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Woodworth Elementary School

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Woodworth Elementary School ranks 694 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Woodworth Elementary School in Leslie, MI, serves 410 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade within the Leslie Public Schools district, and has recently climbed to a consistent 3-star rating after showing strong academic improvement.

Woodworth stands out most notably for its exceptional 4th-grade math performance. In the 2025-2026 school year, 50% of 4th graders were proficient in math, significantly outpacing the state average of 39.4% and far exceeding nearby schools like Northwest Elementary School (26%) and Greyhound Intermediate School (23.7%). Even higher-performing schools in the Mason Public Schools (Ingham) district, such as North Aurelius Elementary School (40.5%), didn't match Woodworth's 4th-grade results. The school also demonstrates a clear pattern of growth between grades—ELA proficiency jumps from 29.5% in 3rd grade to 43% in 4th grade, and math improves from 39.8% to 50%, suggesting effective instruction and interventions in the later primary years.

What makes Woodworth's performance particularly noteworthy is that it achieves results comparable to higher-income districts while serving a student population with greater economic need. With 51.5% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, Woodworth's overall ranking (53rd percentile) is similar to North Aurelius Elementary School (58th percentile) and Steele Street Elementary School (56th percentile), both of which serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. The school's Low SES students rank in the 53rd percentile statewide, indicating success in closing achievement gaps. One area for potential improvement is chronic absenteeism—while Woodworth's rate of 20.6% beats the state average of 27.9%, it remains higher than nearby schools like Lockwood Elementary School (11.9%) and Dansville Elementary School (12.8%), suggesting that reducing absences could unlock even greater success.

410

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,703

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

212 Pennsylvania St
Leslie, MI 49251-9420

(517) 589-5151

District: Leslie Public Schools

Students who attend Woodworth Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Leslie Middle School
High:	Leslie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Hispanic:

3.7%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2026) from a 20th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Michigan median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Michigan avg40%

694^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

289^th of 625Leslie Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	694 of 1492	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	628 of 1488	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	770 of 1486	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	811 of 1470	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	709 of 1344	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	927 of 1153	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	816 of 1408	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	633 of 1448	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.9	570 of 1466	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	576 of 1548	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.7	836 of 1580	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1246 of 1533	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.7	828 of 1563	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	905 of 1566	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	1202 of 1552	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	1265 of 1552	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	1254 of 1589	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.2	964 of 1577	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	902 of 1565	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.3	1201 of 1545	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	655 of 1343	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	508 of 1338	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	784 of 1342	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	961 of 1321	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	644 of 1106	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	667 of 902	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	843 of 1171	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.0	534 of 1443	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	631 of 1352	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	675 of 1346	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	810 of 1381	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	665 of 1350	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	686 of 1099	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	725 of 1134	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	596 of 1397	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	725 of 1372	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	723 of 1366	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	787 of 1347	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	656 of 1334	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	734 of 1139	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.9	866 of 915	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	705 of 1196	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	699 of 1446	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	810 of 1199	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	728 of 1206	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	864 of 1204	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	891 of 1198	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	784 of 1102	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	898 of 1005	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	837 of 1128	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	707 of 1253	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math45%+4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	212 Pennsylvania St	Leslie	49251	Ingham County	Leslie Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 589-5151	410	27	15.2	51.5%	373 (91.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15 (3.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	50.2	694^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.5%		56	628^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.8%	66	29.5	43.0		39.8	50.0				$14,703	$1,427	$13,276
Steele Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Steele St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 676-6510	513	34	15.2	34.5%	429 (83.6%)	8 (1.6%)	45 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	52.8	662^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	55.6%		47.7	756^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.2%	94	40.6	40.8	51.0	43.6	30.6	33.7	44.2	27.9	$13,229	$1,278	$11,950
James C Harvey Education Center	Public	PK-K	400 S Cedar St	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 676-6528	252	29	8.6	22.6%	213 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)									$16,530	$754	$15,776
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) EI Programs	Public	K-5	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 244-1354	4	1	4.0		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dansville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1264 Adams St	Dansville	48819	Ingham County	Dansville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 623-6120	341	23	14.8	28.7%	334 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.4	770^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.4%		48.9	738^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.4%	32	32.0	50.0	36.1	44.0	44.8	17.8	34.2	30.1	$12,925	$939	$11,986
North Aurelius Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 N Aurelius Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Mason Public Schools (Ingham)	No	No	No	No	(517) 676-6506	371	22	16.9	21.3%	329 (88.7%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (5.1%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.1	625^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.1%		50.2	715^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.9%	90	46.9	43.2	45.3	48.1	40.5	37.2	38.4	24.4	$14,539	$691	$13,848
Northwest Elementary School	Public	3-5	3757 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4704	758	43	17.8	50.4%	582 (76.8%)	35 (4.6%)	56 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.2%)	23.8	1105^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.9%		23.1	1108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%	3	33.1	30.5	29.1	20.7	22.4	11.3	30.0	14.6	$13,017	$1,183	$11,834
Greyhound Intermediate School	Public	3-5	805 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 663-2207	375	26	14.5	40.8%	308 (82.1%)	4 (1.1%)	41 (10.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	28.6	1022^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.5%		20.6	1144^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.1%	122	20.0	29.8	38.7	18.0	23.7	16.2	40.5	22.5	$15,711	$1,063	$14,648
Greyhound Central Elementary School	Public	PK-K	912 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	Eaton Rapids Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 663-1064	114	8	13.4	53.5%	88 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	5 (4.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)								(n/a)									$16,519	$1,170	$15,349
Northwest Early Elementary School	Public	K-2	3735 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4705	848	47	18.0	54.7%	658 (77.6%)	26 (3.1%)	61 (7.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.1%)								(n/a)									$14,184	$1,207	$12,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodworth Elementary School

What district is Woodworth Elementary School in?

Leslie Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Woodworth Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Leslie Middle School
High : Leslie High School

What is the racial makeup of Woodworth Elementary School?

Students at Woodworth Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Woodworth Elementary School a good school?

Woodworth Elementary School ranks 694^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodworth Elementary School?

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

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