Woodland Elementary School

Woodland Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Radcliff, Kentucky, part of Hardin County, educates 537 students, covering grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Within Hardin County, which oversees 26 schools and 14,583 students, Woodland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Woodland Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Black, 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Woodland Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hardin County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Woodland Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.3%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Hardin County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,647, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodland Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Woodland Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Woodland Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 537). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 39% to 46%.

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