📍 1055 Freeman Ave., Long Beach, Los Angeles County, 90804
Willard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Long Beach, Los Angeles County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Viviana Espinoza. It is part of the Long Beach Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
Willard Elementary enrolls 571 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 9.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 424 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 11% |
| Asian | 56 | 9.8% |
| White | 12 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 571 students (72%) 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.
Willard Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Willard Elementary is one of 84 schools in Long Beach Unified, based in Long Beach, California. The district serves 62,644 students district-wide and employs 2,733 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, Willard Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 746 students per school.