Woodland Park Academy

Woodland Park Academy, a low-enrollment primary school in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, run under Woodland Park Academy, educates 278 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 369.

Woodland Park Academy is a school of Woodland Park Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Woodland Park Academy reports that Black students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 17% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Genesee County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodland Park Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Genesee County put median household earnings sit near $62,281, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Woodland Park Academy is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Reid Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Woodland Park Academy comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.

Woodland Park Academy operates from a bedroom-community location. Woodland Park Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodland Park Academy's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 278). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 49% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.