Woodward Academy

As a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Woodward, Iowa, Woodward Academy educates 110 students from grades 5 through 12, part of Woodward-Granger Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Woodward Academy sits 76% below that benchmark.

Woodward Academy is one of 5 schools operated by Woodward-Granger Comm School District, a district that works with 1,230 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Woodward Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Woodward Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 3% of students at Woodward Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Boone County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Boone County shows median household income runs about $83,531, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Woodward Academy is one of 15 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 3,735 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woodward-Granger Middle School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Woodward Academy's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 122 (now 110). The White share of enrollment edged up from 44% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 5.0:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Woodward Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.