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Woodland Park Academy

2083 E GRAND BLANC RD, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 · (810) 695-4710 · Genesee County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
278
Elementary
STATE 369
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
234 students
STATE 55%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2810%
Grade 13312%
Grade 2269%
Grade 34215%
Grade 42710%
Grade 54315%
Grade 62710%
Grade 7238%
Grade 82910%

This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (29).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
White
4617%
STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
166%
STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
18667%
STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
10%
STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
2910%
STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13549%
Female
14351%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
34.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.6%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Park Academy

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodland Park Academy this school27884.2%32.9%
Erickson Elementary
YPSILANTI
27184.1%N/A
Randels Elementary School
FLINT
31184.9%N/A
Romulus Elementary School
ROMULUS
26281.3%46.5%
Perry Early Learning Center
YPSILANTI
27179.7%N/A
Wick Elementary School
ROMULUS
28180.8%36.6%
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 Park Academy ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Genesee County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.9%#881 of 1,085#28 of 33
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.6%#878 of 1,072#28 of 33
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.2%#892 of 1,139#29 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
278#1,168 of 1,630#47 of 71
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#64 of 1,424#4 of 60
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.1%#446 of 1,424#19 of 60
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.2%#286 of 1,563#27 of 69
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.4%#93 of 979#13 of 50
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 2024-25
Enrollment
278
-48 (-15%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2527823.411.9:184% (234)
2023-242772312.0:188% (243)
2022-232702411.3:184% (228)
2020-213262214.8:184% (274)
2017-1839428.513.8:183% (328)
2015-163982913.7:181% (321)
2010-114342517.4:165% (282)
2000-013562315.5:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Park Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 29% (394 to 278); teachers down 18% (28.5 to 23.4).

About Woodland Park Academy

Federal records list Woodland Park Academy as an elementary school in GRAND BLANC, Michigan. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 278 students. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.

Federal records list Woodland Park Academy as its own district.

Woodland Park Academy's enrollment is 67% Black. Enrollment also includes 17% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among people living in Genesee County, the Black share is about 19%. Woodland Park Academy has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school has about 11.9 students per teacher and 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, higher than at this school. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Genesee County.

allk12 grades Woodland Park Academy a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

A school with Woodland Park Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 29.0%. Woodland Park Academy scores 32.9%, 3.9 points above that line.

Within Genesee County, median household income is about $62,281, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 158 public schools in Genesee County, with a combined enrollment of about 58,534.

The school nearest to Woodland Park Academy is Reid Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Woodland Park Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. Woodland Park Academy is run as a public charter school.

Federal counts put enrollment at 326 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.9:1.

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Genesee County at a glance

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Population
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodland Park Academy
District
Woodland Park Academy
Address
2083 E GRAND BLANC RD, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439
Phone
(810) 695-4710
County
Genesee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
278
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
234 (84%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260007600517
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodland Park Academy
What is the total enrollment at Woodland Park Academy?
Woodland Park Academy enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-08.
Is Woodland Park Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodland Park Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodland Park Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodland Park Academy is approximately 11.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodland Park Academy?
Student demographics at Woodland Park Academy are roughly 17% White, 6% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Woodland Park Academy in?
Woodland Park Academy is part of Woodland Park Academy.
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