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WOODBURY ELEMENTARY

1251 SCHOOL DR, WOODBURY, MN 55125 · (651) 425-4601 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools

Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
183 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 48%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8518%
Grade 19419%
Grade 27716%
Grade 38918%
Grade 47215%
Grade 56614%

This year's kindergarten class (85) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (66).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
21244%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
6614%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
6113%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
8918%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
5411%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
25352%
Female
23048%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
41.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.6%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 WOODBURY ELEMENTARY

WOODBURY ELEMENTARY's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY this school48337.9%35.7%
PULLMAN ELEMENTARY
SAINT PAUL PARK
42039.8%35.0%
WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY
SHOREVIEW
45937.5%55.9%
Bishop Elementary School
ROCHESTER
54537.2%48.4%
Vadnais Heights Elementary
WHITE BEAR LAKE
40542.7%52.0%
FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY
EDEN PRAIRIE
60335.8%68.6%
Matched among Minnesota 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 WOODBURY ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.7%#594 of 844#31 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.6%#600 of 844#31 of 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#568 of 844#28 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
483#324 of 1,130#18 of 42
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#189 of 769#7 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.6%#75 of 796#5 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.9%#546 of 942#8 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.3%#258 of 499#7 of 17
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
483
+48 (+11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254834012.1:138% (183)
2023-2446243.310.7:140% (187)
2022-234714211.2:142% (200)
2020-214354110.6:122% (97)
2017-1855745.112.4:131% (171)
2015-164834311.2:128% (137)
2010-114803314.6:125% (121)
2000-017464715.9:13% (23)
1990-918703425.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODBURY ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (557 to 483); teachers down 11% (45.1 to 40).

About WOODBURY ELEMENTARY

WOODBURY ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school found in WOODBURY, Minnesota. Enrollment is 483 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 40% higher.

South Washington County Schools (28 schools, 19,578 students) runs WOODBURY ELEMENTARY.

At WOODBURY ELEMENTARY, the largest share of students is White, at 44%. It is also 18% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Washington County is roughly 78% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its teaching staff equals 40 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. Around 38% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Washington County is 12 points.

Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, WOODBURY ELEMENTARY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, WOODBURY ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 35.7% actual against 44.7% predicted.

Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that the median household income is $115,345, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. WOODBURY ELEMENTARY is one of 103 public schools in the county.

The closest other public school is WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. WOODBURY ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. WOODBURY ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 35.7% compares with 37.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

2024-25 enrollment was 483, an 11% increase from 435 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.6 to 12.1 over 4 years.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students

Quick facts

School name
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY
District
South Washington County Schools
Address
1251 SCHOOL DR, WOODBURY, MN 55125
Phone
(651) 425-4601
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
483
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
183 (38%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
273381001548
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in South Washington County Schools
Other schools in WOODBURY
Other Woodbury Elementary schools

5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Woodbury Elementary. WOODBURY ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About WOODBURY ELEMENTARY
How many students attend WOODBURY ELEMENTARY?
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
Is WOODBURY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WOODBURY ELEMENTARY have?
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WOODBURY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WOODBURY ELEMENTARY are roughly 44% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 18% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is WOODBURY ELEMENTARY in?
WOODBURY ELEMENTARY is part of South Washington County Schools.
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