Willowbrook Elementary School
300 17th Ave Sw
Altoona IA, 50009, Polk County
Phone: 515-967-7512
Ranking: 
(233 out of 696, top 33%)*
(233 out of 696, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Southeast Polk Community 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: | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 511 | 526 | 437 | 430 | 466 | 475 | 500 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 58 | 11.4% | 85 | 16.2% | 71 | 16.2% | 61 | 14.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 98 | 19.2% | 100 | 19.0% | 72 | 16.5% | 66 | 15.3% | 58 | 12.4% | 63 | 13.3% | 62 | 12.4% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 18.6% | 75 | 14.3% | 61 | 14.0% | 58 | 13.5% | 58 | 12.4% | 59 | 12.4% | 87 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 13.5% | 63 | 12.0% | 56 | 12.8% | 59 | 13.7% | 65 | 13.9% | 64 | 13.5% | 65 | 13.0% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 12.5% | 63 | 12.0% | 59 | 13.5% | 59 | 13.7% | 63 | 13.5% | 66 | 13.9% | 72 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 12.5% | 65 | 12.4% | 65 | 14.9% | 59 | 13.7% | 63 | 13.5% | 69 | 14.5% | 76 | 15.2% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 12.3% | 75 | 14.3% | 53 | 12.1% | 68 | 15.8% | 71 | 15.2% | 79 | 16.6% | 65 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 55.8% | 292 | 55.5% | 228 | 52.2% | 222 | 51.6% | 227 | 48.7% | 220 | 46.3% | 236 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 226 | 44.2% | 234 | 44.5% | 209 | 47.8% | 208 | 48.4% | 239 | 51.3% | 247 | 52.0% | 260 | 52.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 5.1% | 29 | 5.5% | 21 | 4.8% | 20 | 4.7% | 13 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.4% | 18 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 20 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.2% |
| White: | 423 | 82.8% | 430 | 81.7% | 380 | 87.0% | 376 | 87.4% | 433 | 92.9% | 440 | 92.6% | 464 | 92.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.7% | 27 | 5.1% | 16 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 33.3% | 158 | 30.0% | 108 | 24.7% | 87 | 20.2% | 78 | 16.7% | 57 | 12.0% | 46 | 9.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.7% | 36 | 6.8% | 20 | 4.6% | 36 | 8.4% | 44 | 9.4% | 24 | 5.1% | 16 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.60 | 17.90 | 14.82 | 15.93 | 15.20 | 15.00 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 87.04% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.00% | 83.42% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.85% | 82.47% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.00% | 78.39% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 85.85% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.91% | 83.04% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 83.76% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 78.85% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.00% | 85.13% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 87.19% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.00% | 79.31% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 81.46% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.9% | 87.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.1% | 12.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.8% | 32.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.2% | 67.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,491.0 | $43,940.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,723.0 | $36,211.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,193.0 | $47,620.0 |
* Willowbrook 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.