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Woodland Elementary School

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Woodland Elementary School ranks 627 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Woodland Elementary School is a K-5 public school in Portage, MI, serving 348 students within the highly rated Portage Public Schools district.

Woodland shows a clear split in student performance depending on grade level. Third graders at the school outperform district averages in both English language arts (51.9% vs. 48.4%) and math (60% vs. 52.5%). However, by 5th grade, proficiency drops dramatically to 38.3% in ELA and 28.3% in math—well below district averages of 53.4% and 40.9%. This pattern has persisted for three years, suggesting a systemic challenge in upper-grade instruction. For comparison, nearby schools like Moorsbridge Elementary School (88th percentile) and Lake Center Elementary School (84th percentile) maintain strong scores across all grade levels. Woodland's overall state ranking has also slipped from the 87th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 58th percentile today.

Woodland spends significantly more per student than its peers—$20,067 annually compared to $12,273 at Moorsbridge and $13,205 at 12th Street Elementary—yet this higher investment hasn't translated into stronger outcomes. The school also faces higher chronic absenteeism (16.4%) than top-performing neighbors like Moorsbridge (10.1%) and Amberly Elementary School (10.6%). While Woodland serves a more economically diverse population (35.6% eligible for free/reduced lunch), other district schools with similar demographics, such as Amberly (31.4%), rank significantly higher. For parents, the key takeaway is that Woodland provides a strong early-elementary foundation, but families should be aware of the notable academic decline between 3rd and 5th grade and may want to discuss intervention strategies with the school.

348

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,067

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6633 Haverhill Ave
Portage, MI 49024-3328

(269) 323-6600

District: Portage Public Schools

Students who attend Woodland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Portage Central Middle School
High:	Portage Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Portage Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Michigan avg38%

627^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Portage Public Schools

130^th of 625Portage 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	55.0	627 of 1492	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	550 of 1488	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	457 of 1486	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	660 of 1470	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	540 of 1344	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	422 of 1153	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	256 of 1408	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	324 of 1448	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	197 of 1466	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	66.3	478 of 1548	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.2	316 of 1580	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	360 of 1533	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	398 of 1563	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	63.6	549 of 1566	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	657 of 1552	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	580 of 1552	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	82.5	139 of 1589	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	123 of 1577	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	76.4	279 of 1565	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	217 of 1545	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	775 of 1343	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	713 of 1338	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	556 of 1342	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	662 of 1321	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	663 of 1106	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	540 of 902	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	276 of 1171	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	231 of 1443	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	737 of 1352	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	655 of 1346	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	797 of 1381	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	766 of 1350	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.5	104 of 1099	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	316 of 1134	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	235 of 1397	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	450 of 1372	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.0	360 of 1366	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	436 of 1347	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	658 of 1334	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	368 of 1139	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	288 of 915	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	277 of 1196	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	409 of 1446	71.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	57.0	25 of 81	69.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	667 of 1199	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	472 of 1206	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	336 of 1204	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	560 of 1198	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	571 of 1102	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	571 of 1005	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.0	259 of 1128	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	346 of 1253	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)69th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Math40%~ state avg

Social Studies33%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	6633 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6600	348	26	13.3	35.6%	236 (67.8%)	26 (7.5%)	34 (9.8%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	55	627^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.0%		61	550^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%	77			51.9	42.3	38.3			60.0	31.5	28.3			40.0		33.3		$20,067	$1,178	$18,889
Haverhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6200	378	28	13.5	37.8%	232 (61.4%)	40 (10.6%)	33 (8.7%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.6%)	64.6	496^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		63.1	522^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%	26			46.6	65.7	54.3			58.6	37.3	31.4			41.4		32.9		$18,427	$1,230	$17,196
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6400	591	29	20.3	11.3%	379 (64.1%)	20 (3.4%)	45 (7.6%)	86 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.0%)	85.7	186^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.7	162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.1%	24			45.5	70.7	66.3			53.5	62.4	55.0			67.0		55.0		$12,273	$612	$11,661
Oakland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6325 Oakland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Oakland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 324-8951	149	11	13.8	36.9%	85 (57.0%)	21 (14.1%)	18 (12.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.4%)	49.4	704^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.8%		48.7	741^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.2%	37			36.8	50.0	31.3			47.4	30.0	25.0			56.3		25.0		$12,231	$809	$11,422
Amberly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6637 Amberly St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-5900	513	32	16.2	31.4%	327 (63.7%)	73 (14.2%)	48 (9.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	75.3	335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.5%		71	402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.0%	67			49.4	53.8	57.5			56.5	56.0	47.1			49.4		36.8		$14,518	$620	$13,898
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	8422 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6100	439	27	16.2	31.4%	304 (69.2%)	35 (8.0%)	31 (7.1%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.9%)	58	584^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%		69.6	415^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.1%	169			35.8	51.4	44.4			37.3	61.1	34.9			41.3		30.2		$16,603	$1,074	$15,529
12th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 S 12th St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6900	589	31	18.9	20.7%	345 (58.6%)	81 (13.8%)	47 (8.0%)	56 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	76.9	309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.3%		75.1	336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%	27			56.8	66.3	50.0			55.7	72.4	38.6			51.0		38.2		$13,205	$615	$12,590
Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	360	25	14.6	28.9%	243 (67.5%)	26 (7.2%)	35 (9.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	57.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%	50			41.0	55.4	44.6			42.6	52.3	24.6			46.2		27.7		$15,805	$1,016	$14,790
Paramount Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3624 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Paramount Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 553-6400	373	25	15.1	95.2%	65 (17.4%)	182 (48.8%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (24.4%)	22.8	1124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.7%		13.4	1293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.1%	169	47.1	334.1	29.3	22.0	34.6	21.2	38.5	26.8	19.5	15.4	15.2	23.1	30.8	1776.4	15.4	35.3	$19,207	$1,331	$17,876
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3215 Oakland Dr	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0790	501	26	19.3	78.8%	120 (24.0%)	248 (49.5%)	40 (8.0%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.4%)	23.1	1119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.6	1187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	68			15.9	17.9	31.6			20.7	8.5	27.6			33.7		20.4		$16,930	$2,410	$14,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Elementary School

How many students attend Woodland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Woodland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Elementary School?

Students at Woodland Elementary School are 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian.

Is Woodland Elementary School a good school?

Woodland Elementary School ranks 627^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Woodland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Portage Central Middle School
High : Portage Central High School

What district is Woodland Elementary School in?

Portage Public Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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