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Enrollment
1,386
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,007 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODLAND CCSD 50·NCES 174311002114
Woodland Elementary
17261 W Gages Lake Rd, Gages Lake, IL 60030 · (847) 984-8800 · Lake County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,386 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
620 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 420 | 30% |
| Grade 2 | 484 | 35% |
| Grade 3 | 482 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Woodland CCSD 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 30.1% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Woodland Elementary
Woodland Elementary's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Elementary this school | 1,386 | 44.7% | 38.6% |
| Woodland Intermediate School Gurnee | 979 | 40.2% | 40.3% |
| Beaubien Elementary School Chicago | 1,004 | 40.8% | 61.7% |
| Westfield Community School Algonquin | 1,287 | 42.3% | 56.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Palatine | 772 | 47.3% | 35.5% |
| Liberty Elementary School Carpentersville | 749 | 44.7% | 54.3% |
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 Woodland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #964 of 1,925 | #35 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,001 of 2,077 ▼ 197 | #65 of 102 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #1,150 of 2,077 ▼ 43 | #68 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,386 | #1 of 2,419 | #1 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #610 of 2,035 | #57 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #174 of 2,042 | #5 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #1,440 of 2,132 | #51 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #543 of 1,461 | #24 of 71 |
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
1,386
+38 (+3%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 1,332
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 | 1,386 | 114 | 12.2:1 | 45% (620) |
| 2023-24 | 1,436 | 118 | 12.2:1 | 43% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 1,425 | 118 | 12.1:1 | 38% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 1,348 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,687 | 123.2 | 13.7:1 | 35% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 1,765 | 135 | 13.1:1 | 36% (627) |
| 2010-11 | 2,100 | 154 | 13.6:1 | 27% (559) |
| 2000-01 | 1,332 | 74 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,687 to 1,386); teachers down 7% (123.2 to 114).
About Woodland Elementary
Woodland Elementary is an elementary school in Gages Lake, Illinois, according to federal school records. Its 1,386 students are spread across grades 1 through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Woodland CCSD 50 counts 4,563 students in its 4 schools, and Woodland Elementary is one of them.
The most common group at Woodland Elementary is Hispanic students, at 43%. The school is also 31% White, 11% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Woodland Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.2 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 45% of enrollment. The 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 9 points higher.
allk12 grades Woodland Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.7% for Woodland Elementary. The school posts 38.6%, 7.1 points below the prediction.
In Lake County (population about 714,223), the median household income is $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Woodland Elementary is one of 214 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Woodland Primary School, is about 0.2 miles from Woodland Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Woodland Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 38 more students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Woodland Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodland CCSD 50
- Woodland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,541 students
- Woodland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 979 students
- Woodland Primary SchoolElementary · 657 students
Other schools in Gages Lake
- Woodland Primary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Lake County Cooperative ALOPHigh
- Laremont SchoolCombined
- Cyd Lash AcademyElementary
- Gages Lake SchoolElementary
- SEDOL Sector ProgramsElementary
Other Woodland Elementary schools
39 other US public schools in 23 states are named Woodland Elementary. Woodland Elementary is the largest of the 40.
- Woodland Elementary SchoolEdwardsville, IL · 417 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 368 students
- Woodland ElementaryGreer, SC · 1,293 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 851 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLZEPHYRHILLS, FL · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Primary School0.2 mi · 657
- Warren Township High School0.7 mi · 3,537
- Woodland Middle School1.0 mi · 1,541
- Woodland Intermediate School1.9 mi · 979
- Prairie Crossing Charter School2.4 mi · 433
- Frederick School3.1 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Woodland Elementary?
Woodland Elementary enrolls approximately 1,386 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Woodland Elementary serve?
Woodland Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Woodland Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Woodland Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Woodland Elementary?
Student demographics at Woodland Elementary are roughly 31% White, 43% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Woodland Elementary in?
Woodland Elementary is part of Woodland CCSD 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.