📍 5940 Waterloo Rd, Columbia, Howard County, 21045
Waterloo Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waterloo Elementary enrolls 612 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 30% Black or African American and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 30% |
| Asian | 95 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 612 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. 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 Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Waterloo Elementary is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 612 students, Waterloo Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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