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Waterloo Elementary

Regular School · Columbia, MD

Waterloo Elementary is a regular school school in Columbia, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 666 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
666
Teachers (FTE)
51.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 215 32%
Black or African American 201 30%
Asian 96 14%
Hispanic/Latino 94 14%
Two or more races 56 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 666 352M / 314F

English Language Learners: 50 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 23.0% +0.8pp 22.2% 273
Reading Proficiency 29.0% -6.2pp 35.2% 273
Science Proficiency 40-44% — 84

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)
+0.52 grade levels
Math
-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
82 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
52
7.8% 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.) 666 100%

Contact & Location

5940 Waterloo Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: (410)313-5014

http://wates.hcpss.org

District

Howard County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,428

District enrollment: 57,676

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

240042000758

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