📍 812 Idaho St, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, 50703
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Willand. It is part of the Waterloo Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 477 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 28% |
| White | 122 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 477 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland 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 31, state house district 62.
Highland 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 477 students, Highland 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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