📍 31706 W Parks Hwy, Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99688
Willow Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
Willow Elementary enrolls 135 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 13% Two or more races and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 103 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 135 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Willow Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Willow Elementary is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 135 students, Willow Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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