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Willow Elementary

Q: Is Willow Elementary a good school?

Willow Elementary ranks 2985 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Willow Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 472 students in the Napa Valley Unified School District, representing a mid-sized elementary school in the Napa community with a notable strength in mathematics instruction.

The school shows clear areas of success, particularly in helping English Language Learner students thrive and in making impressive gains with attendance, having dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism over the past few years. Its math scores are a relative bright spot, meeting the state average and outperforming many nearby schools like Bel Aire Park Elementary. However, performance tends to be stronger in the earlier grades and there are noticeable gaps in achievement between different groups of students, indicating some areas for continued focus and growth.

When compared to its closest neighbors, Willow occupies a middle ground. It academically outperforms schools with similar student populations like Bel Aire Park Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools such as Northwood Elementary and Vichy Elementary within the district. This suggests that the school's specific programs and strategies, like those that successfully improved attendance, play a key role in student outcomes.

472

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,627

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 El Centro Ave.
Napa, CA 94558-1945

(707) 253-3771

District: Napa Valley Unified

Students who attend Willow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Redwood Middle
High:	Vintage High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

White:

40.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,985^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Napa Valley Unified

865^th of 1,543Napa Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2985 of 5857	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2641 of 5869	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	3445 of 5859	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3225 of 5883	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3792 of 5789	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	1225 of 2227	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	630 of 3162	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	1340 of 3245	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1004 of 3311	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	1986 of 3275	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	2316 of 5597	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2467 of 5612	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	3085 of 5609	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2847 of 5635	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3658 of 5492	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3446 of 5107	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2488 of 5107	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	3522 of 5087	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3410 of 5084	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3432 of 4963	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3304 of 5460	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2827 of 5517	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3855 of 5363	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3815 of 5264	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3495 of 5173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3431 of 5628	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2607 of 5643	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	3446 of 5638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3332 of 5663	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3649 of 5510	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1608 of 2847	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.9	624 of 2635	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	1116 of 2420	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1743 of 2598	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1791 of 2651	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2125 of 2661	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	2018 of 2726	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2216 of 2834	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science29%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 El Centro Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3771	472	19	24.8	56.4%	192 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (50.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	43.3	2985^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		48.4	2641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	344	29.4		29.4	57.5	34.2	31.8				41.0	51.3	35.4	24.7				36.9							$15,627	$14,570	$1,057
Bel Aire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3580 Beckworth Dr.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3775	410	17	24.1	74.4%	111 (27.1%)	4 (1.0%)	276 (67.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	36.1	3478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		39.4	3208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	270	20.3		20.3	35.7	25.0	43.5				34.6	38.0	23.9	48.6				36.8							$17,817	$16,300	$1,517
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2214 Berks St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3471	381	17	22.4	49.6%	171 (44.9%)	2 (0.5%)	170 (44.6%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	70.3	1591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	72.8%		71.7	1514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.2%	77	40.9		40.9	54.9	48.9	53.0				52.4	72.6	51.1	50.8				57.6	96.6					96.6	$16,394	$15,260	$1,134
Pueblo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Barbara Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3491	451	18	24.6	54.8%	118 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (69.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	59.2	2103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		64.4	1858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	245	28.1		28.1	50.0	52.4	50.0				51.0	53.7	56.0	28.1				47.6							$14,516	$13,472	$1,044
McPherson Elementary	Public	K-5	2670 Yajome St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3488	376	15	25.7	91.2%	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8.1	5732^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.1	5682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	50	3.2		3.2	17.5	20.4	12.1				16.5	19.0	8.0	3.2				10.0							$18,448	$15,742	$2,706
West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2315 West Park Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3516	296	13	23.1	70.6%	100 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	179 (60.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	25	4408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		25.2	4344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	64	23.5		23.5	16.3	35.7	41.7				30.9	15.7	28.6	21.6				21.5	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	$17,461	$16,052	$1,409
Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	64.5	1862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.9	1640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	222	19.8	27.8	22.1	64.8	59.0	47.1	61.9	65.5	50.0	58.3	64.8	60.3	25.3	50.8	36.2	38.9	47.1							$15,714	$14,752	$962
Napa Valley Language Academy	Public	K-5	2700 Kilburn Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3678	560	23	24.3	68.8%	84 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	470 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	41.9	3070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		45.8	2804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	266	29.8		29.8	26.0	41.5	52.4				39.3	33.3	36.6	40.5				36.6							$17,143	$15,982	$1,161
Vichy Elementary	Public	K-6	3261 Vichy Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3544	297	12	24.7	42.4%	188 (63.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (25.3%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	85.4	907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.7	1129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	222	39.0		39.0	65.5	70.2	70.7				68.5	72.7	68.1	61.0				67.8							$17,962	$16,934	$1,028
Alta Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Montecito Blvd.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3671	318	12	26.5	56.0%	153 (48.1%)	3 (0.9%)	139 (43.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	48.8	2655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.5	2530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.9%	125	33.3		33.3	40.8	39.5	53.6				45.5	48.0	33.3	32.1				37.9							$17,705	$16,786	$919

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Elementary

What schools do graduates of Willow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Redwood Middle
High : Vintage High

What is the racial makeup of Willow Elementary?

Students at Willow Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 41% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Willow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Willow Elementary.

What district is Willow Elementary in?

Napa Valley Unified

Is Willow Elementary a good school?

Willow Elementary ranks 2985^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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