Woodside Elementary School

Woodside Elementary School is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in HOLLAND, Michigan, overseen by West Ottawa Public School District, caters to 431 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within West Ottawa Public School District, which oversees 13 schools and 6,729 students, Woodside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Woodside Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 20% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Ottawa County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Woodside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ottawa County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodside Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 27.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ottawa County shows median household income runs about $90,502, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Ottawa County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), Woodside Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Ottawa Virtual Academy, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodside Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodside Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Woodside Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 584 (now 431). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Woodside Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.