Rhoda Maxwell Elementary

Rhoda Maxwell Elementary is an elementary campus of small scale in Woodland, California, one of the schools within Woodland Joint Unified, works with 395 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 17 schools in Woodland Joint Unified (9,304 students total), Rhoda Maxwell Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Rhoda Maxwell Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Yolo County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Yolo County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Rhoda Maxwell Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Yolo County put median household income runs about $91,752, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Yolo County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students), of which Rhoda Maxwell Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Yolo County Special Education, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rhoda Maxwell Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.6%.

Rhoda Maxwell Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 21% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 today.

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