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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007004038
Wood View Elementary School
197 Winston Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 739-0185 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
271 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.3pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 28.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Wood View Elementary School
Wood View Elementary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood View Elementary School this school | 443 | 61.2% | 44.4% |
| Spaulding Elementary School Gurnee | 450 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School Bolingbrook | 391 | 62.9% | 42.6% |
| Prairie Trail School Wadsworth | 454 | 59.0% | 21.8% |
| Steger Primary Center South Chicago Heights | 396 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Steger Intermediate Center Steger | 465 | 63.4% | 28.9% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Wood View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #761 of 1,925 | #58 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #734 of 2,077 ▲ 118 | #55 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #716 of 2,077 ▲ 404 | #50 of 100 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #785 of 2,419 | #58 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,483 of 2,035 | #70 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #191 of 2,042 | #18 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #971 of 2,132 | #33 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #112 of 615 | #8 of 36 |
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
443
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 576
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 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 61% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 32.5 | 13.9:1 | 65% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 64% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 33.9 | 10.8:1 | 71% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 63% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 62% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 25 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wood View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (367 to 443); teachers down 11% (33.9 to 30).
About Wood View Elementary School
At 197 Winston Dr in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Wood View Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. There are 443 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
The Valley View CUSD 365U system has 20 schools and 14,710 students.
No group is above 50% at Wood View Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 43%. It is also 29% Black, 19% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Will County's residents are about 20% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Wood View Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at Wood View Elementary School. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Will County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wood View Elementary School is 8.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.4% actual, 36.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
The school is in Will County, where the median household earns about $109,984 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Wood View Elementary School shares Will County with 208 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jonas E Salk Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Wood View Elementary School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Wood View Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
Other schools in Bolingbrook
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Jonas E Salk Elementary School0.9 mi · 391
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle School1.1 mi · 596
- John R Tibbott Elementary School1.3 mi · 330
- John L Sipley Elementary School1.5 mi · 430
- Brooks Middle School1.5 mi · 850
- Bernard J Ward Elementary School1.7 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Wood View Elementary SchoolHow large is Wood View Elementary School?
Wood View Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wood View Elementary School serve?
Wood View Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wood View Elementary School have?
Wood View Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Wood View Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wood View Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 43% Hispanic, 29% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wood View Elementary School?
Wood View Elementary School is overseen by Valley View CUSD 365U in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.