Laura Woodward Elementary School

Located at 200 S Washington St, in Delaware, Ohio, Laura Woodward Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus that instructs 621 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Delaware City. Enrollment runs roughly 54% above the state mean of about 404.

Across the 7 schools in Delaware City (5,650 students total), Laura Woodward Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Laura Woodward Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 20%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Laura Woodward Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 60.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household earnings sit near $133,540, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Delaware County's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students), Laura Woodward Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

James Conger Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laura Woodward Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Laura Woodward Elementary School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Laura Woodward Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 573 (now 621). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 18% to 12% over that span.

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