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Woodland Elementary School

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Woodland Elementary School ranks 493 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Woodland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Alexandria, Minnesota, serving 416 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alexandria Public School District, which is ranked 63 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Woodland Elementary School has shown a decline in its academic performance over the years, dropping from the 85th to the 493rd statewide ranking, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Female students and low socioeconomic status students perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide, but the school struggles with its male students and white students, who rank in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools. Additionally, the school's special education students perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Alexandria Public School District, Woodland Elementary School generally underperforms. Schools like Miltona Elementary, Carlos Elementary, and Garfield Elementary consistently outperform Woodland Elementary in both math and reading assessments, as well as in their overall statewide rankings. The increasing free and reduced lunch rates at Woodland Elementary School, from 31.34% in 2021-2022 to 46.15% in 2023-2024, suggest that the school is serving a growing population of students from low-income families, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

410

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,322

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1410 McKay Ave S Ste #101
Alexandria, MN 56308-8888

(320) 762-3300

District: Alexandria Public School District

Students who attend Woodland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Discovery Middle School
High:	Alexandria Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Alexandria Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Minnesota avg47%

493^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Alexandria Public School District

63^rd of 446Alexandria Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	493 of 872	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	505 of 881	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	337 of 845	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	375 of 858	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	356 of 869	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	262 of 870	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	207 of 847	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	197 of 853	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	85 of 848	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	73.8	201 of 840	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	165 of 826	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	155 of 824	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	183 of 820	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	193 of 814	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	55.0	462 of 803	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	322 of 434	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.3	431 of 781	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.1	482 of 777	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.2	394 of 756	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.1	423 of 685	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.4	428 of 676	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.4	321 of 674	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	449 of 799	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	381 of 809	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	303 of 787	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	365 of 799	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	333 of 783	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	228 of 787	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	265 of 774	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	367 of 764	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	401 of 793	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	274 of 774	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	261 of 663	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	295 of 683	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	156 of 740	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	74 of 728	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	498 of 812	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	535 of 826	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	367 of 799	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	376 of 808	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	351 of 784	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	310 of 798	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	171 of 779	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	451 of 562	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	439 of 572	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	450 of 524	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	410 of 500	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	333 of 417	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	298 of 515	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	253 of 463	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	581 of 714	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	573 of 730	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	399 of 712	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	412 of 725	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	438 of 710	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	340 of 722	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	257 of 712	63.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+5 vs state

Reading44%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 McKay Ave S Ste #101	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3300	410	37	11.1	41.7%	328 (80.0%)	8 (2.0%)	40 (9.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	48.2	493^rd of 872 public elementary schools	43.5%		48.8	505^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.7%	12	50.7	56.7	43.2		49.8	49.3	34.5	46.0		43.8	$11,322
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Lark St	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3320	481	31	15.3	37.8%	402 (83.6%)	10 (2.1%)	33 (6.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	66.4	305^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.0%		69.6	260^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.5%	45	52.0	77.6	56.9		61.4	43.4	64.9	57.5		54.1	$11,098
Lakes Country Academy - ALEX	Public	K-6	524 Willow Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	7	3	2.2		3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Voyager Elementary	Public	K-5	203 Voyager Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3325	446	35	12.8	27.8%	410 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	74.7	211^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.9	236^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.2%	25	74.2	74.7	57.1		68.9	60.7	54.1	49.4		55.0	$11,254
Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 N Douglas Ave	Carlos	56319	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 852-7181	108	10	10.8	25.9%	96 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	87.9	63^rd of 872 public elementary schools	92.8%		68.8	269^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.5%	206	92.9	88.9	70.0		82.7	71.4	66.7	60.0		65.4	$11,599
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	303 Sanstead St E	Garfield	56332	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3350	117	9	12.8	17.1%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	88.4	57^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.5%		82.6	116^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.8%	59	68.8	94.4	68.4		77.4	56.3	72.2	79.0		69.8	$12,682
Osakis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 859-2191	472	32	14.6	35.8%	445 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	77.5	172^nd of 872 public elementary schools	80.3%		77.5	167^th of 881 public elementary schools	81.0%	5	80.3	65.1	75.0	54.4	68.5	42.3	65.1	61.5	63.2	57.5	$10,425
Miltona Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	271 Dale St	Miltona	56354	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(877) 736-1419	126	8	15.5	17.5%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	83.6	106^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.6	44^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.0%	62	84.2	85.0	66.7		77.8	63.2	60.0	58.3		60.3	$11,394
Brandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	206 3rd St W	Brandon	56315	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	107	12	9.2	40.2%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$10,500
Minnewaska Area Elementary	Public	K-3	409 4th St SE	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 634-4567	317	29	10.7	33.1%	301 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)	72.5				72.5	51.9				51.9	$12,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Elementary School?

Students at Woodland Elementary School are 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Woodland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Woodland Elementary School.

What district is Woodland Elementary School in?

Alexandria Public School District

What schools do graduates of Woodland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Woodland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Discovery Middle School
High : Alexandria Area High School

Is Woodland Elementary School a good school?

Woodland Elementary School ranks 493^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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