📍 200 Bellefontaine Dr, Waterloo, Monroe County, 62298
Waterloo Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterloo, Monroe County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicholas Schwartz. It is part of the Waterloo CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waterloo Junior High School enrolls 619 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 586 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 619 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waterloo Junior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 116.
Waterloo Junior High School is one of 5 schools in Waterloo CUSD 5, based in Waterloo, Illinois. The district serves 2,767 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Waterloo Junior High School is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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