Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center

Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center operates as a compact elementary campus in Granger, Iowa, operated by Woodward-Granger Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 253 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Woodward-Granger Comm School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,230 students. Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $102,379 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center is one of 41 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 22,938 students).

The closest other public school is Woodward-Granger Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 253). White enrollment moved from 94% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 37.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.