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Willow Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

31706 W Parks Hwy, Willow, AK 99688 · (907) 495-9300 · Part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Willow’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Alaska school districts

Directions
Students
127
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Willow Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alaska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 32.5%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 39.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alaska’s 388 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

31706 W Parks Hwy, Willow

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten22
Grade 115
Grade 216
Grade 325
Grade 420
Grade 522
Enrollment over time
115’20
140’21
135’22
119’23
127’24

Up 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 13%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Hispanic 3%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willow Elementary from Willow families.

Other schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

The district →
Colony Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmer
B+
771 students21:1
Teeland Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wasilla
B+
643 students18:1
John Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
507 students16:1
Fred and Sara Machetanz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A
468 students18:1
Pioneer Peak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmer
A+
449 students15:1
Finger Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wasilla
A−
445 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alaska’s other public schools; Willow’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.