Woodland Elementary

Woodland Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Lacey, Washington, part of North Thurston Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 458 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within North Thurston Public Schools, which oversees 24 schools and 15,167 students, Woodland Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Woodland Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Woodland Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodland Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Thurston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $96,563 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Woodland Elementary is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

The closest other public school is Lakes Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Woodland Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.1%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodland Elementary has decreased 14%, going from 534 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 57% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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