📍 1239 Sheldon St, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, 50701
Fred Becker Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandy Welch. It is part of the Waterloo Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fred Becker Elementary School enrolls 473 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 30% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 209 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 9.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 473 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fred Becker Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 30, state house district 60.
Fred Becker Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Waterloo Comm School District, based in Waterloo, Iowa. The district serves 10,635 students district-wide and employs 769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Fred Becker Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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