📍 300 17th Ave SW, Altoona, Polk County, 50009
Willowbrook Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Polk County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is George Panosh. It is part of the Southeast Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willowbrook Elementary enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 353 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 533 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Willowbrook Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 IA-30, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Willowbrook Elementary is one of 11 schools in Southeast Polk Comm School District, based in Altoona, Iowa. The district serves 7,501 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, Willowbrook Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 682 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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