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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Woodland Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDWARDSVILLE CUSD 7·NCES 171353002145
Woodland Elementary School
59 S State Route 157, Edwardsville, IL 62025 · (618) 692-8791 · Madison County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
114 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 134 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 35% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
60.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.5pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 38.6% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 School
Woodland Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Elementary School this school | 417 | 27.3% | 56.5% |
| St George Elementary School Bourbonnais | 395 | 28.9% | 57.2% |
| Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School O Fallon | 465 | 25.8% | 66.8% |
| Munhall Elementary School Saint Charles | 447 | 29.3% | 63.2% |
| Madison Elementary School Wheaton | 360 | 24.7% | 69.0% |
| Prairieland Elementary School Normal | 450 | 22.2% | 60.4% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #407 of 1,925 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #467 of 2,077 ▲ 97 | #6 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #650 of 2,077 ▲ 71 | #7 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #922 of 2,419 | #12 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,289 of 2,035 | #13 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #923 of 2,042 | #16 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #1,827 of 2,132 | #32 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #832 of 1,461 | #8 of 29 |
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
417
-63 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 683
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 | 417 | 29.5 | 14.1:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 29.2 | 14.5:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 29.2 | 14.8:1 | 26% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 21% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 22% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 38 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (473 to 417); teachers up 13% (26 to 29.5).
About Woodland Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Edwardsville, Illinois. Its 417 students are spread across grades 3 through 5.
A total of 13 schools make up Edwardsville CUSD 7, with 7,060 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Woodland Elementary School is 69% White. It is also 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Madison County is roughly 83% White. Woodland Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Woodland Elementary School and a ratio of 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 27% of students. That rate is below the 46% average among public schools in Madison County.
The allk12 Grade for Woodland Elementary School is B. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Woodland Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 55.7%. Woodland Elementary School scores 56.5%, within a point of that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Madison County, median household income is about $75,793, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Woodland Elementary School is among the 84 public schools in Madison County.
Lincoln Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Woodland Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Woodland Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 480 in 2020-21 and 417 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Woodland Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edwardsville CUSD 7
- Edwardsville High SchoolHigh · 2,342 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Albert Cassens ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- N O Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Edwardsville
- Edwardsville High SchoolHigh · 2,342 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- N O Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Goshen ElementaryElementary · 346 students
Other Woodland Elementary schools
39 other US public schools in 23 states are named Woodland Elementary. Woodland Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 40.
- Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, IL · 1,386 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
- Lincoln Middle School0.2 mi · 736
- N O Nelson Elementary School0.6 mi · 347
- Columbus Elementary School0.9 mi · 373
- Edwardsville High School1.3 mi · 2,342
- LeClaire Elementary School1.4 mi · 312
- Goshen Elementary2.7 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woodland Elementary School?
Woodland Elementary School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Woodland Elementary School serve?
Woodland Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Woodland Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Woodland Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Woodland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Woodland Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Woodland Elementary School in?
Woodland Elementary School is part of Edwardsville CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.