Orange Elementary School

Regular School · Waterloo, IA

Orange Elementary School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 518 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

518

Teachers (FTE)

37.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	364	70%
Black or African American	56	11%
Two or more races	48	9%
Hispanic/Latino	38	7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	1%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	518	267M / 251F

English Language Learners: 26 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	69.0% +4.1pp	64.9%	238
Reading Proficiency	67.0% -1.7pp	68.7%	236
Science Proficiency	65-69%	—	80

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)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

21 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	518	100%

Contact & Location

5805 Kimball Ave

Waterloo, IA 50701

Phone: (319)433-2880

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
Lou Henry 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

193048001734

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