Woodland Meadows Elementary School

Woodland Meadows Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary school in SALINE, Michigan, operated by Saline Area Schools, hosts 453 students, covering grades K through 3. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Saline Area Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,596 students; Woodland Meadows Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Woodland Meadows Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Washtenaw County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Woodland Meadows Elementary School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Washtenaw County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodland Meadows Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Washtenaw County) records that median household income runs about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Washtenaw County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), Woodland Meadows Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Heritage School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodland Meadows Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodland Meadows Elementary School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 68.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodland Meadows Elementary School has shrank 6%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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