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Alumni: what's one memory from Woodland Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED·NCES 062724009594
Woodland Elementary
2025 Garden Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · (949) 515-6945 · Orange County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
130 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 213 | 44% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 29% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Woodland Elementary→Heinz Kaiser Elementary
Based on grade levels within Newport-Mesa Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Schools most like Woodland Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Elementary this school | 487 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon | 486 | 27.6% | 56.8% |
| Gravenstein Elementary Sebastopol | 464 | 24.1% | 67.3% |
| Newport Heights Elementary Newport Beach | 502 | 30.3% | 71.2% |
| Holmes Elementary San Diego | 495 | 23.8% | 87.2% |
| Westlake Elementary Santa Cruz | 453 | 24.5% | 67.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,605 of 5,915 | #197 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,982 of 5,352 | #82 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #2,297 of 5,354 | #193 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #4,901 of 5,625 | #324 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #2,807 of 3,837 | #252 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
487
+125 (+35%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 22.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 22.4 | 21.7:1 | 27% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 23.5 | 18.5:1 | 33% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 25% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 27% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 31% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 32% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 13 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (536 to 487); teachers down 7% (24 to 22.4).
About Woodland Elementary
Woodland Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Costa Mesa, California, (ZIP code 92627). Classes run from kindergarten through 2, and the school has 487 students.
Newport-Mesa Unified (31 schools, 17,540 students) runs Woodland Elementary.
At Woodland Elementary, White students make up 61% of the student body. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Orange County as a whole is about 43% White, so the school's share is higher. Woodland Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Woodland Elementary total 22.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.7:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 130 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 27%. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Orange County census figures show that the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Orange County is home to 649 public schools and about 430,458 public school students.
Nearest public school: Heinz Kaiser Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has grown by 125 students since 2020-21, to 487.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Woodland Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport-Mesa Unified
- Corona del Mar HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Newport Harbor HighHigh · 2,084 students
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- Estancia HighHigh · 976 students
- Horace Ensign IntermediateMiddle · 875 students
- Mariners ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Other schools in Costa Mesa
- Costa Mesa HighHigh · 1,730 students
- ACCESS County CommunityCombined · 1,315 students
- Estancia HighHigh · 976 students
- Maude B. Davis ElementaryElementary · 570 students
- Heinz Kaiser ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Charles W. Tewinkle MiddleMiddle · 501 students
Other Woodland Elementary schools
39 other US public schools in 23 states are named Woodland Elementary. Woodland Elementary is the 16th largest of the 40.
- Woodland ElementaryMariposa, CA · 435 students
- Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, IL · 1,386 students
- Woodland ElementaryGreer, SC · 1,293 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 851 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLZEPHYRHILLS, FL · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Heinz Kaiser Elementary0.3 mi · 539
- International School for Science and Culture0.7 mi · 97
- Mariners Elementary0.7 mi · 573
- Back Bay High1.2 mi · 143
- Newport Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 502
- Newport Harbor High1.3 mi · 2,084
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland ElementaryHow large is Woodland Elementary?
Woodland Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades KG-02.
What age range does Woodland Elementary serve?
Woodland Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at Woodland Elementary?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Woodland Elementary.
How diverse is Woodland Elementary?
Woodland Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodland Elementary?
Woodland Elementary is overseen by Newport-Mesa Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.