Is Woodland Prairie Elementary a good school?

Woodland Prairie Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Woodland Prairie Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 755 students attended Woodland Prairie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Prairie Elementary?

Students at Woodland Prairie Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Woodland Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodland Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Douglass Middle High : Pioneer High

Woodland Prairie Elementary

Summary:

Woodland Prairie Elementary is a public elementary school in Woodland, California, serving 755 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Woodland Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 997 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodland Prairie Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming test scores compared to the district and state averages, and struggles to support its diverse student population. The school's Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools in English Language Arts/Literacy. Additionally, Woodland Prairie has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 86.49% in 2022-2023, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 26.5 in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District, such as Plainfield Elementary, Zamora Elementary, and Spring Lake Elementary, Woodland Prairie Elementary consistently underperforms on test scores and other metrics. Addressing the school's areas of weakness, such as chronic absenteeism and providing additional academic support, will be crucial to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to thrive.

Detail:

Public K-6

1444 Stetson St.
Woodland, CA 95695-6722

(530) 662-2898

District: Woodland Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4707^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,353

Students who attend Woodland Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Douglass Middle
High:	Pioneer High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.4

Number of students: 755

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

Asian:

7.8%

White:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Woodland Prairie Elementary ranks worse than 80.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.56. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.8%), Asian (7.8%), White (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodland Prairie Elementary is 25.4. 8 elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Woodland Prairie Elementary employs 29.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodland Prairie Elementary is $6,353. 6 elementary schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodland Prairie Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodland Prairie Elementary 4707^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Woodland Prairie Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Woodland Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodland Joint Unified 997^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Woodland Prairie Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.80	3723^rd	4809	22.6%
2005	20.79	3914^th	4822	18.8%
2006	20.36	3978^th	4818	17.4%
2007	27.41	3743^rd	5113	26.8%
2008	20.10	4335^th	5113	15.2%
2009	22.36	4254^th	5193	18.1%
2010	13.13	5004^th	5314	5.8%
2011	11.42	5151^st	5377	4.2%
2012	18.73	4725^th	5390	12.3%
2013	20.71	4691^st	5530	15.2%
2015	28.99	3783^rd	5611	32.6%
2016	24.14	4248^th	5614	24.3%
2017	25.61	4202^nd	5692	26.2%
2018	32.19	3647^th	5662	35.6%
2019	34.66	3561^st	5789	38.5%
2022	20.02	4854^th	5883	17.5%
2023	21.61	4700^th	5874	20.0%
2024	21.56	4707^th	5862	19.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.59	2205^th	3246	32.1%
2019	43.91	1554^th	3275	52.5%
2022	36.72	2067^th	3311	37.6%
2023	24.79	2888^th	3250	11.1%
2024	34.05	2249^th	3160	28.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.15	1691^st	2420	30.1%
2024	33.55	1629^th	2634	38.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.93	2757^th	5084	45.8%
2019	45.56	2705^th	5173	47.7%
2022	26.12	4158^th	5264	21.0%
2023	26.35	4207^th	5374	21.7%
2024	26.00	4294^th	5511	22.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	44.82	40^th	74	45.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.23	3896^th	5413	28.0%
2019	29.91	3831^st	5492	30.2%
2022	24.76	4237^th	5635	24.8%
2023	26.57	4083^rd	5617	27.3%
2024	19.72	4730^th	5605	15.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	20.30	2000^th	2227	10.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.96	77^th	140	45.0%
2024	18.37	101^st	118	14.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.45	3316^th	5431	38.9%
2019	39.31	3075^th	5510	44.2%
2022	17.59	4966^th	5663	12.3%
2023	19.60	4754^th	5650	15.9%
2024	24.86	4279^th	5636	24.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodland Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.96	2871^st	4830	40.6%
2019	44.91	2621^st	4963	47.2%
2022	26.03	4040^th	5084	20.5%
2023	27.76	3889^th	5098	23.7%
2024	25.25	4087^th	5102	19.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Woodland Prairie Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	308	8	3	155	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1990	360	17	8	173	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
1991	339	17	16	216	7	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	330	21	16	248	1	n/a	n/a	0	616
1993	332	8	33	299	1	n/a	n/a	0	673
1994	278	11	32	320	3	n/a	n/a	0	644
1995	309	13	36	404	3	n/a	n/a	0	765
1996	309	13	36	404	3	n/a	n/a	0	765
1997	295	7	46	452	6	n/a	n/a	0	806
1998	290	9	55	454	3	n/a	n/a	0	811
1999	335	16	55	482	3	n/a	n/a	0	891
2000	256	10	42	489	5	n/a	n/a	0	802
2001	233	15	38	499	9	n/a	n/a	0	794
2002	182	4	52	561	8	n/a	n/a	0	807
2003	182	4	52	561	8	n/a	n/a	0	807
2004	142	10	45	599	5	n/a	n/a	5	806
2005	115	10	53	592	3	n/a	n/a	10	783
2006	96	8	54	568	2	n/a	n/a	17	745
2007	99	7	62	530	1	n/a	n/a	11	710
2008	67	9	59	533	1	n/a	n/a	0	669
2009	62	7	50	512	2	2	15	0	650
2010	74	2	57	578	3	4	11	0	729
2011	69	5	60	538	2	3	10	0	687
2012	55	7	51	534	3	2	4	0	656
2013	46	6	51	534	3	2	3	0	645
2014	50	13	50	526	2	1	1	0	643
2015	47	11	54	568	2	0	1	0	683
2016	47	10	63	585	3	0	4	0	712
2017	54	13	55	598	2	1	5	0	728
2018	62	12	66	613	1	1	6	0	761
2019	55	11	63	619	3	1	8	0	760
2020	46	8	65	622	2	0	11	0	754
2021	51	6	69	628	2	2	18	0	776
2022	49	4	57	605	1	3	19	0	738
2023	56	6	59	610	1	8	15	0	755

