Willow Creek Elementary

Set in Montague, California, Willow Creek Elementary is a tiny K-5 school, part of Willow Creek Elementary. It caters to 44 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 465.

Willow Creek Elementary sits inside Willow Creek Elementary, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Willow Creek Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 23% Hispanic, 23% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Siskiyou County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 64% of students at Willow Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Siskiyou County) records that median household income runs about $59,095, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Willow Creek Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Siskiyou County (combined enrollment of about 6,059 students).

The closest other public school is Hornbrook Elementary, roughly 6.5 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Willow Creek Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Willow Creek Elementary's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 40 (now 44). White enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window.

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