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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRAVERSE CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263387006951
Willow Hill Elementary School
1250 HILL ST, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 · (231) 933-8540 · Grand Traverse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Michigan 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.
- 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
60 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Hill Elementary School
Willow Hill Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Hill Elementary School this school | 429 | 14.0% | 56.5% |
| Murray Lake Elementary LOWELL | 433 | 13.9% | 69.8% |
| Creekside Elementary School HARTLAND | 408 | 15.4% | 71.3% |
| Hartland Lakes Elementary School BRIGHTON | 457 | 11.6% | 66.3% |
| Alto Elementary School ALTO | 417 | 15.6% | 65.8% |
| Alward Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 435 | 12.6% | 66.3% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Grand Traverse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #282 of 1,085 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #427 of 1,072 | #6 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #114 of 1,139 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #531 of 1,630 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,197 of 1,424 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #1,289 of 1,424 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #1,469 of 1,563 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #675 of 979 | #7 of 8 |
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
429
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 429 | 23.4 | 18.3:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 24% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 21.8 | 19.3:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 22.8 | 20.4:1 | 26% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 29% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 12% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (465 to 429); teachers up 3% (22.8 to 23.4).
About Willow Hill Elementary School
Students in TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, attend Willow Hill Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 429 students, from pre-K through 5.
Willow Hill Elementary School falls under Traverse City Area Public Schools, which has 16 schools enrolling 8,546 students.
Willow Hill Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Hispanic. The White share in Grand Traverse County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at Willow Hill Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
The school reported 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 14%. Compared with the 31% average for public schools in Grand Traverse County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Willow Hill Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Willow Hill Elementary School scores 56.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Grand Traverse County, median household income is about $81,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Grand Traverse County number 32 and enroll about 12,069.
The next-closest public school is Central Grade School, about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Willow Hill Elementary School's average proficiency of 56.5% compares with 55.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 422 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 429. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (22.2:1).
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Grand Traverse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,166
Census ACS
Median income
$81,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Traverse City Area Public Schools
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in TRAVERSE CITY
- West Senior HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Grand Traverse AcademyCombined · 824 students
- Central Grade SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Central Grade School1.2 mi · 510
- The Greenspire School1.3 mi · 93
- North EdCreekside School1.4 mi · 64
- TCAPS Montessori School1.8 mi · 331
- West Middle School2.0 mi · 1,081
- North EdBridgeway2.5 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Willow Hill Elementary School?
Willow Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Willow Hill Elementary School serve?
Willow Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Willow Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Willow Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Willow Hill Elementary School?
Willow Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Willow Hill Elementary School?
Willow Hill Elementary School is overseen by Traverse City Area Public Schools in Grand Traverse County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.