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What's the one class at Willow Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 620 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN YSIDRO ELEMENTARY·NCES 063522012612
Willow Elementary
226 Willow Rd., San Ysidro, CA 92173 · (619) 428-2231 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
428 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (107).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Willow Elementary→San Ysidro Middle
Based on grade levels within San Ysidro Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
22.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.1% | 18.4% | 22.8% | 51.6% |
| Math | 9.4% | 12.6% | 26.9% | 51.1% |
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 | 25.6% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.2% | 17.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.6% | 31.1% |
| 2017-18 | 30.2% | 26.9% |
| 2016-17 | 26.8% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (24.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Elementary this school | 643 | 66.6% | 24.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Greenfield | 642 | 70.2% | 22.4% |
| Orange County Educational Arts Academy Santa Ana | 643 | 64.1% | N/A |
| EJE Elementary Academy Charter El Cajon | 582 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 San Francisco | 586 | 65.7% | 22.1% |
| Mann (Horace) Elementary Anaheim | 705 | 67.2% | 26.8% |
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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,148 of 5,151 | #334 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,097 of 5,172 ▼ 350 | #330 of 393 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,433 of 5,172 ▼ 105 | #356 of 393 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,046 of 5,116 | #133 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,078 of 5,915 | #87 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,347 of 5,352 | #68 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #5,130 of 5,354 | #413 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #3,146 of 5,625 | #191 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #1,587 of 3,837 | #112 of 279 |
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
643
-129 (-17%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 842
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 67% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 70% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 29 | 23.2:1 | 65% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 31 | 24.9:1 | 82% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 35 | 22.5:1 | 72% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 1,081 | 38 | 28.4:1 | 99% (1,074) |
| 2010-11 | 842 | N/A | N/A | 80% (674) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (789 to 643); teachers down 11% (35 to 31).
About Willow Elementary
Willow Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in San Ysidro, California. A total of 643 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 38% bigger than average.
Willow Elementary is run by San Ysidro Elementary, whose 7 schools enroll 4,140 students.
Federal enrollment data show Willow Elementary is 97% Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Willow Elementary operates with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.7:1. That is lower than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 67% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 13 points.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Willow Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Willow Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.5%. The school's actual rate is 24.4%, 16.2 points lower.
Among San Diego County residents, the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Willow Elementary is one of 766 public schools in the county.
Sunset Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Willow Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 17% from its 2020-21 level of 772. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.9:1 to 20.7:1.
Discussions about Willow Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Ysidro Elementary
- Ocean View HillsElementary · 1,020 students
- Vista Del MarMiddle · 541 students
- Smythe ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- San Ysidro MiddleMiddle · 500 students
- La Mirada ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other schools in San Ysidro
- George Nicoloff ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Smythe ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- San Ysidro MiddleMiddle · 500 students
- La Mirada ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other Willow Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Willow Elementary. Willow Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- Willow ElementaryAgoura, CA · 510 students
- Willow ElementaryNapa, CA · 472 students
- Willow ElementarySouth Gate, CA · 420 students
- Willow ElementaryGlendora, CA · 388 students
- Willow ElementaryLakewood, CA · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Elementary0.8 mi · 520
- San Ysidro Middle0.9 mi · 500
- La Mirada Elementary1.1 mi · 382
- Smythe Elementary1.2 mi · 534
- Los Altos Elementary1.7 mi · 263
- Vista Del Mar1.7 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Willow ElementaryHow many students attend Willow Elementary?
Willow Elementary enrolls approximately 643 students in grades KG-06.
Is Willow Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willow Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Willow Elementary?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Willow Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Elementary?
At Willow Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Willow Elementary in?
Willow Elementary is part of San Ysidro Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.