Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370363001487
Woodland Elementary
7391 Semora Rd, Semora, NC 27343 · (336) 599-7442 · Person County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
214 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Woodland Elementary's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Elementary this school | 217 | 98.6% | 65.4% |
| Jamesville Elementary Jamesville | 217 | 98.6% | 67.4% |
| London Elementary School Walnut Cove | 230 | 98.7% | 38.3% |
| South Elementary Mebane | 235 | 98.7% | 45.1% |
| Southwood Elementary Kinston | 218 | 98.6% | 57.5% |
| West Elementary Kings Mountain | 289 | 99.0% | 59.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Person County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #335 of 1,297 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #337 of 1,296 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #364 of 1,300 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,351 of 1,485 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #454 of 1,377 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #881 of 1,379 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #805 of 1,414 | #7 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
217
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 217 | 15.6 | 13.9:1 | 99% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 18.4 | 12.9:1 | 99% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 17.5 | 12.7:1 | 99% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 97% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 14.3 | 13.1:1 | 98% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 98% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 49% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 36% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 17 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (187 to 217); teachers up 9% (14.3 to 15.6).
About Woodland Elementary
Woodland Elementary is an elementary school in Semora, North Carolina, reachable at (336) 599-7442. The latest federal count shows 217 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 54% lower.
Besides Woodland Elementary, Person County Schools runs 11 other schools. The district enrolls 4,497 students.
Woodland Elementary is 62% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 24% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 65% White, within a few points of the school. Woodland Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Person County.
The allk12 Grade for Woodland Elementary is A-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Woodland Elementary's results are 16.7 points above predicted: 65.4% against 48.7%.
Woodland Elementary is located in Person County, where the median household income is $63,300, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodland Elementary is one of 15 public schools in the county.
Stories Creek Elementary is located about 5.3 miles from Woodland Elementary. The ten-mile area around Woodland Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.4%, lower than Woodland Elementary's 65.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Woodland Elementary had 208 students, to 2024-25, when it had 217.
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Person County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,542
Census ACS
Median income
$63,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,659 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Person County Schools
- Person HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Helena ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other Woodland Elementary schools
39 other US public schools in 23 states are named Woodland Elementary. Woodland Elementary is the 36th largest of the 40.
- Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, IL · 1,386 students
- Woodland ElementaryGreer, SC · 1,293 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 851 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLZEPHYRHILLS, FL · 792 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolKINGSFORD, MI · 771 students
Nearby schools
- Stories Creek Elementary5.3 mi · 397
- Person Early College Innovation & Ldrshp6.0 mi · 142
- Northern Middle6.2 mi · 454
- Person High6.7 mi · 1,165
- PCS Virtual Academy6.7 mi · 48
- Roxboro Community School7.5 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland ElementaryHow many students attend Woodland Elementary?
Woodland Elementary enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodland Elementary serve?
Woodland Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Woodland Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Woodland Elementary.
How diverse is Woodland Elementary?
Woodland Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 7% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Woodland Elementary public or private?
Woodland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Person County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.