Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330414000213
Woodland Heights Elementary School
225 Winter St. Ext., Laconia, NH 03246 · (603) 524-8733 · Belknap County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
180 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 26%
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 | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 33% · 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
Based on grade levels within Laconia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
35.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Heights Elementary School
Woodland Heights Elementary School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Heights Elementary School this school | 318 | 56.6% | 35.2% |
| Mildred C. Lakeway School Littleton | 309 | 54.4% | 43.9% |
| William Allen School Rochester | 280 | 52.5% | 31.6% |
| Disnard Elementary School Claremont | 254 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Seabrook Elementary School Seabrook | 302 | 52.3% | 40.5% |
| Paul A. Smith School Franklin | 261 | 55.9% | 33.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #173 of 209 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #167 of 209 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #173 of 210 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #103 of 300 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #74 of 179 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #64 of 181 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #15 of 240 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #106 of 139 | #8 of 8 |
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
318
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 318 | 29 | 11.0:1 | 57% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 31 | 9.8:1 | 64% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 31 | 9.8:1 | 65% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 63% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 66% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 36 | 11.5:1 | 66% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 63% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 34% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (347 to 318); teachers down 9% (32 to 29).
About Woodland Heights Elementary School
Woodland Heights Elementary School, located in Laconia, New Hampshire, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 318 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in New Hampshire, the average enrollment is about 249.
Laconia School District counts 5 schools and 1,808 students, including Woodland Heights Elementary School.
The share of White students at Woodland Heights Elementary School is 83%. The remaining shares are 10% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Belknap County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
Woodland Heights Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Woodland Heights Elementary School. Compared with the 29% average for public schools in Belknap County, the school's rate is higher.
Among New Hampshire public elementary schools, Woodland Heights Elementary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Woodland Heights Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.2%) and its predicted rate (26.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
For the population of Belknap County, median household income comes to about $92,783, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belknap County counts 23 public schools with about 7,344 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Woodland Heights Elementary School from the closest public school, Laconia High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.2% on proficiency, and Woodland Heights Elementary School is below that at 35.2%.
Woodland Heights Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 318 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 332.
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Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Laconia School District
- Laconia High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Laconia Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Elm Street SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Pleasant Street SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in Laconia
- Laconia High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Laconia Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Elm Street SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Pleasant Street SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other Woodland Heights Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodland Heights Elementary. Woodland Heights Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Woodland Heights ElementaryMooresville, NC · 594 students
- Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolBROWNWOOD, TX · 494 students
- Woodland Heights ElementarySpartanburg, SC · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Laconia High School0.6 mi · 562
- Laconia Middle School1.1 mi · 414
- Pleasant Street School1.3 mi · 255
- Elm Street School2.3 mi · 259
- Gilford Middle School2.7 mi · 277
- Gilford High School2.7 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodland Heights Elementary School?
Woodland Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
Is Woodland Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodland Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodland Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodland Heights Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodland Heights Elementary School?
At Woodland Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Woodland Heights Elementary School public or private?
Woodland Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laconia School District.
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