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Woodland El Sch

2700 Woodland Ave, Norristown, PA 19403 · (610) 489-5000 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
95 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 75%
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
Kindergarten
78
Grade 1
87
Grade 2
97
Grade 3
83
Grade 4
82
Student demographics
White
21450%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
4711%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 16%
Black
246%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14%
Asian
11928%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 5%
Two+
215%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21049%
Female
21751%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
60.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
76.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
427
-23 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.1:1
% White
50%
was 55%
% Hispanic
11%
was 2%
% Black
6%
was 3%
% Asian
28%
was 29%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Woodland El Sch

Woodland El Sch is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Methacton SD, enrolling 427 students in grades K through 4.

Within Methacton SD, which oversees 7 schools and 4,581 students, Woodland El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Woodland El Sch records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Woodland El Sch has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 22% of students at Woodland El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodland El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.1%, the actual is 73.6%, a residual of +5.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Woodland El Sch is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).

Nearest neighbor: Skyview Upper El Sch, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Woodland El Sch comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodland El Sch has contracted 5%, going from 450 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodland El Sch
District
Methacton SD
Address
2700 Woodland Ave, Norristown, PA 19403
Phone
(610) 489-5000
County
Montgomery County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
427
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
95 (22%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421425005252
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Methacton SD
Other schools in Norristown
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Woodland El Sch
What is the total enrollment at Woodland El Sch?
Woodland El Sch enrolls approximately 427 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Woodland El Sch serve?
Woodland El Sch serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Woodland El Sch?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Woodland El Sch.
How diverse is Woodland El Sch?
Woodland El Sch reports a student body of 50% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodland El Sch?
Woodland El Sch is overseen by Methacton SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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