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Willow Creek Intr. Elementary Middle School
1050 22nd St Ne Owatonna MN, 55060, Steele County Phone: 507-444-8510 Ranking:  (633 out of 1,269, top 50%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 6 School District: Owatonna Public School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 327 | 358 | 379 | 344 | 362 | 339 | 378 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 327 | 100.0% | 358 | 100.0% | 379 | 100.0% | 344 | 100.0% | 362 | 100.0% | 339 | 100.0% | 378 | 100.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 169 | 51.7% | 177 | 49.4% | 202 | 53.3% | 160 | 46.5% | 173 | 47.8% | 155 | 45.7% | 195 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 158 | 48.3% | 181 | 50.6% | 177 | 46.7% | 184 | 53.5% | 181 | 50.0% | 176 | 51.9% | 179 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 15.9% | 44 | 12.3% | 41 | 10.8% | 41 | 11.9% | 37 | 10.2% | 43 | 12.7% | 39 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 21 | 6.4% | 30 | 8.4% | 24 | 6.3% | 20 | 5.8% | 30 | 8.3% | 29 | 8.6% | 17 | 4.5% |
| White: | 242 | 74.0% | 275 | 76.8% | 302 | 79.7% | 270 | 78.5% | 289 | 79.8% | 258 | 76.1% | 313 | 82.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 36.7% | 121 | 33.8% | 127 | 33.5% | 88 | 25.6% | 102 | 28.2% | 91 | 26.8% | 88 | 23.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.3% | 34 | 9.5% | 41 | 10.8% | 34 | 9.9% | 36 | 9.9% | 31 | 9.1% | 37 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.57 | 18.87 | 20.45 | 18.67 | 18.46 | 18.90 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 68.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.8% | 76.2% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.8% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.4% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.3% | 59.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,091.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,488.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,759.0 |
* Willow Creek Intr. Elementary Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.