Woodland Elementary School

As a moderately sized primary school in Elkhart, Indiana, Woodland Elementary School instructs 429 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Elkhart Community Schools.

Across the 19 schools in Elkhart Community Schools (10,640 students total), Woodland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodland Elementary School shows that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 32% White, 15% multiracial, 13% Black. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Woodland Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Woodland Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Elkhart County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woodland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Elkhart County put median household earnings sit near $68,561, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Elkhart County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students), of which Woodland Elementary School is one.

Elkhart High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodland Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 18.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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