Willowbrook ElementarySchool

Willowbrook Elementary School has students in grades K-4, with approximately 628 students enrolled. There is approximately one teacher for every 18 children, with approximately 34 full-time teachers. The students are diverse, with approximately 53% minorities, primarily Asian, and very few low-income students (only approximately 5% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). The school functions extremely well academically, in the top 1% in Arkansas, with 80% of the students good with math and 69% good with reading, significantly higher than the state levels of approximately 38% and 40%. Staff turnover has been low, and most of the teachers have significant experience in the region. Housing in the Bentonville region is valued at approximately $370,700, approximately average for the region. Families tend to indicate that the school is a friendly community in the neighborhood—where children from various backgrounds learn together, teachers are dedicated, and the local housing market reflects robust support for education in this friendly, mid-scaled city.

The school has been officially praised by the Arkansas School Recognition Program because students are doing really well in their studies. Also, the school has a “WIN Time” program every day, which stands for “What I Need” time.