Willow Elementary

Willow Elementary is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in Glendora, California, operated by Charter Oak Unified, hosting 388 students in grades K through 6.

Charter Oak Unified runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,296 students. Willow Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Willow Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 16% White, 12% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, Willow Elementary logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Willow Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.4%; actual is 55.9%, +18.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Willow Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gladstone Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Willow Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Willow Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Willow Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 388). Asian enrollment moved from 6% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

On this page, members of the Willow Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.