📍 10457 Highway 221 South, Waterloo, Laurens County, 29384
Waterloo Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waterloo, Laurens County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laurens 55 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waterloo Elementary enrolls 271 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 17% Black or African American and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 193 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 271 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 SC-30, state senate district 9, state house district 14.
Waterloo Elementary is one of 9 schools in Laurens 55, based in Laurens, South Carolina. The district serves 4,984 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Waterloo Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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