WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY

WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY operates as a sizable elementary school in NAMPA, Idaho, operated by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 598 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 14,141 students; WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY is among them.

Demographically, WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Canyon County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Canyon County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,488, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of 83 public schools in Canyon County (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students).

The closest other public school is WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY has edged down 5%, going from 627 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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