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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362601003592
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3311 WELLS AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304 · (518) 370-8280 · Schenectady County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of New York 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.
- ·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 York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
408 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 17 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
24.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 33.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New York 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 York'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 WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 502 | 81.3% | 27.4% |
| ROSCOE CONKLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 503 | 79.3% | 29.3% |
| PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) REGO PARK | 522 | 83.1% | 46.7% |
| PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 468 | 74.4% | 29.5% |
| CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 618 | 79.1% | 35.5% |
| PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL FOREST HILLS | 616 | 81.2% | 45.5% |
Matched among New York 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 WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #2,099 of 2,335 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,088 of 2,342 ▼ 152 | #18 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #2,239 of 2,343 ▼ 250 | #21 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #812 of 2,585 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,904 of 2,338 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.0% | #7 of 2,388 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #728 of 2,534 | #7 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.4% | #93 of 606 | #1 of 7 |
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
502
+76 (+18%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 502 | 35.5 | 14.1:1 | 81% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 35.4 | 13.5:1 | 71% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 34.8 | 13.3:1 | 72% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 40 | 10.7:1 | 72% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 78% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 58% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 60% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in SCHENECTADY, New York, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 502 students.
SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 15 schools with 8,948 students.
The student body at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. Asian students lead at 28%. Other groups include 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 5% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 78%.
Classroom staffing at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Federal data show 81% of students (408) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Schenectady County report 50%.
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of New York public elementary schools.
Test results at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 17.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (27.4% actual, 45.1% predicted).
The county, Schenectady County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,623, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 40 public schools and about 21,555 students.
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 502, compared with 426 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (10.7:1).
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Schenectady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,885 students
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 657 students
- CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 600 students
- MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 440 students
Other schools in SCHENECTADY
- SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,885 students
- NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,379 students
- MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 924 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 671 students
- ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 657 students
- DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
Other Woodlawn Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodlawn Elementary. WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 13.
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEBRING, FL · 834 students
- Woodlawn ElementaryWoodlawn, TN · 708 students
- Woodlawn ElementaryBaton Rouge, LA · 658 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolDanville, KY · 657 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolWest Monroe, LA · 508 students
Nearby schools
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 591
- PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 468
- HERMAN L BRADT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 602
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 306
- WILLIAM C KEANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 279
- CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Black, 28% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.