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Fred Becker Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1239 Sheldon St
Waterloo, IA 50701
Phone
(319) 433-2180
District
WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
466
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.0% of IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

3

(10 is best)

Fred Becker Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
50%
68%
57%
65%
42%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
50%
71%
52%
70%
47%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
55%
68%
57%
67%
52%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 39 8.4%
Kindergarten 78 16.7%
Grade 1 66 14.2%
Grade 2 70 15.0%
Grade 3 71 15.2%
Grade 4 72 15.5%
Grade 5 70 15.0%
Total 466 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.6% 49.4% 77.3%
Black 31.9% 30.5% 7.0%
Hispanic 13.5% 13.4% 12.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 3.6% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.7% 3.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 73.8% 72.3% 40.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 61.2% 59.7% 34.5%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 12.7% 12.6% 6.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,661 3,193,079
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 542.5 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,778 1,275,023
Single Parent Households With Children 12.9% 9.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.4% 29.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.0% 10.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.6% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 19.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.0% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.0% 13.2%
$15,000 or less 12.7% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,668 $82,929,420 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $458 $4,953,270 3.3%
Staff $582 $6,294,330 4.2%
General Administration $263 $2,844,345 1.9%
School Administration $721 $7,797,615 5.2%
Operation $1,102 $11,918,130 7.9%
Transportation $481 $5,202,015 3.4%
Other $362 $3,915,030 2.6%
Total Support $3,970 $42,935,550 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,353 $25,447,695 16.8%
Total Expenditures $13,990 $151,301,850 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,224 $3,660,926,531 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $432 $219,052,631 3.1%
Staff $583 $295,681,569 4.1%
General Administration $281 $142,425,556 2.0%
School Administration $641 $325,034,720 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $518,168,438 7.2%
Transportation $446 $225,880,706 3.2%
Other $313 $158,449,616 2.2%
Total Support $3,719 $1,884,639,810 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,194 $1,618,462,289 22.6%
Total Expenditures $14,138 $7,164,055,866 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%