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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Woodland School this year?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIMBERLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550747002641
Woodland School
N9085 N Coop Rd, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 730-0924 · Calumet County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
27 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 42%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
83.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 83.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 83.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 →
Schools most like Woodland School
Woodland School's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland School this school | 478 | 5.6% | 78.8% |
| County Line Elementary Germantown | 496 | 5.8% | 75.6% |
| Tonawanda Elementary Elm Grove | 533 | 7.3% | 80.4% |
| Swallow Elementary Hartland | 432 | 2.8% | 88.5% |
| Lake Country School Hartland | 447 | 7.6% | 84.1% |
| Arboretum Elementary Waunakee | 435 | 3.2% | 78.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #45 of 982 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #34 of 992 ▲ 11 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #26 of 992 ▲ 14 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #185 of 1,157 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #703 of 901 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #592 of 901 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.6% | #1,042 of 1,064 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #601 of 664 | #6 of 6 |
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
478
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 478 | 31.5 | 15.2:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 31.6 | 13.8:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 32.2 | 14.0:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 33.4 | 14.8:1 | 4% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 883 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 4% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (494 to 478); teachers down 6% (33.4 to 31.5).
About Woodland School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Woodland School serves students in Appleton, Wisconsin. It offers kindergarten through 4 and has 478 students enrolled. That is 48% larger than the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Woodland School is one of the 9 schools that make up Kimberly Area School District (5,070 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Woodland School is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Woodland School are from different groups.
Woodland School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1, with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. The school has 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Calumet County average 30%.
On BeatsExpectations, Woodland School is 4.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Calumet County show that the median household earns about $88,810 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Calumet County, 22 public schools serve about 6,846 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Woodland Intermediate, is the closest to Woodland School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Woodland School. On proficiency, Woodland School is ahead of the 61.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 479 in 2020-21 and 478 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
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Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kimberly Area School District
- Kimberly HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Gerritts MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Mapleview IntermediateMiddle · 413 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Janssen ElementaryElementary · 339 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other Woodland schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodland. Woodland School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- WoodlandMilford, MA · 1,036 students
- Woodland SchoolSouthwick, MA · 324 students
- WoodlandWeston, MA · 299 students
- Woodland SchoolCONVENT STATION, NJ · 299 students
- Woodland SchoolMonroe Township, NJ · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Intermediate0.0 mi · 316
- Sunrise Elementary1.1 mi · 456
- Horizons Elementary1.8 mi · 264
- Berry Elementary1.8 mi · 368
- Tesla Engineering Charter School2.4 mi · 147
- Appleton eSchool2.4 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland SchoolHow large is Woodland School?
Woodland School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Woodland School serve?
Woodland School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Woodland School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Woodland School.
How diverse is Woodland School?
Woodland School reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodland School?
Woodland School is overseen by Kimberly Area School District in Calumet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.