Waters Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Waters Elementary in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin enrolled 389 students in 2024-25 with 27.5 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
398 students in 2022-23, 393 students in 2023-24, 389 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.9 to 27.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 398 | 28.9 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 27.1 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 389 | 27.5 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 360 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waters Elementary enrolled 360 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 360 of the 360 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.2% of students were White, 15.9% Hispanic, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White70.2%
- Hispanic15.9%
- Two or more races8.0%
- Asian3.1%
- Black2.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Waters Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑49% | 30% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55‑59% | 39% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
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 Fond du Lac
10 public elementary schools in Fond du Lac report 2024-25 enrollment; Waters Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Elementary | 389 | 14.1 | 37.5% |
| Lakeshore Elementary | 354 | 14.2 | 11.9% |
| Rosenow Elementary | 351 | 13.5 | 42.7% |
| Parkside Elementary | 325 | 9.8 | 69.8% |
| Roberts Elementary | 317 | 12.2 | 45.1% |
| Chegwin Elementary | 296 | 9.5 | 67.6% |
| Evans Elementary | 279 | 11.9 | 59.5% |
| Pier Elementary | 274 | 11.2 | 56.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Waters Elementary
- Roberts ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 317 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Riverside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 273 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Waters Elementary with Roberts ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fond du Lac School District spends per student$13,833 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,833
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWaters Elementary is the number 366 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#366 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 Waters Elementary
How many students attend Waters Elementary?
389 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 398 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fond du Lac, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waters Elementary?
14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Waters Elementary a Title I school?
Waters Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Waters Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Waters Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin'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.What district is Waters Elementary in?
Fond du Lac School District, NCES district ID 5504680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550468000506 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.