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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530030003886
Willow Crest Elementary
13002 SE 304th ST, Auburn, WA 98092 · (253) 931-4717 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
364 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.4pp since 2022
Math
52.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 56.1% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 53.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Crest Elementary
Willow Crest Elementary's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Crest Elementary this school | 656 | 55.5% | 54.0% |
| Ardmore Elementary School Bellevue | 415 | 53.5% | 38.4% |
| Martin Sortun Elementary School Kent | 450 | 51.1% | 53.0% |
| Hazelwood Elementary School AUBURN | 502 | 52.2% | 47.8% |
| Lea Hill Elementary School AUBURN | 593 | 66.3% | 45.0% |
| Martha Lake Elementary LYNNWOOD | 545 | 50.8% | 38.9% |
Matched among Washington 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 Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #361 of 936 | #152 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #401 of 1,103 ▼ 83 | #155 of 281 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #444 of 1,102 ▼ 132 | #154 of 280 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #52 of 1,268 | #10 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #853 of 1,085 | #222 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #123 of 1,088 | #71 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #533 of 1,169 | #96 of 292 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 38.3 | 17.1:1 | 55% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 38.2 | 15.9:1 | 58% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 56% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Crest Elementary.
About Willow Crest Elementary
Willow Crest Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in Auburn, Washington. The school's 656 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 73% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Federal data list 26 schools in Auburn School District, with 18,174 students enrolled.
Willow Crest Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 32%. The remaining students are 31% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the White share is about 55%. By the diversity index, Willow Crest Elementary comes in at 76%.
The school reports 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 17.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 17 points.
Test results at Willow Crest Elementary are 11.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.0% actual, 43.0% predicted).
Census estimates describe King County this way: median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
The next-closest public school is Lea Hill Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Willow Crest Elementary at 1st of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn School District
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
Other Willow Crest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Willow Crest Elementary. Willow Crest Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Willow Crest ElementaryAnchorage, AK · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Lea Hill Elementary School0.5 mi · 593
- Arthur Jacobsen Elementary0.7 mi · 367
- Hazelwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 502
- Auburn Mountainview High School0.8 mi · 1,560
- Rainier Middle School0.8 mi · 907
- Pine Tree Elementary School1.7 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Crest ElementaryHow many students attend Willow Crest Elementary?
Willow Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Willow Crest Elementary serve?
Willow Crest Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willow Crest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willow Crest Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Willow Crest Elementary?
Willow Crest Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 31% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Willow Crest Elementary?
Willow Crest Elementary is overseen by Auburn School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.