WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LIVERPOOL, New York, WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit elementary school, operated by LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 342 students across grades K through 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 23% below that benchmark.

Within LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 6,629 students, WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Onondaga County (around 49%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, Onondaga County reports that median household income runs about $76,945, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

The closest other public school is SOULE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 1% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the WILLOW FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.