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What's the most underrated thing about Woodside Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263591007195
Woodside Elementary School
2591 N DIVISION AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49424 · (616) 786-1900 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
313 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 20% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Woodside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #976 of 1,085 | #47 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #984 of 1,072 | #46 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #852 of 1,139 | #46 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #524 of 1,630 | #11 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #43 of 1,424 | #5 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #447 of 1,424 | #12 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #472 of 1,563 | #5 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #126 of 979 | #7 of 38 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
431
-113 (-21%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 431 | 37.7 | 11.4:1 | 73% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 36.7 | 12.4:1 | 69% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 80% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 62% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 34.8 | 16.8:1 | 81% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 77% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 76% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 37% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodside Elementary School.
About Woodside Elementary School
Woodside Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in HOLLAND, Michigan. The school enrolls 431 students in pre-K through 5.
Woodside Elementary School belongs to West Ottawa Public School District, a district of 13 schools and 6,729 students.
Hispanic students are 67% of those enrolled at Woodside Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Ottawa County's population at about 10%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodside Elementary School is 11.4:1, based on 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 34% for public schools in Ottawa County.
Woodside Elementary School is 6.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.8% versus 34.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In Ottawa County, median household income comes to about $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ottawa County counts 103 public schools with about 42,894 students.
Of the public schools around it, Woodside Elementary School is closest to West Ottawa Virtual Academy, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Woodside Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 431 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 544. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Woodside Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Ottawa Public School District
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Waukazoo Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lakeshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Great Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other schools in HOLLAND
- West Ottawa High School CampusHigh · 2,187 students
- Holland High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Harbor Lights Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
- Macatawa Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Black River Public School MiddleHighHigh · 569 students
Nearby schools
- West Ottawa Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 40
- Great Lakes Elementary School1.2 mi · 426
- Macatawa Bay Middle School1.3 mi · 632
- Harbor Lights Middle School1.4 mi · 903
- Dunes Alternative High School1.4 mi · 81
- Waukazoo Elementary School1.5 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Woodside Elementary SchoolHow large is Woodside Elementary School?
Woodside Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
Is Woodside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Woodside Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Woodside Elementary School.
How diverse is Woodside Elementary School?
Woodside Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 67% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Woodside Elementary School in?
Woodside Elementary School is part of West Ottawa Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.