📍 1410 Independence Ave, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, 50703
Expo Alternative Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County. The school has 609 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cary Wieland. It is part of the Waterloo Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 57%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Expo Alternative Learning Center enrolls 609 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 37% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
516 of the school's 609 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Expo Alternative Learning Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Expo Alternative Learning Center 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 609 students, Expo Alternative Learning Center is close to 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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