East High School
214 High St
Waterloo IA, 50703, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-433-2400
Ranking: 
(181 out of 205, bottom 12%)*
(181 out of 205, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 70 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 71 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,098 | 1,070 | 1,046 | 1,078 | 1,134 | 1,255 | 1,284 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 339 | 30.9% | 319 | 29.8% | 342 | 32.7% | 307 | 28.5% | 311 | 27.4% | 415 | 33.1% | 434 | 33.8% |
| Grade 10: | 274 | 25.0% | 310 | 29.0% | 274 | 26.2% | 248 | 23.0% | 312 | 27.5% | 294 | 23.4% | 283 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 257 | 23.4% | 233 | 21.8% | 201 | 19.2% | 270 | 25.0% | 223 | 19.7% | 262 | 20.9% | 303 | 23.6% |
| Grade 12: | 228 | 20.8% | 208 | 19.4% | 229 | 21.9% | 253 | 23.5% | 288 | 25.4% | 284 | 22.6% | 264 | 20.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 544 | 49.5% | 534 | 49.9% | 551 | 52.7% | 569 | 52.8% | 580 | 51.1% | 628 | 50.0% | 639 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 554 | 50.5% | 536 | 50.1% | 495 | 47.3% | 509 | 47.2% | 554 | 48.9% | 619 | 49.3% | 641 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 105 | 9.6% | 94 | 8.8% | 84 | 8.0% | 77 | 7.1% | 62 | 5.5% | 56 | 4.5% | 38 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 358 | 32.6% | 329 | 30.7% | 323 | 30.9% | 324 | 30.1% | 375 | 33.1% | 484 | 38.6% | 509 | 39.6% |
| White: | 550 | 50.1% | 545 | 50.9% | 541 | 51.7% | 572 | 53.1% | 590 | 52.0% | 705 | 56.2% | 723 | 56.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 67 | 6.1% | 87 | 8.1% | 87 | 8.3% | 94 | 8.7% | 93 | 8.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 612 | 55.7% | 608 | 56.8% | 579 | 55.4% | 565 | 52.4% | 463 | 40.8% | 526 | 41.9% | 437 | 34.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 7.9% | 78 | 7.3% | 114 | 10.9% | 157 | 14.6% | 113 | 10.0% | 107 | 8.5% | 129 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.75 | 15.35 | 15.19 | 16.43 | 14.63 | 17.60 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.09% | 67.65% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.42% | 68.17% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.00% | 74.90% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.09% | 78.96% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.6% | 57.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.0% | 29.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.0% | 70.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,072.0 | $42,454.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,916.0 | $30,833.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,933.0 | $47,319.0 |
* East High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.