Woodbury Leadership Elementary

Set in WOODBURY, Minnesota, Woodbury Leadership Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community, operated by Woodbury Leadership Academy. It hosts 658 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 91% bigger than typical.

Within Woodbury Leadership Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 878 students, Woodbury Leadership Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Woodbury Leadership Elementary records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 24% Asian, 19% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodbury Leadership Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 63.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $115,345, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), of which Woodbury Leadership Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodbury Leadership Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. Woodbury Leadership Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 156%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 658 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 33% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the Woodbury Leadership Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.