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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD·NCES 481770012416
Willow Creek Elementary School
1100 W MCLEROY BLVD, SAGINAW, TX 76131 · (817) 232-2845 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
368 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 49.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (44.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Elementary School this school | 641 | 57.4% | 44.9% |
| League City Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 692 | 57.5% | 49.9% |
| Parkway Elementary School MONAHANS | 646 | 59.4% | 42.0% |
| Barrett Elementary School CROSBY | 640 | 59.8% | 38.4% |
| North Ridge Elementary School LUBBOCK | 585 | 58.1% | 47.1% |
| Susie Fuentes Elementary School KYLE | 726 | 57.7% | 39.5% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #1,972 of 4,401 | #117 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,946 of 4,466 ▲ 66 | #126 of 339 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,004 of 4,466 ▼ 882 | #211 of 339 ▼ 76 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #311 of 3,998 | #31 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #1,310 of 4,938 | #72 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,669 of 4,622 | #116 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #2,035 of 4,628 | #237 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #3,250 of 4,789 | #237 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #882 of 1,307 | #43 of 72 |
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
641
+56 (+10%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 641 | 45.3 | 14.2:1 | 57% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 46.7 | 13.3:1 | 63% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 49.1 | 13.0:1 | 61% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 51% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 40.1 | 14.9:1 | 48% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 42% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 36% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (598 to 641); teachers up 13% (40.1 to 45.3).
About Willow Creek Elementary School
Willow Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in SAGINAW, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 641 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 24% bigger than average.
The district, EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD, has 23,982 students enrolled across 32 schools.
Willow Creek Elementary School is 62% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 26% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Tarrant County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Willow Creek Elementary School and a ratio of 14.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Willow Creek Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Willow Creek Elementary School is 4.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.9% actual, 49.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Within Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Willow Creek Elementary School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Iltexas Saginaw Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Willow Creek Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Willow Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.9% against a local average of 38.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Willow Creek Elementary School's enrollment climbed 10%, to 641.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Saginaw High SchoolHigh · 2,013 students
- Wayside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Creekview Middle SchoolMiddle · 962 students
- Prairie VistaMiddle · 958 students
Other schools in SAGINAW
- Saginaw High SchoolHigh · 2,013 students
- Iltexas Saginaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 881 students
- Iltexas Saginaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 359 students
- Saginaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Weldon Hafley Development CenterElementary · 254 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 2nd largest of the 10.
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 687 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolKINGWOOD, TX · 581 students
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARYNAMPA, ID · 598 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolFleetwood, PA · 564 students
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Iltexas Saginaw Middle School0.4 mi · 359
- Iltexas Saginaw Elementary School0.4 mi · 881
- Weldon Hafley Development Center0.8 mi · 254
- Remington Point Elementary School1.0 mi · 511
- Saginaw Elementary School1.1 mi · 337
- Parkview Elementary School1.2 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Willow Creek Elementary School?
Willow Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is Willow Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willow Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Willow Creek Elementary School have?
Willow Creek Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Willow Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Willow Creek Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 62% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Willow Creek Elementary School in?
Willow Creek Elementary School is part of EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.