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Alumni: what's one memory from West Willow Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000235
West Willow Elementary School
6225 1st AVE SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 · (319) 558-3130 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Iowa 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.
- CBeats 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
277 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 70.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 West Willow Elementary School
West Willow Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Willow Elementary School this school | 555 | 49.9% | 63.9% |
| Grant Wood Elementary School Bettendorf | 433 | 47.3% | 68.9% |
| Harrison Elementary School Davenport | 459 | 52.1% | 66.6% |
| McKinley Elementary School Davenport | 421 | 47.7% | 61.0% |
| Adams Elementary School Davenport | 498 | 57.2% | 48.8% |
| Hanawalt Elementary Des Moines | 312 | 49.4% | 65.9% |
Matched among Iowa 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 West Willow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #426 of 564 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #411 of 564 ▼ 37 | #25 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #389 of 564 ▲ 28 | #26 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #63 of 705 | #2 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #517 of 561 | #39 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #127 of 561 | #15 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #221 of 666 | #18 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #50 of 168 | #6 of 9 |
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
555
+116 (+26%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 50% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 43% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 30.9 | 17.3:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 26.5 | 18.0:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 10% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 26 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Willow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (477 to 555); teachers up 28% (26.5 to 34).
About West Willow Elementary School
Students in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, attend West Willow Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 555 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Cedar Rapids Comm School District has 15,494 students spread across 35 schools.
By race and ethnicity, West Willow Elementary School is 55% White. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That compares with about 84% White among all Linn County residents. West Willow Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Willow Elementary School and a ratio of 16.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 50% of enrollment. The 40% average for public schools in Linn County is 10 points lower.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, West Willow Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.0% for West Willow Elementary School. The school posts 63.9%, 3.1 points below the prediction.
West Willow Elementary School is located in Linn County, where median household income is about $77,649, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. West Willow Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County, which together enroll about 36,480 students.
Truman Early Learning Center is the public school closest to West Willow Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. West Willow Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. West Willow Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.9% against a local average of 58.4%.
West Willow Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 555, 26% above the 439 of 2020-21.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Truman Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 279
- Taft Middle School0.9 mi · 593
- Hoover Elementary School1.4 mi · 420
- Maple Grove Elementary1.9 mi · 539
- Madison Elementary School2.4 mi · 153
- Van Buren Elementary School2.5 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About West Willow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Willow Elementary School?
West Willow Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
Is West Willow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Willow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does West Willow Elementary School have?
West Willow Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Willow Elementary School?
At West Willow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees West Willow Elementary School?
West Willow Elementary School is overseen by Cedar Rapids Comm School District in Linn County.
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