Woodland Elementary School

Woodland Elementary School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Edwardsville, Illinois, part of Edwardsville CUSD 7, works with 417 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within Edwardsville CUSD 7, which oversees 13 schools and 7,060 students, Woodland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Woodland Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 56.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Madison County shows median household earnings sit near $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Woodland Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodland Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Woodland Elementary School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 417). White enrollment moved from 74% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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