Waterloo Elementary School is a part of Howard County Public School System, which operates several elementary, middle and high schools. Waterloo Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade five. Its staff includes classroom and resource teachers, specialists, counselors, therapists, and cafeteria and custodial personnel. The school supports a variety of extracurricular programs in art, music, chorus, band, strings, media studies, technology integration, and health and physical education. In addition, Waterloo Elementary School offers the English for Speakers of Other Languages program. It provides medical care; physical, occupational and speech therapies; and guidance and counseling services to students. Located in Columbia, Md., Waterloo Elementary School has a parent-teacher association that provides an opportunity for discussion of mutual concerns of parents and teachers and fosters communication with the school and community.