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Woodland Prairie Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	474	21.8	21.7	n/a
1990	560	24.0	23.3	n/a
1991	595	27.5	21.6	n/a
1992	616	27.9	22.0	57.1
1993	673	27.0	24.9	55
1994	644	26.7	24.1	61.8
1995	765	32.3	23.7	53.6
1996	765	32.3	23.7	53.6
1997	806	37.4	21.6	58.6
1998	811	43.3	18.7	55.6
1999	891	43.5	20.5	53.9
2000	802	41.6	19.3	57.1
2001	794	41.7	19.0	57.3
2002	807	44.2	18.3	63.2
2003	807	44.2	18.3	63.2
2004	806	45.6	17.7	66.2
2005	783	40.1	19.5	67.1
2006	745	41.8	17.8	51.6
2007	710	36.3	19.6	70.2
2008	669	36.2	18.5	74
2009	650	34.7	17.5	74
2010	729	35.3	20.6	85.3
2011	687	n/a	n/a	84.9
2012	656	27.5	23.7	n/a
2013	645	28.4	22.6	86.4
2014	643	24.0	26.7	84.4
2015	683	26.0	26.2	82.6
2016	712	26.0	27.3	88.3
2017	728	27.0	26.9	85.4
2018	761	29.0	26.2	72.7
2019	760	31.0	24.5	71.6
2020	754	n/a	n/a	63.7
2021	776	33.4	23.1	67.4
2022	738	27.8	26.5	86.2
2023	755	29.6	25.4	86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Woodland Prairie Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	474	21.8	21.7	n/a
1990	560	24.0	23.3	n/a
1991	595	27.5	21.6	n/a
1992	616	27.9	22.0	57.1
1993	673	27.0	24.9	55
1994	644	26.7	24.1	61.8
1995	765	32.3	23.7	53.6
1996	765	32.3	23.7	53.6
1997	806	37.4	21.6	58.6
1998	811	43.3	18.7	55.6
1999	891	43.5	20.5	53.9
2000	802	41.6	19.3	57.1
2001	794	41.7	19.0	57.3
2002	807	44.2	18.3	63.2
2003	807	44.2	18.3	63.2
2004	806	45.6	17.7	66.2
2005	783	40.1	19.5	67.1
2006	745	41.8	17.8	51.6
2007	710	36.3	19.6	70.2
2008	669	36.2	18.5	74
2009	650	34.7	17.5	74
2010	729	35.3	20.6	85.3
2011	687	n/a	n/a	84.9
2012	656	27.5	23.7	n/a
2013	645	28.4	22.6	86.4
2014	643	24.0	26.7	84.4
2015	683	26.0	26.2	82.6
2016	712	26.0	27.3	88.3
2017	728	27.0	26.9	85.4
2018	761	29.0	26.2	72.7
2019	760	31.0	24.5	71.6
2020	754	n/a	n/a	63.7
2021	776	33.4	23.1	67.4
2022	738	27.8	26.5	86.2
2023	755	29.6	25.4	86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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