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Alumni: what's one memory from Woodbury Leadership Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBURY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY·NCES 270040104812
Woodbury Leadership Elementary
8089 GLOBE DRIVE, WOODBURY, MN 55125 · (651) 571-2100 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
153 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · 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
Woodbury Leadership Elementary→Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda
Based on grade levels within Woodbury Leadership Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
71.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Leadership Elementary
Woodbury Leadership Elementary's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury Leadership Elementary this school | 658 | 23.3% | 63.7% |
| GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE EAGAN | 707 | 28.6% | 60.6% |
| Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch MAPLE GROVE | 668 | 29.3% | 60.7% |
| CORNELIA ELEMENTARY EDINA | 617 | 26.6% | 60.4% |
| YINGHUA ACADEMY MINNEAPOLIS | 851 | 16.6% | 72.2% |
| CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 599 | 20.2% | 61.7% |
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 Leadership Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #93 of 844 | #6 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #99 of 844 | #7 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #81 of 844 | #6 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #113 of 1,130 | #7 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #749 of 769 | #36 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #52 of 796 | #3 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #782 of 942 | #17 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +156.0% | #1 of 244 | #1 of 16 |
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
658
+94 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 658 | 35.1 | 18.7:1 | 23% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 749 | 51.6 | 14.5:1 | 24% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 50.8 | 13.1:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 46 | 12.3:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 11% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 8% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodbury Leadership Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 156% (257 to 658); teachers up 95% (18 to 35.1).
About Woodbury Leadership Elementary
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Woodbury Leadership Elementary serves students in WOODBURY, Minnesota. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 658 students. Enrollment is 91% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Woodbury Leadership Elementary is among 2 schools run by Woodbury Leadership Academy, which serves 878 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Woodbury Leadership Elementary. The largest is White students, at 39%. Other students are 24% Asian, 19% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Washington County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 18.7 students per teacher and 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Woodbury Leadership Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 52.6% for a school in Minnesota with Woodbury Leadership Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Woodbury Leadership Elementary posts 63.7%.
Census estimates describe Washington County this way: the median household income is $115,345, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Washington County has 103 public schools and roughly 46,313 students.
The next-closest public school is Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Woodbury Leadership Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Woodbury Leadership Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Woodbury Leadership Elementary as a charter school.
Woodbury Leadership Elementary's enrollment grew from 564 in 2020-21 to 658 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.7:1.
The Woodbury Leadership Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Woodbury Leadership Academy
- Woodbury Leadership Academy SecondaMiddle · 220 students
Other schools in WOODBURY
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- Woodbury High SchoolHigh · 1,943 students
- LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,165 students
- WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,160 students
- LIBERTY RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 801 students
- Valley Crossing ElementaryElementary · 734 students
Nearby schools
- Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda0.0 mi · 220
- Pankalo Education Center0.9 mi · 88
- Skyview Community Middle1.4 mi · 1,029
- E-STEM Middle School1.5 mi · 512
- Tartan Senior High1.8 mi · 1,687
- Eagle Point Elementary1.8 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Woodbury Leadership ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Woodbury Leadership Elementary?
Woodbury Leadership Elementary enrolls approximately 658 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodbury Leadership Elementary serve?
Woodbury Leadership Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodbury Leadership Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodbury Leadership Elementary is approximately 18.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodbury Leadership Elementary?
At Woodbury Leadership Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 24% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Woodbury Leadership Elementary public or private?
Woodbury Leadership Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Woodbury Leadership Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.