Highland Elementary School

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

Highland Elementary School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 448 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

448

Teachers (FTE)

37.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	131	29%
White	126	28%
Black or African American	115	26%
Two or more races	59	13%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	14	3%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	448	230M / 218F

English Language Learners: 93 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	51.0% -13.9pp	64.9%	275
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -23.7pp	68.7%	275
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	98

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)

-0.55 grade levels

Math

+0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

204

45.5% 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.)	448	100%

Contact & Location

812 Idaho St

Waterloo, IA 50703

Phone: (319)433-2630

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
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lou Henry Elementary School Elementary
Lowell Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50703) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048001970

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