Gardner Elementary School
Waterloo, IL · Waterloo CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 5 · Town, fringe
379th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 82%▼ Declining
1 Ed Gardner Pl, Waterloo, IL 62298
(618)939-3060NCES ID 174107006144Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Gardner Elementary School 379th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 82% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 87th in 2019 to 82th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 384 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2010, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.5% | 93.2% | ▼ 4.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.5% | 4.2% | ▲ 3.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.5% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
Typical home value $332K in zip 62298 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2005
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Gardner Elementary School
- #143Rogers Elem SchoolWaterloo CUSD 5 · 0.1 mi away143rd of 2,105
ELA 74% ▲6 · Math 79% ▲18Compare - –W J Zahnow Elem SchoolWaterloo CUSD 5 · 0.5 mi awayCompare
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- #65Parkview Elementary SchoolColumbia CUSD 4 · 8.8 mi away65th of 2,105
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- #345Smithton Elem SchoolSmithton CCSD 130 · 9.5 mi away345th of 2,105
ELA 77% ▲9 · Math 55% ▼6Compare - #882Red Bud Elem SchoolRed Bud CUSD 132 · 12.2 mi away882nd of 2,105
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What school district is Gardner Elementary School in?
Gardner Elementary School is part of the Waterloo CUSD 5 district in Waterloo, Illinois.
Is Gardner Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Gardner Elementary School 379th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 82% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Gardner Elementary School?
White 93%, Hispanic 4%, Two or more races 2% (384 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Gardner Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62298 is $332K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.