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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210001060
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6195 NORTH LONG LAKE WAY, MERIDIAN, ID 83646 · (208) 350-4410 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Idaho public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
128 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
65.7%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 503 | 25.4% | N/A |
| BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY MERIDIAN | 438 | 25.3% | N/A |
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 460 | 24.3% | N/A |
| EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE | 389 | 30.1% | N/A |
| CHRISTINE DONNELL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BOISE | 464 | 26.1% | N/A |
| GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 425 | 22.6% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #47 of 323 | #26 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #41 of 319 | #21 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #63 of 393 | #15 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #128 of 295 | #41 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #153 of 296 | #46 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #286 of 328 | #50 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #109 of 208 | #43 of 58 |
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
503
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 503 | 29.3 | 17.2:1 | 25% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 29.3 | 18.2:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 30.6 | 17.8:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 29.9 | 19.6:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 14% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (587 to 503); teachers down 2% (29.9 to 29.3).
About WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MERIDIAN, Idaho. It teaches 503 students in pre-K through 5. That is 52% bigger than the average of about 332 students for elementary schools in Idaho.
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, a district with 38,740 students across 61 schools.
More than half of enrollment at WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 76%. Next come 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 39%.
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho is 0.9 students per teacher. About 25% of students at WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Ada County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Idaho public elementary schools, WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Ada County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Ada County's 156 public schools enroll about 80,006 students and include WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 17 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
Other schools in MERIDIAN
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,801 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,265 students
Other Willow Creek Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Willow Creek Elementary. WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 10.
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARYNAMPA, ID · 598 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 687 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, TX · 641 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolKINGWOOD, TX · 581 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolFleetwood, PA · 564 students
Nearby schools
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,848
- HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 460
- PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 460
- PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 747
- SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 829
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,003
Frequently asked questions
About WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.