Waterman Elementary School
220 North Maple St
Waterman IL, 60556, Dekalb County
Phone: 815-264-3351
Ranking: 
(480 out of 3,028, top 16%)*
(480 out of 3,028, top 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
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: | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 122 | 117 | 112 | 126 | 137 | 144 | 146 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 21 | 17.2% | 17 | 14.5% | 19 | 17.0% | 22 | 17.5% | 20 | 14.6% | 23 | 16.0% | 21 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 17 | 13.9% | 19 | 16.2% | 21 | 18.8% | 21 | 16.7% | 24 | 17.5% | 20 | 13.9% | 21 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 20 | 16.4% | 22 | 18.8% | 16 | 14.3% | 20 | 15.9% | 18 | 13.1% | 21 | 14.6% | 23 | 15.8% |
| Grade 3: | 22 | 18.0% | 17 | 14.5% | 20 | 17.9% | 18 | 14.3% | 22 | 16.1% | 23 | 16.0% | 33 | 22.6% |
| Grade 4: | 24 | 19.7% | 20 | 17.1% | 15 | 13.4% | 20 | 15.9% | 23 | 16.8% | 32 | 22.2% | 25 | 17.1% |
| Grade 5: | 18 | 14.8% | 22 | 18.8% | 21 | 18.8% | 25 | 19.8% | 30 | 21.9% | 25 | 17.4% | 23 | 15.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 52 | 42.6% | 55 | 47.0% | 51 | 45.5% | 60 | 47.6% | 64 | 46.7% | 68 | 47.2% | 78 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 70 | 57.4% | 62 | 53.0% | 61 | 54.5% | 66 | 52.4% | 65 | 47.4% | 68 | 47.2% | 63 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 8.2% | 9 | 7.7% | 9 | 8.0% | 13 | 10.3% | 7 | 5.1% | 7 | 4.9% | 5 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.1% | 2 | 1.4% |
| White: | 105 | 86.1% | 101 | 86.3% | 98 | 87.5% | 108 | 85.7% | 127 | 92.7% | 134 | 93.1% | 137 | 93.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 3.3% | 4 | 3.4% | 2 | 1.8% | 3 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 24.6% | 31 | 26.5% | 5 | 4.5% | 34 | 27.0% | 25 | 18.2% | 19 | 13.2% | 15 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 5.7% | 7 | 6.0% | 28 | 25.0% | 8 | 6.3% | 7 | 5.1% | 4 | 2.8% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.43 | 12.90 | 14.00 | 15.75 | 15.22 | 14.40 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.2% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.7% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 98.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 100.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 90.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.6% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.1% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 92% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 76.7% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.6% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.8% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.5% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 89.8% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 84.4% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 69.4% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 96.6% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.1% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 100.0% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.7% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 100.0% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 90.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 71.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 88.4% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 89.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 53.3% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.8% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 86.3% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.2% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.7% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 85.0% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 94.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 86.7% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 90% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 98.3% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.2% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.4% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 95.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.1% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.7% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.3% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 98.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 60.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 76.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 79.3% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 82.6% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.3% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.4% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.0% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 92.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.3% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 88.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 88.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 68.0% | 58.9% |
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* Waterman Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.