Cedar Valley Catholic School
3231 W 9th St., Waterloo, IA 50702Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 733
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Waterloo center
- 2.0 miles
Can you use Students First ESA here?
Not on the Students First ESA list we read
- About the list
- How the Students First ESA list works
- Applying
- The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.
Source: Students First ESA official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 57
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 48%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 908 to 733, down 175 (19%)
- Path
- Dipped to 247 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (65)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 2 (49 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 56
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 169
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Iowa
- 8 days shorter than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
- School day, against Iowa
- About the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 here; median 9.2 at 52 IA combined schools
- Size in Black Hawk County
- Tied for largest of 10
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Cedar Valley Catholic School tuition, and what Students First ESA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 14, 2026)
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
- Award
- $8,148 per student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Cedar Valley Catholic School?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta ✓ | 6-8 | 175 | <1 |
| Cedar Valley Catholic School System | PreK-12 | 733 | <1 |
| Columbus Catholic High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Edward School ✓ | K-5 | 321 | 1 |
| Diamond Star Academy - Waterloo ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Waterloo Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 312 | 2 |
| Royal Legacy Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-6 | 36 | 2 |
| Valley Lutheran School ✓ | K-12 | 146 | 4 |
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Next Students First ESA date: Open now, until November 15, 2026 (2026-27 half-year ESA application window).
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