Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD GRADED J1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551566002510
Woodfield Elementary
905 Barnes Dr, Waterford, WI 53185 · (262) 514-8230 · Racine County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
50 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 42%
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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Woodfield Elementary→Fox River Middle
Based on grade levels within Waterford Graded J1 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
69.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
-120 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.5:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Woodfield Elementary
Woodfield Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in Waterford, Wisconsin, operated by Waterford Graded J1 School District, with 322 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Woodfield Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Waterford Graded J1 School District, a district that instructs 1,473 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Woodfield Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Racine County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Racine County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Woodfield Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.1%, the actual is 67.5%, a residual of -0.6 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Racine County indicate median household income runs about $78,096, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Woodfield Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).
Evergreen Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodfield Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Five-year trend. Woodfield Elementary's enrollment has fell 27% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 322). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Woodfield Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford Graded J1 School District
- Fox River MiddleMiddle · 510 students
- Trailside ElementaryElementary · 331 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 310 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Waterford HighHigh · 889 students
- Fox River MiddleMiddle · 510 students
- Trailside ElementaryElementary · 331 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary0.4 mi · 310
- Waterford High0.4 mi · 889
- Fox River Middle0.5 mi · 510
- Trailside Elementary1.5 mi · 331
- Lakeview Elementary5.3 mi · 290
- Washington Elementary5.7 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Woodfield ElementaryHow large is Woodfield Elementary?
Woodfield Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
Is Woodfield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodfield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodfield Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Woodfield Elementary are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Woodfield Elementary in?
Woodfield Elementary is part of Waterford Graded J1 School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.