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Willowbrook Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

300 17th Ave SW, Altoona, IA 50009 · (515) 967-7512 · Part of Southeast Polk Community School District

Altoona’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
523
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Willowbrook Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Next stop for Altoona kids: Southeast Polk Middle School

On the path

Where Altoona kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Willowbrook ElementaryYou are here
6–7Southeast Polk Middle School1,112 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency69%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 17th Ave SW, Altoona

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten87
Grade 174
Grade 284
Grade 383
Grade 482
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
504’20
510’21
533’22
546’23
523’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Black 12%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willowbrook Elementary from Altoona families.

Other schools in Southeast Polk Community School District

The district →
Clay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
B+
700 students16:1
Four Mile Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pleasant Hill
B+
495 students14:1
Delaware Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Des Moines
A
440 students12:1
Altoona Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
A−
429 students12:1
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
B+
423 students13:1
Runnells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Runnells
A
260 students15:1

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 Iowa’s other public schools; Altoona’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.