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Woodland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Woodland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Barron, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the Barron Area School District, which is ranked 396 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Woodland Elementary's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 29.17% at Woodland Elementary, compared to 30.65% for the Barron Area School District and 52.14% for the state of Wisconsin. Similarly, the percentage of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was 48.94% at Woodland Elementary, compared to 44.44% for the district and 53.96% for the state. However, the school performs relatively well for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top quartile of Wisconsin elementary schools in these subgroups.

Woodland Elementary also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.0% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, higher than nearby Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary (62.67%) and Barron Area Montessori School (65.38%), as well as the state average. While the school spends more per student than the state average and some nearby schools, its student-teacher ratio of 10.7 is lower, suggesting adequate staffing resources.

324

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,949

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

808 E Woodland Ave
Barron, WI 54812-1759

(715) 537-5621

District: Barron Area School District

Students who attend Woodland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverview Middle
High:	Barron High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

African American:

18.5%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg55%

822^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Barron Area School District

396^th of 426Barron Area School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	822 of 1044	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	684 of 1061	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	751 of 1067	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	532 of 1067	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	731 of 1050	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	698 of 1037	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	780 of 1025	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	759 of 1071	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	819 of 1075	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.4	780 of 1076	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.8	680 of 1061	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	859 of 1053	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	914 of 1045	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	955 of 1046	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	938 of 1045	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	809 of 1030	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	886 of 1021	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	60.7	334 of 689	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.6	420 of 712	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	457 of 632	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.6	351 of 633	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	74.5	19 of 138	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	56 of 161	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	44 of 165	73.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	78 of 255	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	147 of 269	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	64 of 249	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	55 of 248	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	137 of 275	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	186 of 287	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	752 of 1001	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	693 of 1011	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	740 of 1010	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	580 of 1017	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	727 of 1004	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	780 of 1002	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	773 of 997	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	108 of 290	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	635 of 870	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	574 of 866	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	498 of 871	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.3	165 of 859	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	217 of 847	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	459 of 874	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	728 of 854	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	783 of 1000	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	605 of 1012	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	661 of 1011	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	434 of 1017	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	651 of 1003	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	521 of 1002	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	694 of 997	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	648 of 802	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	362 of 770	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	515 of 748	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	530 of 746	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	270 of 742	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	499 of 721	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	674 of 718	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	478 of 727	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	618 of 715	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	582 of 704	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	628 of 699	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	473 of 718	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	450 of 686	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)86th percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2023)63rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%-8 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

Science40%-10 vs state

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	808 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 537-5621	324	30	10.8	64.8%	189 (58.3%)	60 (18.5%)	53 (16.4%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	27.9	822^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	21.3%		44.9	684^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.5%	138	29.2	31.9		33.3	48.9		55.3	40.4	$14,949	$1,754	$13,195
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	919 N 2nd St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 458-4560	432	34	12.7	36.3%	401 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	70.6	305^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.2	284^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.2%	21	65.1	65.8		55.6	58.2		76.0	67.1	$12,374	$1,009	$11,367
Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	445	41	10.8	56.4%	384 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	43.6	672^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	35.6%		46.5	662^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	37.6%	10	53.0	48.1		45.5	45.5		62.3	42.9	$15,471	$1,605	$13,867
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	64.5	392^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.5%		48.2	640^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.7%	248	58.0	55.8		60.8	63.5		69.2	59.6	$13,602	$1,247	$12,356
Barron Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	230 Lulu Avenue	Almena	54805	Barron County	Barron Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 357-3263	59	3	19.6	57.6%	51 (86.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)									$16,679	$747	$15,932
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 6th St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-2244	429	32	13.4	45.0%	396 (92.3%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	62.4	425^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.3%		63.2	433^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	59.2%	8	57.3	53.9	56.3	56.1	48.1	71.9	71.2	59.6	$12,294	$1,226	$11,069
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1530 2nd Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 822-5123	334	31	10.7	49.4%	262 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	47.3	625^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.1%		54.2	576^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.7%	49	52.8	50.0		50.9	51.6		59.7	45.2	$15,567	$1,142	$14,424
Prairie Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 455-1861	125	13	9.3	41.6%	124 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	643^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	38.4%		43.7	694^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.6%	51	46.2	66.7	46.4	46.2	38.1	28.6	66.7	57.1	$13,405	$651	$12,753
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	315 Main St	Ridgeland	54763	Dunn County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 949-1445	68	7	9.5	54.4%	57 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.4%)	25.7	835^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.0%		49.3	632^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	40.4%	203	33.3	27.3		33.3	36.4		54.6	45.5	$15,397	$747	$14,650
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 986-4470	215	21	10.1	47.4%	180 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	58.5	485^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.5%		62	456^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	37.0	55.9	58.3	44.4	50.0	66.7	76.5	58.8	$14,804	$1,329	$13,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Woodland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverview Middle
High : Barron High

How many students attend Woodland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Woodland Elementary.

Is Woodland Elementary a good school?

Woodland Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Elementary?

Students at Woodland Elementary are 58% White, 19% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Woodland Elementary in?

Barron Area School District

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