Washington Woods Elementary School

Washington Woods Elementary School is a sprawling K-5 school in Westfield, Indiana, part of Westfield-Washington Schools. The school educates 691 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 58% larger than typical.

Westfield-Washington Schools runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 10,124 students. Washington Woods Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Washington Woods Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Washington Woods Elementary School logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Woods Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hamilton County indicate median household income runs about $121,530, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Hamilton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,065 students), Washington Woods Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Options Westfield, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Woods Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 37%: 505 students in 2018 compared to 691 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

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