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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 443 students
Highland Elementary School
812 Idaho St, Waterloo, IA 50703
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
448
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Waterloo Comm School District
Black Hawk County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Waterloo Comm School District. The school is located in a small city in Black Hawk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 448 students were enrolled, with about 11.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 448 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Waterloo Comm School District
- County
- Black Hawk County
- NCES school ID
- 193048001970
Schools near Highland Elementary School
All 22 schools in Waterloo →
Lowell Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 538 students
Royal Legacy Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 36 students
Kittrell Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 576 students
Irving Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 353 students
Poyner Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 362 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.