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What's the most underrated thing about Willow Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062664014216
Willow Elementary
1480 El Centro Ave., Napa, CA 94558 · (707) 253-3771 · Napa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
266 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2018
Math
36.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.5% | 18.4% | 21.3% | 37.7% |
| Math | 16.8% | 20.1% | 27.5% | 35.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.8% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 29.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.2% | 33.3% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Willow Elementary
Willow Elementary's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Elementary this school | 472 | 56.4% | 40.0% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Santa Barbara | 463 | 55.1% | 48.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary Carlsbad | 471 | 54.4% | 50.2% |
| Mira Monte Elementary Ojai | 523 | 54.7% | 37.4% |
| Bradley Elementary Watsonville | 520 | 54.2% | 30.9% |
| Pat Butler Elementary Paso Robles | 472 | 60.4% | 38.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Willow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Napa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,487 of 5,151 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,557 of 5,172 ▼ 251 | #10 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,825 of 5,172 ▼ 433 | #10 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #1,159 of 5,116 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #2,771 of 5,915 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,345 of 5,352 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #2,103 of 5,354 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #3,632 of 5,625 | #12 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 56% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 20 | 24.4:1 | 56% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 57% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 47% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Elementary.
About Willow Elementary
Willow Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Napa, California. Enrollment totals 472 students across kindergarten through 5.
Willow Elementary sits within Napa Valley Unified, which has 26 schools and 16,077 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Willow Elementary is 50%, a majority. The school is also 41% White and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 36% Hispanic share among all Napa County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Willow Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 24.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Willow Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 56%.
Among California public elementary schools, Willow Elementary outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Willow Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.0% actual against a predicted 46.5%.
In Napa County, home to about 134,869 people, the median household earns about $111,471 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Napa County number 43, with about 18,557 students.
Measured in a straight line, Vintage High is about 0.5 miles from Willow Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Willow Elementary is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Willow Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 469 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 472. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 22.3:1 to 24.8:1.
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Napa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,869
Census ACS
Median income
$111,471
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Napa Valley Unified
- American Canyon HighHigh · 1,720 students
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- American Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Canyon Oaks ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Napa
- Napa HighHigh · 1,642 students
- Vintage HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Redwood MiddleMiddle · 868 students
- Silverado MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Browns Valley ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Unidos MiddleMiddle · 599 students
Other Willow Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Willow Elementary. Willow Elementary is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Willow ElementarySan Ysidro, CA · 643 students
- Willow ElementaryAgoura, CA · 510 students
- Willow ElementarySouth Gate, CA · 420 students
- Willow ElementaryGlendora, CA · 388 students
- Willow ElementaryLakewood, CA · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Vintage High0.5 mi · 1,622
- Unidos Middle0.6 mi · 599
- Bel Aire Park Elementary0.8 mi · 410
- Northwood Elementary0.9 mi · 381
- Redwood Middle1.0 mi · 868
- Pueblo Vista Elementary1.4 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Willow ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Willow Elementary?
Willow Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-05.
Is Willow Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willow Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Willow Elementary?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at Willow Elementary.
How diverse is Willow Elementary?
Willow Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Willow Elementary?
Willow Elementary is overseen by Napa Valley Unified in Napa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.