Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELDING AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260453000854
Woodview Elementary School
450 ORCHARD ST, BELDING, MI 48809 · (616) 794-4750 · Ionia County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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.
- C+Beats 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
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
250 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 133 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 33% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Belding Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Woodview Elementary School
Woodview Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodview Elementary School this school | 372 | 67.2% | 33.6% |
| Montabella Elementary BLANCHARD | 389 | 68.1% | 29.1% |
| Lakeland Elementary School COLDWATER | 375 | 68.8% | 29.0% |
| Pathfinder Elementary School FREMONT | 418 | 66.3% | N/A |
| Ellis Elementary School BELDING | 391 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Bangor Central School BAY CITY | 332 | 68.1% | 38.3% |
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 Woodview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ionia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #869 of 1,085 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #752 of 1,072 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #964 of 1,139 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #781 of 1,630 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #230 of 1,424 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #904 of 1,424 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #558 of 1,563 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #971 of 979 | #8 of 8 |
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
372
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 67% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 28.1 | 12.4:1 | 64% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 26.6 | 14.0:1 | 55% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 53% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 20.6 | 18.1:1 | 68% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 66% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 39% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (373 to 372); teachers up 32% (20.6 to 27).
About Woodview Elementary School
Woodview Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in BELDING, Michigan. A federal count lists 372 students at the school, in grades 3 through 5.
Woodview Elementary School reports to Belding Area School District, which has 4 schools and 1,637 students.
Federal enrollment data show Woodview Elementary School is 85% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Woodview Elementary School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 67% of students at Woodview Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Ionia County, the average is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Woodview Elementary School is C-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Woodview Elementary School's results are 2.9 points below predicted: 33.6% against 36.5%.
Woodview Elementary School is located in Ionia County, where the median household income is $75,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Woodview Elementary School, Ionia County has 29 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Link Learning Virtual Program, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Woodview Elementary School ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 367 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 372. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.4:1 to 13.8:1.
The Woodview Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ionia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,574
Census ACS
Median income
$75,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belding Area School District
- Belding High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Belding Middle SchoolMiddle · 363 students
Other schools in BELDING
- Link Learning Virtual ProgramHigh · 2,526 students
- Belding High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Belding Middle SchoolMiddle · 363 students
Other Woodview Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodview Elementary. Woodview Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Woodview ElementaryGrafton, WI · 506 students
- Woodview Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 503 students
- Woodview Elementary SchoolNappanee, IN · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Link Learning Virtual Program0.5 mi · 2,526
- Belding Middle School1.2 mi · 363
- Ellis Elementary School1.2 mi · 391
- Belding High School1.4 mi · 511
- Flat River Academy4.6 mi · 160
- Cedar Crest Elementary School5.6 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Woodview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodview Elementary School?
Woodview Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Woodview Elementary School serve?
Woodview Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Woodview Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Woodview Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodview Elementary School?
At Woodview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Woodview Elementary School public or private?
Woodview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Belding Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.