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Waterloo High School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
311 Schoolhouse Ln
Waterloo, AL 35677
Phone
(256) 766-3100
District
Lauderdale County
County
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
339
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.4% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Waterloo High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
52%
58%
63%
25%
42%
42%
52%
58%
63%
25%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
48%
64%
58%
32%
38%
48%
48%
64%
58%
32%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
36%
50%
52%
63%
19%
37%
36%
50%
52%
63%
19%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
42%
65%
53%
46%
31%
56%
42%
65%
53%
46%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
44%
37%
66%
51%
22%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
39%
37%
75%
51%
3%
22%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
13%
25%
11%
28%
15%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 10 2.9%
Kindergarten 32 9.4%
Grade 1 16 4.7%
Grade 2 25 7.4%
Grade 3 22 6.5%
Grade 4 28 8.3%
Grade 5 19 5.6%
Grade 6 32 9.4%
Grade 7 29 8.6%
Grade 8 31 9.1%
Grade 9 22 6.5%
Grade 10 27 8.0%
Grade 11 23 6.8%
Grade 12 23 6.8%
Total 339 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.5% 93.6% 53.1%
Black 1.5% 3.0% 32.7%
Hispanic 2.1% 2.5% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.5% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.6% 57.4% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 63.7% 48.6% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.9% 8.8% 5.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,806 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 83.9 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.7% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 22.4% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,574 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.4% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.9% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,470 $51,707,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,026 $8,203,000 7.9%
Staff $268 $2,145,000 2.1%
General Administration $296 $2,368,000 2.3%
School Administration $664 $5,305,000 5.1%
Operation $850 $6,791,000 6.5%
Transportation $600 $4,792,000 4.6%
Other $172 $1,373,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,876 $30,977,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,636 $21,068,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $12,982 $103,752,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,660 $4,986,044,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $892 $667,831,000 6.6%
Staff $530 $397,090,000 3.9%
General Administration $319 $238,835,000 2.3%
School Administration $683 $511,541,000 5.0%
Operation $1,140 $853,197,000 8.4%
Transportation $570 $427,092,000 4.2%
Other $285 $213,397,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,420 $3,308,983,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,521 $1,887,249,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,601 $10,182,276,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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