Woodland Elementary

Woodland Elementary, a moderately sized elementary campus in Mariposa, California, one of the schools within Mariposa County Unified, works with 435 students, covering grades K through 8.

Mariposa County Unified runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 1,685 students. Woodland Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Woodland Elementary reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Mariposa County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mariposa County put median household earnings sit near $68,412, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mariposa County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,893 students), Woodland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Hill High (Continuation), around 3.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodland Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodland Elementary has ticked up 11%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 435 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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