Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODRIDGE SD 68·NCES 171704002015
Willow Creek Elementary School
2901 Jackson Dr, Woodridge, IL 60517 · (630) 795-6600 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Illinois 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
127 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · 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 Creek Elementary School→Thomas Jefferson Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Woodridge SD 68. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 33.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Creek Elementary School
Willow Creek Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Elementary School this school | 351 | 36.2% | 52.5% |
| Anne Sullivan Elementary School Prospect Heights | 329 | 36.8% | 59.7% |
| Washington Elementary School Wheaton | 395 | 36.7% | 68.6% |
| Meadowview Elementary School Woodridge | 416 | 35.6% | 49.1% |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary School Wheaton | 402 | 37.3% | 59.7% |
| J W Riley Elementary School Arlington Heights | 319 | 34.8% | 53.9% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #517 of 1,925 | #68 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #732 of 2,077 ▼ 20 | #102 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #477 of 2,077 ▼ 42 | #75 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #1,257 of 2,419 | #98 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #439 of 2,035 | #37 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #451 of 2,042 | #47 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #1,646 of 2,132 | #57 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #1,108 of 1,461 | #71 of 92 |
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
351
+42 (+14%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 388
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 | 351 | 30.1 | 11.7:1 | 36% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 24.4 | 13.6:1 | 40% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 25.4 | 12.7:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 36% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 20 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (376 to 351); teachers up 16% (26 to 30.1).
About Willow Creek Elementary School
Willow Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Woodridge SD 68 in Woodridge, Illinois. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 351 students.
Woodridge SD 68 has a total of 7 schools and 2,927 students, Willow Creek Elementary School among them.
More than half of the students at Willow Creek Elementary School are White (56%). The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of DuPage County's population at about 65%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Willow Creek Elementary School scores 63%.
Willow Creek Elementary School reported 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. There are 127 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 36% of enrollment. The average for public schools in DuPage County is similar, at 34%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Willow Creek Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Willow Creek Elementary School would score about 50.6%. It scores 52.5%, 1.9 points above that figure.
Census data for DuPage County show median household income comes to about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,557, Willow Creek Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lisle Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Willow Creek Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Willow Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 309 to 351, a 14% rise.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodridge SD 68
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- John L Sipley Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- William F Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Goodrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Woodridge
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- John L Sipley Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- William F Murphy Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Goodrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 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 8th largest of the 10.
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 687 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, TX · 641 students
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARYNAMPA, ID · 598 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolKINGWOOD, TX · 581 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolFleetwood, PA · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Lisle Elementary School0.5 mi · 777
- Meadowview Elementary School0.7 mi · 416
- Goodrich Elementary School1.0 mi · 397
- Indian Trail Elementary School1.3 mi · 325
- Lisle Jr High School1.4 mi · 338
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High School1.5 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Willow Creek Elementary School?
Willow Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Willow Creek Elementary School serve?
Willow Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Willow Creek Elementary School have?
Willow Creek Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Creek Elementary School?
At Willow Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Willow Creek Elementary School public or private?
Willow Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodridge SD 68.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.