Highland Elementary School
812 Idaho St
Waterloo IA, 50703, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-433-2630
Ranking: 
(677 out of 696, bottom 3%)*
(677 out of 696, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waterloo Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 530 | 509 | 526 | 506 | 490 | 481 | 482 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 6.0% | 35 | 6.9% | 39 | 7.4% | 38 | 7.5% | 63 | 12.9% | 59 | 12.3% | 54 | 11.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 16.4% | 97 | 19.1% | 102 | 19.4% | 92 | 18.2% | 90 | 18.4% | 74 | 15.4% | 73 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 17.5% | 92 | 18.1% | 86 | 16.3% | 91 | 18.0% | 66 | 13.5% | 63 | 13.1% | 66 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 17.4% | 79 | 15.5% | 94 | 17.9% | 64 | 12.6% | 67 | 13.7% | 68 | 14.1% | 75 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 15.1% | 79 | 15.5% | 60 | 11.4% | 69 | 13.6% | 69 | 14.1% | 76 | 15.8% | 69 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 15.8% | 61 | 12.0% | 66 | 12.5% | 77 | 15.2% | 79 | 16.1% | 62 | 12.9% | 79 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 11.7% | 66 | 13.0% | 79 | 15.0% | 75 | 14.8% | 56 | 11.4% | 79 | 16.4% | 66 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 47.0% | 247 | 48.5% | 242 | 46.0% | 238 | 47.0% | 226 | 46.1% | 244 | 50.7% | 225 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 281 | 53.0% | 262 | 51.5% | 284 | 54.0% | 268 | 53.0% | 264 | 53.9% | 229 | 47.6% | 253 | 52.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 153 | 28.9% | 139 | 27.3% | 144 | 27.4% | 135 | 26.7% | 119 | 24.3% | 112 | 23.3% | 116 | 24.1% |
| Black: | 151 | 28.5% | 146 | 28.7% | 155 | 29.5% | 139 | 27.5% | 133 | 27.1% | 151 | 31.4% | 124 | 25.7% |
| White: | 161 | 30.4% | 163 | 32.0% | 178 | 33.8% | 186 | 36.8% | 207 | 42.2% | 212 | 44.1% | 234 | 48.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 13 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 9.1% | 46 | 9.0% | 40 | 7.6% | 34 | 6.7% | 21 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 430 | 81.1% | 408 | 80.2% | 412 | 78.3% | 393 | 77.7% | 302 | 61.6% | 293 | 60.9% | 302 | 62.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 9.6% | 52 | 10.2% | 43 | 8.2% | 46 | 9.1% | 63 | 12.9% | 49 | 10.2% | 54 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.47 | 11.70 | 12.54 | 12.34 | 11.14 | 11.50 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 58.72% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.30% | 56.06% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.67% | 57.73% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.14% | 56.41% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.29% | 59.64% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.72% | 66.95% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.36% | 53.66% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.44% | 60.55% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.23% | 58.67% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.19% | 62.65% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.15% | 58.82% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.85% | 62.20% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.3% | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.7% | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.6% | 34.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.4% | 65.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,269.0 | $39,767.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,797.0 | $30,154.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,642.0 | $44,782.0 |
* Highland Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.