Enrollment
148
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENEVA J4 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550510000546
Woods Elementary
N2575 Snake Rd, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 · (262) 248-3816 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
47 students
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
75.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
76.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.3% | 76.4% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 69.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Woods Elementary
Woods Elementary's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Elementary this school | 148 | 31.8% | 76.0% |
| Sparta Montessori School Sparta | 161 | 29.8% | 45.1% |
| Markesan Primary Markesan | 163 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Cambria Friesland Elementary Cambria | 165 | 25.5% | 63.1% |
| Marshfield K4 Marshfield | 158 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Belmont Elementary Belmont | 213 | 34.7% | 54.9% |
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 Woods Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #83 of 982 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #107 of 992 ▲ 130 | #2 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #74 of 992 ▼ 30 | #2 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #1,001 of 1,157 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #713 of 1,064 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #97 of 664 | #2 of 17 |
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
148
-19 (-11%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 148 | 15.4 | 9.6:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 15.4 | 9.7:1 | 32% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 14.8 | 10.3:1 | 29% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 14.6 | 14.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 89 | 7 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woods Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (206 to 148); teachers up 6% (14.6 to 15.4).
About Woods Elementary
Woods Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, administered by Geneva J4 School District. The school counts 148 students across pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Woods Elementary is a school in Geneva J4 School District.
By race and ethnicity, Woods Elementary is 80% White. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Woods Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Its 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Woods Elementary is A+. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Woods Elementary is a top-10% school in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.2% with an actual 76.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Walworth County, median household income is about $80,520, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 46 public schools operate in Walworth County, serving about 14,383 students.
The closest other public school is Central - Denison Elementary, about 2.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Woods Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Woods Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 148 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 167. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.6:1.
Community posts for Woods Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,657
Census ACS
Median income
$80,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
14,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Geneva
- Badger HighHigh · 1,240 students
- Lake Geneva MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Central - Denison ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Star Center ElementaryElementary · 339 students
- Eastview ElementaryElementary · 257 students
- Reek ElementaryElementary · 176 students
Other Woods Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Woods Elementary. Woods Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Woods Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 810 students
Nearby schools
- Central - Denison Elementary2.4 mi · 522
- Eastview Elementary2.7 mi · 257
- Reek Elementary2.9 mi · 176
- Traver Elementary3.0 mi · 75
- Badger High3.3 mi · 1,240
- New Visions Charter School3.3 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Woods ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Woods Elementary?
Woods Elementary enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-08.
Is Woods Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woods Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Woods Elementary have?
Woods Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Woods Elementary?
Student demographics at Woods Elementary are roughly 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Woods Elementary in?
Woods Elementary is part of Geneva J4 School District.
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