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Waterloo CUSD 5 Schools
Waterloo CUSD 5 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Monroe County (Waterloo). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Waterloo CUSD 5 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Waterloo CUSD 5
4 of 5 schools in Waterloo CUSD 5 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 1
Best schools in Waterloo CUSD 5
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Rogers Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Gardner Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Waterloo Junior High School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Waterloo High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Waterloo CUSD 5
High schools (1)
- C+ Waterloo High School, Waterloo
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Waterloo Junior High School, Waterloo
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B Gardner Elementary School, Waterloo
- B Rogers Elem School, Waterloo
- W J Zahnow Elem School, Waterloo
Where Waterloo CUSD 5 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Waterloo (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Monroe County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,742 students with 169 full-time-equivalent teachers and 346 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1741070
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Valmeyer CUSD 3 (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Columbia CUSD 4 (4 schools, 12 mi)
- New Athens CUSD 60 (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Belleville SD 118 (11 schools, 17 mi)
- Comm Unit School District No 196 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Harmony Emge SD 175 (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Cahokia CUSD 187 (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Sparta CUSD 140 (3 schools, 23 mi)
Questions about Waterloo CUSD 5
How many schools are in Waterloo CUSD 5?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Waterloo CUSD 5, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Waterloo CUSD 5 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Waterloo.
How good are the schools in Waterloo CUSD 5?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 42.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Waterloo CUSD 5?
2,742 students were enrolled in Waterloo CUSD 5 in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Waterloo CUSD 5?
Waterloo CUSD 5 is in Illinois, based in Monroe County, with its district office in Waterloo. Its boundary covers about 181 sq mi.