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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Woodlake Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001898
Woodlake Elementary School
1620 Livingston Street, Mandeville, LA 70448 · (985) 626-8842 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
128 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -17.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 61.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Woodlake Elementary School
Woodlake Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlake Elementary School this school | 442 | 29.0% | 54.2% |
| Marigny Elementary School Mandeville | 422 | 29.1% | N/A |
| Mandeville Elementary School Mandeville | 508 | 30.5% | 54.5% |
| Legacy Elementary School Bossier City | 560 | 30.7% | 67.7% |
| Magnolia Trace Elementary School Mandeville | 355 | 32.4% | 51.7% |
| Myrtle Place Elementary School Lafayette | 384 | 30.2% | 78.8% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodlake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #78 of 583 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #117 of 582 ▼ 30 | #6 of 23 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #109 of 587 ▼ 48 | #5 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #27 of 540 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #323 of 714 | #16 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #53 of 655 | #4 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #389 of 655 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #691 of 705 | #25 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #97 of 436 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
442
-54 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 442 | 42.8 | 10.3:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 42.8 | 11.6:1 | 35% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 35.1 | 15.6:1 | 32% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 30% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 37.1 | 16.3:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 34% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 34% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 20% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 29 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (606 to 442); teachers up 15% (37.1 to 42.8).
About Woodlake Elementary School
Woodlake Elementary School is an elementary school located in Mandeville, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. A total of 442 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 3.
Woodlake Elementary School sits within St. Tammany Parish, which has 55 schools and 35,956 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Woodlake Elementary School. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 74% of residents are White. Woodlake Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Woodlake Elementary School was 10.3:1. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. Woodlake Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. Across public schools in St. Tammany Parish, the average is 44%.
The allk12 Grade for Woodlake Elementary School is B-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Woodlake Elementary School is -9.4 points: 54.2% actual, 63.5% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Tammany Parish show that median household income is about $81,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Woodlake Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish, which together enroll about 36,212 students.
Mandeville Junior High School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Woodlake Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 54.2% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Woodlake Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Woodlake Elementary School saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Woodlake Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Other schools in Mandeville
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Lakeshore High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Fontainebleau Junior High SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Tchefuncte Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
Other Woodlake Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Woodlake Elementary. Woodlake Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Woodlake Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 639 students
- Woodlake ElementarySacramento, CA · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Mandeville Junior High School1.2 mi · 510
- Mandeville Elementary School1.5 mi · 508
- Magnolia Trace Elementary School2.0 mi · 355
- Lake Harbor Middle School2.1 mi · 582
- Marigny Elementary School2.1 mi · 422
- Gayle Sloan Middle School2.2 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlake Elementary SchoolHow large is Woodlake Elementary School?
Woodlake Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-03.
Is Woodlake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodlake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodlake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodlake Elementary School is approximately 10.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodlake Elementary School?
Woodlake Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodlake Elementary School?
Woodlake Elementary School is overseen by St. Tammany Parish in St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.