Woodland Elementary School

Woodland Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized primary school in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, one of the schools within Alexandria Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades K through 5.

Alexandria Public School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,034 students; Woodland Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Woodland Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Woodland Elementary School reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Woodland Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Douglas County (around 31%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodland Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household income runs about $79,043, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,781 students), of which Woodland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Early Education Center, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodland Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 47.3%.

Woodland Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodland Elementary School has decreased 10%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.