Waterloo Community School District

Waterloo Community School District
Location
Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County United States
Coordinates	42°29′08″N92°20′01″W / 42.485445°N 92.333564°W / 42.485445; -92.333564
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Established	1942
Superintendent	Dr. Jared Smith
Schools	19
Budget	$175,597,000 (2020-21) [1]
NCES District ID	1930480 [1]
Students and staff
Students	10,645 [1] (2022-23)
Teachers	769.91 FTE [1]
Staff	867.10 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.83 [1]
Athletic conference	Mississippi Valley (Waterloo West) Iowa Alliance (Waterloo East)
Other information
Website	www.waterlooschools.org

Waterloo Community School District (WCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa.

It is entirely in Black Hawk County. In addition to almost all of Waterloo the municipalities of Elk Run Heights, Evansdale, Gilbertville, and Raymond are in the district limits, as well as the census-designated place of Washburn. It also covers a portion of Cedar Falls. ^{[2] [3]}

There was originally a single school district in Waterloo, but in 1866 the district split in two, with a Waterloo and an East Waterloo district, until 1942, when they merged into the Independent School District of Waterloo. ^[4]

History

In 2015 the district drew up plans for a school bond with a value of $47 million. ^[5]

In 2023 the district revealed that it planned to build a consolidated high school. ^[6] In July 2024, these plans were formally approved by the Waterloo Community School Board. On 8 October 2025, the new school, mascot, and colors were officially announced. The school will be called Waterloo United High School, and their mascot will be the Titans. Colors will be black and Vegas Gold. The athletics conference affiliation is yet to be determined. The new high school will be located at the current Central Middle School and Waterloo Career Center. ^[7]

Schools

Waterloo East High School

High

• Waterloo East
• Waterloo West
• Expo Alternative Learning Center

Middle

• Bunger Middle School (Evansdale)
• Central Middle School
• George Washington Carver Academy
• Hoover Middle School

Elementary / PreSchools

• Fred Becker Elementary School
• Dr. Walter Cunningham School for Excellence
• Lou Henry Elementary School
• Highland Elementary School
• Irving Elementary School
• Kingsley Elementary School
• Kittrell Elementary School
• Lincoln Elementary School
• Lou Henry Elementary School
• Lowell Elementary School
• Orange Elementary School
• Poyner Elementary School (Evansdale) - Located on the site of the former St. Nicholas Catholic Church. ^[8]
• Elk Run PreSchool [permanently closed]

Enrollment

^[9]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Waterloo Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved August 4, 2024.
2. "Waterloo" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Washburn CDP, IA" (PDF). 2010 U.S. census . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2020.
4. "History". Waterloo Community School District. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
5. Wind, Andrew (December 13, 2015). "Waterloo schools considering $47M bond issue". Globe Gazette . Retrieved March 29, 2020.
6. "Waterloo Community School District unveils plans for construction of new $165M high school". KWWL. November 21, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
7. https://www.si.com/high-school/iowa/two-iowa-high-schools-officially-become-the-waterloo-titans-01k73fsyw0w6
8. "Parish Profiles". Waterloo Catholic Faith Formation Office. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
9. "Public School Certified Enrollment Summary by District". Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

External links

• Waterloo Community School District
• Waterloo Community School District (waterloo.k12.ia.us) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa