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College Success Award
The College Success Award recognizes schools that do an exemplary job getting students to enroll in and stick with college, including those that excel at serving students from low-income families.
Districts
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Waterloo Community School District
10,645 students | WATERLOO, IA
Grades PK, K-12 | 19 schools
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Reviews From Schools in Waterloo
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Parent / Guardian
August 27, 2025
Cedar Ridge is a good school, where parental engagement is key, the student's whole person is nurtured by the teachers and staff, and the outcome is life-prepared people with accurate worldviews,... More
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Waterloo Christian School
Parent / Guardian
June 04, 2025
I started my kids in this school after homeschooling. I was reluctant for them to attend this particular school because of its poor district and poor reputation. I was so pleasantly surprised. The... More
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Irving Elementary School
Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
April 11, 2025
Yall have Meth heads like Debbie working there nooooooo
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Lincoln Elementary School