Woodson Elementary

Located at N 150 Toomes Ave., in Corning, California, Woodson Elementary is a mid-sized primary school that educates 486 students (grades K through 6), operated by Corning Union Elementary.

Corning Union Elementary comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,976 students; Woodson Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodson Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 23% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Tehama County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Woodson Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tehama County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Tehama County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tehama County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), Woodson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

West Street Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodson Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 23.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 68% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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