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Willow Brook Elementary

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Willow Brook Elementary ranks 453 rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Willow Brook Elementary is a public elementary school in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, serving 412 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the highly-ranked Oak Ridge school district, which is ranked 13th out of 139 districts in the state.

Willow Brook Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments (TNReady) compared to the Oak Ridge district and the state of Tennessee. While the school's recent proficiency rates in Mathematics (58.9%), English Language Arts (51%), and Science (53.8%) were higher than the state's averages, they were still lower than the Oak Ridge district's rates. However, Willow Brook has demonstrated strong performance for some student subgroups, particularly Hispanic and Special Education students. In the 2023-2024 school year, Willow Brook's Hispanic students ranked 30th out of 415 Tennessee elementary schools in Mathematics, with a 5-star rating, and its Special Education students ranked 101st out of 528 Tennessee elementary schools in Mathematics, with a 4-star rating.

Willow Brook Elementary's performance is generally lower than the other elementary schools in the Oak Ridge district, such as Glenwood Elementary, Linden Elementary, and Woodland Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and state rankings. However, Willow Brook's performance is better than some nearby schools in other districts, such as Dutch Valley Elementary and Norwood Elementary in the Anderson County district, which have lower proficiency rates and state rankings.

411

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,092

Per pupil spending ?

108.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

298 Robertsville RD
Oak Ridge, TN 37830

(865) 425-3201

District: Oak Ridge

Students who attend Willow Brook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robertsville Middle School
High:	Oak Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the Tennessee median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Oak Ridge's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg55%

Tennessee avg42%

453^rd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Oak Ridge

13^th of 139Oak Ridge among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	453 of 1009	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	210 of 1018	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	319 of 1020	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	501 of 1000	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	597 of 983	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	860 of 985	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	698 of 997	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.8	728 of 855	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	705 of 853	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	595 of 846	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	526 of 820	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	390 of 818	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	330 of 809	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	258 of 498	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	155 of 498	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	143 of 500	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	114 of 483	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.2	150 of 411	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	339 of 404	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	296 of 450	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	397 of 986	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	177 of 990	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	344 of 989	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	596 of 975	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	639 of 945	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	784 of 926	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	135 of 424	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.5	30 of 415	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	90 of 387	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	35.5	234 of 363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.3	317 of 319	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	120 of 843	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	124 of 853	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	164 of 865	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	343 of 858	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	438 of 823	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	558 of 821	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	598 of 877	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	499 of 984	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	253 of 991	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	294 of 987	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	368 of 980	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	507 of 941	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	785 of 916	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	100 of 618	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	197 of 582	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	101 of 528	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	207 of 447	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	84 of 369	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	21.1	240 of 255	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	344 of 395	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	358 of 840	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	161 of 847	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	284 of 852	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	464 of 844	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	486 of 844	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	767 of 812	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	593 of 841	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

English Language Arts46%+7 vs state

Science43%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				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	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willow Brook Elementary	Public	K-4	298 Robertsville RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-3201	412	36	11.4		235 (57.0%)	52 (12.6%)	65 (15.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.6%)	52.8	453^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	55.1%		73.2	210^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.4%	243	32.0	59.8		46.5	37.3	53.7		45.9	28.0	57.3		43.3	$17,092	$777	$15,510
Linden Elementary	Public	K-4	700 Robertsville RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-5701	525	35	14.8		368 (70.1%)	65 (12.4%)	31 (5.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.5%)	88.7	94^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.7%		74	203^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	80.1%	109	67.0	71.2		69.0	73.6	61.0		67.3	72.6	62.5		67.6	$15,530	$653	$14,213
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-4	168 Manhattan AVE	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9501	447	32	14.1		303 (67.8%)	25 (5.6%)	71 (15.9%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	79	164^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.7%		79.5	158^th of 1018 public elementary schools	84.5%	6	54.2	68.5		61.2	50.0	56.5		53.2	57.3	70.7		63.8	$16,300	$828	$14,828
Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Tri- County BLVD	Oliver Springs	37840	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-2519	214	20	10.4		192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	30.7	724^th of 1009 public elementary schools	28.2%		35.9	666^th of 1018 public elementary schools	34.6%	58	30.0	45.5	22.2	33.0	15.4	57.6	22.2	31.3	17.5	53.1	22.2	30.3	$16,212	$1,339	$13,839
Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1033 Oliver Springs HWY	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-7506	321	22	14.4		286 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	58.8	368^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.5%		78.2	165^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.8%	203	28.3	55.3	69.2	49.3	34.4	52.6	37.7	40.1	45.9	68.4	53.8	54.3	$15,462	$1,127	$13,391
Dyllis Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Ollis RD	Oliver Springs	37840	Roane County	Roane County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 435-6357	334	24	13.9		312 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	72.2	219^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.3%		64.6	287^th of 1018 public elementary schools	71.8%	68	60.3	68.3	64.7	63.9	43.1	43.9	47.1	44.4	56.9	75.6	41.2	58.6	$14,981	$912	$12,879
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-4	125 Audubon RD	Oak Ridge	37830	Anderson County	Oak Ridge	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 425-9401	359	30	11.8		226 (63.0%)	40 (11.1%)	51 (14.2%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	82.7	135^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.6%		88.5	96^th of 1018 public elementary schools	90.6%	39	73.4	67.2		70.5	58.8	56.7		57.8	56.3	61.2		58.5	$17,331	$855	$15,700
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10515 Coward Mill RD	Knoxville	37931	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(865) 539-7767	301	26	11.5		211 (70.1%)	10 (3.3%)	42 (14.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	59	363^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	64.0%					(n/a)	42.1	51.4	47.1	46.5	39.7	53.2	37.9	43.7	48.5	69.4	39.1	53.0	$12,211	$675	$11,044
Hardin Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11445 Hardin Valley RD	Knoxville	37932	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	No	(865) 470-2088	1,211	72	16.7		968 (79.9%)	40 (3.3%)	77 (6.4%)	80 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	86.9	108^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.3%		84.5	127^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.5%	19	52.4	67.5	73.8	64.6	58.7	68.9	62.6	63.4	59.5	70.7	70.2	66.8	$12,643	$735	$11,448
Dutch Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Old Dutch Valley RD	Clinton	37716	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 457-2599	124	10	11.9		119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	27.6	760^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.7%		28.9	742^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	27.1%	18	26.3	21.7	36.0	28.4	36.8	31.8	36.0	34.8	31.6	26.1	32.0	29.9	$16,346	$1,220	$13,933

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Brook Elementary

What schools do graduates of Willow Brook Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Robertsville Middle School
High : Oak Ridge High School

Is Willow Brook Elementary a good school?

Willow Brook Elementary ranks 453^rd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Willow Brook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Willow Brook Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Willow Brook Elementary?

Students at Willow Brook Elementary are 55% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American.

What district is Willow Brook Elementary in?

Oak Ridge

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