State/Public Elementary Open

West Willow Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6225 1st AVE SW, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52405

534
Pupils
17.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West Willow Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 534 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Greg O'connell. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Greg O'connell
School district
Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

West Willow Elementary School enrolls 534 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.

Male students
284 (53%)
Female students
250 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.9
Student-teacher ratio
17.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 20% Black or African American and 9.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32461%
Black or African American10520%
Two or more races529.7%
Hispanic or Latino448.2%
Asian61.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

209 of the school's 534 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

West Willow Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 35, state house district 70.

School district: Cedar Rapids Comm School District

West Willow Elementary School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 534 students, West Willow Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.

15,224
District students
33
Schools
1,045
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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