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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Woodland Meadows Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263066001002
Woodland Meadows Elementary School
350 WOODLAND DR, SALINE, MI 48176 · (734) 401-4901 · Washtenaw County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
77 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 29% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Saline Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
72.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Woodland Meadows Elementary School
Woodland Meadows Elementary School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Meadows Elementary School this school | 453 | 17.0% | 71.0% |
| Loon Lake Elementary School WIXOM | 496 | 18.3% | 55.5% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School SALINE | 474 | 14.3% | 67.7% |
| Tonda Elementary School CANTON | 476 | 14.1% | 60.9% |
| Lake Center Elementary School PORTAGE | 494 | 17.2% | 55.6% |
| Bird Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 476 | 17.6% | 61.4% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Woodland Meadows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #61 of 1,085 | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #68 of 1,072 | #7 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #89 of 1,139 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #436 of 1,630 | #20 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #770 of 1,424 | #32 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #687 of 1,424 | #40 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #1,430 of 1,563 | #35 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #735 of 979 | #24 of 32 |
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
453
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 13% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 31 | 19.9:1 | 5% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Meadows Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (484 to 453); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Woodland Meadows Elementary School
Woodland Meadows Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in SALINE, Michigan. It reported 453 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Woodland Meadows Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Saline Area Schools, which enrolls 4,596 students in total.
The largest group at Woodland Meadows Elementary School is White students, at 79%. Other students are 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Washtenaw County residents are about 69% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
The school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. Of all students at Woodland Meadows Elementary School, 17% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Washtenaw County report 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Woodland Meadows Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Woodland Meadows Elementary School is 12.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
In Washtenaw County, median household income comes to about $89,180, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washtenaw County counts 104 public schools with about 42,861 students.
Woodland Meadows Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Heritage School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Woodland Meadows Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 71.0% versus a 68.6% average.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Woodland Meadows Elementary School had a net gain of 18 students, or 4%.
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Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saline Area Schools
- Saline High SchoolHigh · 1,519 students
- Saline Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,017 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Harvest Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Saline Alternative High SchoolHigh · 31 students
Other schools in SALINE
- Saline High SchoolHigh · 1,519 students
- Saline Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,017 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Harvest Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Saline Alternative High SchoolHigh · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage School0.1 mi · 646
- Saline Alternative High School0.3 mi · 31
- Saline Middle School0.3 mi · 1,017
- Young Adult Program1.0 mi · 17
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 474
- Saline High School1.7 mi · 1,519
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland Meadows Elementary SchoolHow large is Woodland Meadows Elementary School?
Woodland Meadows Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-03.
Is Woodland Meadows Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodland Meadows Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Woodland Meadows Elementary School have?
Woodland Meadows Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Woodland Meadows Elementary School?
Woodland Meadows Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodland Meadows Elementary School?
Woodland Meadows Elementary School is overseen by Saline Area Schools in Washtenaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.