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Woodland Elementary School
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Woodland Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School operates as a heavily attended primary school in KINGSFORD, Michigan, operated by Breitung Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 771 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 109% larger than typical.
Across the 3 schools in Breitung Township School District (1,945 students total), Woodland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Woodland Elementary School logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Dickinson County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Woodland Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 59.2%, a residual of +13.4 points.
In the area at large, Dickinson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,156 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dickinson County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,632 students), of which Woodland Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: DickinsonIron Special Education, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodland Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.9%.
Woodland Elementary School operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 718 students in 2018 compared to 771 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Woodland Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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