Orange Elementary School
5805 Kimball Ave
Waterloo IA, 50701, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-433-2880
Ranking: 
(423 out of 696, bottom 39%)*
(423 out of 696, bottom 39%)*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: | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 557 | 474 | 448 | 412 | 356 | 338 | 326 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 93 | 16.7% | 83 | 17.5% | 83 | 18.5% | 70 | 17.0% | 60 | 16.9% | 64 | 18.9% | 46 | 14.1% |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 14.7% | 87 | 18.4% | 65 | 14.5% | 75 | 18.2% | 67 | 18.8% | 51 | 15.1% | 57 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 16.2% | 74 | 15.6% | 81 | 18.1% | 78 | 18.9% | 51 | 14.3% | 56 | 16.6% | 47 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 14.7% | 83 | 17.5% | 75 | 16.7% | 62 | 15.0% | 63 | 17.7% | 51 | 15.1% | 62 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 16.2% | 76 | 16.0% | 71 | 15.8% | 68 | 16.5% | 50 | 14.0% | 63 | 18.6% | 51 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 80 | 14.4% | 71 | 15.0% | 73 | 16.3% | 59 | 14.3% | 65 | 18.3% | 53 | 15.7% | 63 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 279 | 50.1% | 238 | 50.2% | 225 | 50.2% | 199 | 48.3% | 169 | 47.5% | 153 | 45.3% | 152 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 278 | 49.9% | 236 | 49.8% | 223 | 49.8% | 213 | 51.7% | 187 | 52.5% | 177 | 52.4% | 170 | 52.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 6.1% | 28 | 5.9% | 22 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.2% | 9 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 19 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 17 | 5.0% | 24 | 7.4% |
| White: | 448 | 80.4% | 384 | 81.0% | 366 | 81.7% | 344 | 83.5% | 304 | 85.4% | 303 | 89.6% | 284 | 87.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 9.5% | 47 | 9.9% | 43 | 9.6% | 30 | 7.3% | 28 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 40.9% | 184 | 38.8% | 165 | 36.8% | 145 | 35.2% | 101 | 28.4% | 96 | 28.4% | 87 | 26.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 7.7% | 49 | 10.3% | 45 | 10.0% | 50 | 12.1% | 39 | 11.0% | 51 | 15.1% | 30 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.63 | 15.54 | 16.47 | 16.16 | 14.83 | 14.10 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 58.72% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.16% | 56.06% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 57.73% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 56.41% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 59.64% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.43% | 66.95% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.79% | 53.66% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.38% | 60.55% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 58.67% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 62.65% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.43% | 58.82% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.79% | 62.20% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.1% | 45.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.9% | 54.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 27.0 years | 22.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% | 87.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $52,433.0 | $45,721.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $31,564.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,433.0 | $47,743.0 |
* Orange Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.