Willow Hill Elementary School
1250 Hill St
Traverse City MI, 49684, Grand Traverse County
Phone: 231-933-8540
Ranking:
(660 out of 2,213, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Traverse City Area Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 465 | 468 | 462 | 441 | 433 | 411 | 354 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 70 | 15.1% | 56 | 12.0% | 76 | 16.5% | 68 | 15.4% | 67 | 15.5% | 66 | 16.1% | 46 | 13.0% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 14.0% | 83 | 17.7% | 67 | 14.5% | 78 | 17.7% | 70 | 16.2% | 57 | 13.9% | 50 | 14.1% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 18.1% | 72 | 15.4% | 86 | 18.6% | 78 | 17.7% | 63 | 14.5% | 68 | 16.5% | 52 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 15.9% | 86 | 18.4% | 84 | 18.2% | 66 | 15.0% | 76 | 17.6% | 70 | 17.0% | 58 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 85 | 18.3% | 92 | 19.7% | 69 | 14.9% | 74 | 16.8% | 76 | 17.6% | 68 | 16.5% | 50 | 14.1% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 18.7% | 79 | 16.9% | 80 | 17.3% | 77 | 17.5% | 78 | 18.0% | 82 | 20.0% | 48 | 13.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 237 | 51.0% | 231 | 49.4% | 221 | 47.8% | 220 | 49.9% | 222 | 51.3% | 206 | 50.1% | 163 | 46.0% |
Female: | 228 | 49.0% | 237 | 50.6% | 241 | 52.2% | 221 | 50.1% | 203 | 46.9% | 197 | 47.9% | 187 | 52.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 428 | 92.0% | 436 | 93.2% | 438 | 94.8% | 408 | 92.5% | 416 | 96.1% | 393 | 95.6% | 341 | 96.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 20.6% | 95 | 20.3% | 108 | 23.4% | 108 | 24.5% | 96 | 22.2% | 90 | 21.9% | 52 | 14.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 23 | 5.0% | 21 | 4.8% | 30 | 6.9% | 43 | 10.5% | 18 | 5.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.96 | 21.42 | 19.83 | 19.01 | 22.46 | 18.70 | 21.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.4% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.7% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 92.1% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 90% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.9% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 25.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 35.6% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.4% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 92.2% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 87.7% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 91.6% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.7% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 73% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 51.3% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 50.5% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 56.2% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.6% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88.4% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 87.6% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92.7% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 90.1% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 28.5% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 36.5% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90.4% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.9% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 88.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87.8% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 75.9% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.6% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 55.4% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 42.5% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48.3% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 43% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 48.3% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 44% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 53.8% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.4% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.8% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.9% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 73% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 77.9% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 28.7% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 42.4% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 87.4% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 91.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 88.9% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 89.8% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.8% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.6% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 78.9% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 93.8% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 93.4% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 91.3% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 85% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 19.4% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 20.4% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 67.6% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 60.4% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 71% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 72.1% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 78.2% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 79.9% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 77.4% | 72.7% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 89.8% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92.5% | 81.8% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 85% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.3% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85.3% | 72.7% |
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* Willow Hill Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.