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Willow Creek Elementary

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Willow Creek Elementary ranks 252 nd of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Willow Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Nampa, Idaho, serving 555 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Nampa School District, which is ranked 80 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willow Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the Nampa School District and the state of Idaho in terms of the percentage of students proficient or better in ISAT Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Willow Creek's proficiency rates were 39.8% in ISAT Math, 36.4% in ISAT Science, and 46.3% in ISAT English Language Arts, compared to the district's 29.2%, 30.3%, and 42.2%, respectively, and the state's 43.1%, 42.6%, and 53.9%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade English Language Arts, where 53.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to the district's 45.2% and the state's 54.5%.

However, Willow Creek Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 84th out of 171 Idaho elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 252nd out of 337 in 2024-2025, indicating a potential need for improvement. The school also faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 15.0% to 24.4% in recent years, and a significant population of students from low-income families, with free or reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 27.53% to 58.02% in recent years. While Willow Creek outperforms nearby Snake River Elementary, Sherman Elementary, and Endeavor Elementary, it still lags behind some other nearby schools, such as Owyhee Elementary and Lakevue Elementary, which are part of the Vallivue School District.

598

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,567

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

198 Elementary Lane
Nampa, ID 83651-9998

(208) 468-4617

District: Nampa School District

Students who attend Willow Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lone Star Middle School
High:	Nampa Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

40.5%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% Idaho)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg35%

Idaho avg47%

252^nd of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Nampa School District

80^th of 96Nampa School District among Idaho 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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	252 of 337	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	192 of 301	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	132 of 252	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	108 of 188	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	130 of 166	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	84 of 171	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.2	205 of 292	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	147 of 240	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	118 of 226	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	238 of 357	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.2	275 of 354	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	290 of 359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.8	207 of 356	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	244 of 335	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	49 of 69	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	92 of 121	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	66.6	9 of 58	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.5	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2018	30.8	89 of 121	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	58 of 135	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)84th percentile+48 vs school

White (2024)57th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)50th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2024)29th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

Math40%-3 vs state

Science36%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Willow Creek Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)				ISAT Science (2025)		ISAT English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	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	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Elementary Lane	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4617	598	35	17.0	58.9%	318 (53.2%)	3 (0.5%)	242 (40.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.3%)	28.9	252^nd of 337 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.7	192^nd of 301 public elementary schools	36.2%	60	40.4	41.9	37.3	39.8	36.4	36.4	38.4	46.7	53.2	46.3	$7,567	$1,381	$6,186
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 West Roosevelt	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4620	581	31	18.7	51.3%	364 (62.7%)	11 (1.9%)	174 (29.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.6%)	14.8	306^th of 337 public elementary schools	9.2%		22.1	234^th of 301 public elementary schools	22.3%	72	26.5	37.0	24.0	28.9	30.5	30.5	34.7	37.0	46.6	39.7	$7,096	$1,115	$5,980
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 5th Street South	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4611	365	23	16.0	66.0%	170 (46.6%)	1 (0.3%)	163 (44.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.6%)								(n/a)		33.3		27.1				53.0		37.5	$8,679	$1,461	$7,217
Owyhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 West Iowa	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4616	425	28	15.1	36.7%	299 (70.4%)	3 (0.7%)	95 (22.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	45.9	181^st of 337 public elementary schools	46.3%		26.8	219^th of 301 public elementary schools	27.2%	38	68.9	42.9	33.3	48.5	36.4	36.4	68.5	51.6	44.6	55.0	$7,653	$1,036	$6,616
Iowa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	626 Iowa	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4621	485	30	16.4	68.0%	282 (58.1%)	3 (0.6%)	173 (35.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	23.1	271^st of 337 public elementary schools	19.6%		17.9	246^th of 301 public elementary schools	18.3%	25	39.3	34.1	38.9	37.4	29.2	29.2	45.2	38.8	47.2	43.6	$7,641	$1,442	$6,198
Lakevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12843 Cirrus Drive	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 467-1478	915	42	21.7	49.8%	491 (53.7%)	23 (2.5%)	338 (36.9%)	11 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	39 (4.3%)	38.1	215^th of 337 public elementary schools	36.2%		45.8	164^th of 301 public elementary schools	45.5%	51	52.7	26.5	36.2	39.5	42.3	42.3	57.2	35.9	57.7	51.1	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1521 East Sherman Avenue	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4628	468	29	16.1	63.2%	228 (48.7%)	1 (0.2%)	205 (43.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.3%)	9.2	320^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.9	276^th of 301 public elementary schools	8.3%	44	40.0	24.4	16.2	26.9	22.1	22.1	33.3			32.1	$8,277	$1,870	$6,406
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2824 East Powerline Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4629	589	37	15.9	71.0%	246 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	13.1	308^th of 337 public elementary schools	8.6%		8.5	283^rd of 301 public elementary schools	6.0%	25	39.1	22.3	25.3	28.6	23.5	23.5	44.8	28.0	40.8	37.8	$7,330	$1,593	$5,736
Desert Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18178 Santa Ana Avenue	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 466-1555	686	36	19.0	57.7%	343 (50.0%)	13 (1.9%)	300 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	21 (3.1%)	40.5	208^th of 337 public elementary schools	38.3%		35.1	197^th of 301 public elementary schools	34.6%	11	60.6	42.1	33.3	45.8	37.6	37.6	53.6	47.7	52.1	51.3	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Central Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16437 Florida Avenue	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 459-3367	654	35	18.6	59.9%	302 (46.2%)	16 (2.4%)	306 (46.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	37.8	216^th of 337 public elementary schools	35.9%		49.3	154^th of 301 public elementary schools	48.8%	62	47.3	44.3	39.2	43.2	44.2	44.2	47.8	48.5	51.3	49.4	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Willow Creek Elementary?

Students at Willow Creek Elementary are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Willow Creek Elementary in?

Nampa School District

How many students attend Willow Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Willow Creek Elementary.

Is Willow Creek Elementary a good school?

Willow Creek Elementary ranks 252^nd of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Willow Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lone Star Middle School
High : Nampa Senior High School

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