Woodland Park Elementary

Woodland Park Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Sheridan, Wyoming, overseen by Sheridan County School District #2, with 286 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% larger than the state mean of about 216.

Woodland Park Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Sheridan County School District #2, a district that hosts 3,454 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodland Park Elementary lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Sheridan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Woodland Park Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodland Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 66.4%.

Around the school, census data for Sheridan County shows median household earnings sit near $71,388, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Woodland Park Elementary is one of 21 public schools in Sheridan County (combined enrollment of about 4,781 students).

The closest other public school is John C. Schiffer Collaborative School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodland Park Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 72.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Woodland Park Elementary's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 319 (now 286). White enrollment moved from 87% to 92% across the same window.

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