Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENNINGS·NCES 291629000770
WOODLAND ELEM.
8420 SUNBURY, JENNINGS, MO 63136 · (314) 653-8170 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
197 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 24% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 52% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +14.1pp since 2021
Math
22.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +18.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 19 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.5% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 24.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 19.2% |
| 2021-22 | 6.4% | 4.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 WOODLAND ELEM.
WOODLAND ELEM.'s state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODLAND ELEM. this school | 197 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| HERZOG ELEM. ST LOUIS | 201 | 100.0% | 8.3% |
| ASHLAND ELEM. AND BR. ST LOUIS | 199 | 100.0% | 7.3% |
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM. ST.LOUIS | 222 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. ST LOUIS | 216 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
| PEABODY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 171 | 100.0% | 8.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 WOODLAND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #880 of 1,002 | #105 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #846 of 1,019 ▼ 28 | #98 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #905 of 1,018 ▲ 61 | #110 of 138 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.3pp | #31 of 943 | #2 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #958 of 1,294 | #153 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #98 of 1,165 | #29 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #158 of 684 | #17 of 103 |
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
197
-49 (-20%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 197 | 12.3 | 16.0:1 | 100% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 11 | 22.4:1 | 100% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 14.3 | 18.0:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 100% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 80% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 84% (509) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODLAND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (253 to 197); teachers down 27% (17 to 12.3).
About WOODLAND ELEM.
WOODLAND ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school in Missouri, located in JENNINGS. The grade span is pre-K through 3, and enrollment is 197 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
WOODLAND ELEM. is one of 7 schools in JENNINGS, which enrolls 2,269 students in total.
WOODLAND ELEM.'s enrollment is 98% Black. That is higher than the 24% Black share among all St. Louis County residents. WOODLAND ELEM.'s diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at WOODLAND ELEM. total 12.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The school counts 197 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, WOODLAND ELEM. 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.
WOODLAND ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate on state tests (19.7%) and its predicted rate (22.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Within St. Louis County, the median household income is $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, St. Louis County has 275 public schools and roughly 134,601 students.
The closest public school, KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM., is about 0.1 miles from WOODLAND ELEM.. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, WOODLAND ELEM. ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 197, a 20% decrease from 246 in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JENNINGS
- JENNINGS HIGHHigh · 666 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 540 students
- ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGHMiddle · 310 students
- FAIRVIEW PRIMARYElementary · 284 students
- KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM.Middle · 138 students
- FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 134 students
Other schools in JENNINGS
- JENNINGS HIGHHigh · 666 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 540 students
- ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGHMiddle · 310 students
- FAIRVIEW PRIMARYElementary · 284 students
- KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM.Middle · 138 students
- FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 134 students
Other WOODLAND Elementary schools
39 other US public schools in 23 states are named WOODLAND Elementary. WOODLAND ELEM. is the 38th largest of the 40.
- WOODLAND ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 423 students
- WOODLAND ELEM.Marble Hill, MO · 367 students
- Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, IL · 1,386 students
- Woodland ElementaryGreer, SC · 1,293 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 851 students
Nearby schools
- KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM.0.1 mi · 138
- ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGH0.8 mi · 310
- FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATE0.8 mi · 134
- FAIRVIEW PRIMARY0.9 mi · 284
- JENNINGS HIGH0.9 mi · 666
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.1.1 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About WOODLAND ELEM.How large is WOODLAND ELEM.?
WOODLAND ELEM. enrolls approximately 197 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does WOODLAND ELEM. serve?
WOODLAND ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at WOODLAND ELEM.?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at WOODLAND ELEM..
How diverse is WOODLAND ELEM.?
WOODLAND ELEM. reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is WOODLAND ELEM. public or private?
WOODLAND ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by JENNINGS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.