Lou Henry Elementary School

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

Lou Henry Elementary School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 460 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

460

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	178	39%
Black or African American	176	38%
Hispanic/Latino	37	8%
Asian	30	7%
Two or more races	30	7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	8	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	460	252M / 208F

English Language Learners: 107 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	53.0% -11.9pp	64.9%	244
Reading Proficiency	54.0% -14.7pp	68.7%	244
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	94

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	460	100%

Contact & Location

312 Rachael St

Waterloo, IA 50701

Phone: (319)433-2860

District

Waterloo Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,702

District enrollment: 10,527

Other Schools in District

Cunningham School Elementary
Fred Becker Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lowell Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50701) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048001165

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD