Best Public Schools in Waterloo, IN

Summary:

The city of Waterloo, Indiana is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: DeKalb High School, DeKalb Middle School, and Waterloo Elementary School. These schools, part of the DeKalb County Ctl United School District, demonstrate varying levels of academic performance, with the high school and middle school outperforming the elementary school in key metrics.

DeKalb High School stands out as the top performer, ranking 68th out of 431 Indiana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a strong 91.2% 4-year graduation rate and impressive test scores, with 62.2% of students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing. In contrast, Waterloo Elementary School lags behind, with only 20.83% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts and 39.58% in ILEARN/Math.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the performance differences, as Waterloo Elementary School has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 66.36%, indicating a higher proportion of students from lower-income families. Additionally, DeKalb High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.0%, which could impact student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	3424 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1012	1,052	60	17.4	37.7%	948 (90.1%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (4.9%)	18 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	24 (2.3%)	69.9	81^st of 431 public high schools	81.2%		65	98^th of 398 public high schools	75.4%	17	62.2	29.5																44.9	$10,501	$297	$10,204
DeKalb Middle School	Public	6-8	3338 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1013	774	50	15.4	44.1%	701 (90.6%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	67.9	148^th of 485 public middle schools	69.5%		71.5	124^th of 489 public middle schools	74.6%	24						48.1	48.8	57.7	51.4				28.9	30.9	36.1	31.8			$9,685	$320	$9,366
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E Douglas St	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1011	224	14	15.5	72.3%	203 (90.6%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	27.7	748^th of 1010 public elementary schools	25.9%		27.2	757^th of 1016 public elementary schools	25.5%	9			26.7	25.0	7.7				20.8	40.0	52.5	19.2				39.6	0.0		$13,844	$1,503	$12,341

Cities Near Waterloo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Auburn	3.94 mi	2	161^st
Ashley	5.18 mi	1	309^th
Garrett	7.69 mi	3	355^th
Butler	8.01 mi	2	336^th
Hamilton	8.45 mi	2	203^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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