispanic, 28.1% White, 25.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic29.2%
  2. White28.1%
  3. Black25.7%
  4. Two or more races13.2%
  5. Pacific Islander3.1%
  6. Asian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255%57%69.7%
Math, 2022-2367%53% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Waterloo

10 public elementary schools in Waterloo report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kittrell Elementary School57612.453.0%
Lowell Elementary School53812.861.9%
Orange Elementary School51813.735.7%
Fred Becker Elementary School50113.164.7%
Lincoln Elementary School46312.168.3%
Lou Henry Elementary School46012.148.7%
Highland Elementary School44811.975.0%
Cunningham School44312.780.6%

All public schools in Waterloo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Highland Elementary School

  1. Cunningham SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 443 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Lowell Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 538 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Highland Elementary School with Cunningham SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waterloo Community Schools spends per student$14,490 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,490
  5. The largest public schools in IowaHighland Elementary School is the number 146 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#146 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Highland Elementary School?
    448 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 477 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waterloo, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Elementary School?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Elementary School a Title I school?
    Highland Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highland Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Elementary School in?
    Waterloo Community Schools, NCES district ID 1930480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 193048001970 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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