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Woodland School

Public Grades K-4

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Woodland School is an exceptional elementary school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving 436 students in grades K-4. As part of the highly-ranked Kimberly Area School District, Woodland School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 50 schools for the past several years.

Woodland School's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and across Wisconsin in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 86.41% of 3rd-grade students and 79.79% of 4th-grade students at Woodland School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 73.64% and 69.08% for the Kimberly Area School District, respectively. In mathematics, 87.38% of 3rd-grade students and 82.98% of 4th-grade students at Woodland School were proficient or better, compared to 72.78% and 75.83% for the district.

Woodland School's commitment to equity and inclusion is also noteworthy, as the school has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, white students, special education students, and even low socioeconomic status students. This suggests that the school has effective practices in place to support the academic growth of all students, regardless of their background. While Woodland School's overall performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further enhance the school's impact, such as addressing slightly higher chronic absenteeism rates or exploring ways to support low socioeconomic status students even more effectively.

478

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,329

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N9085 N Coop Rd
Appleton, WI 54915

(920) 730-0924

District: Kimberly Area School District

Students who attend Woodland School usually attend:

Middle:	Gerritts Middle
	Woodland Intermediate
High:	Kimberly High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kimberly Area School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg72%

Wisconsin avg55%

39^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Kimberly Area School District

47^th of 426Kimberly 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	89.0	39 of 1044	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	48 of 1061	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	23 of 1067	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	9 of 1067	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	56 of 1050	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	31 of 1037	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	7 of 1025	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	101 of 1071	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	49 of 1075	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.8	59 of 1076	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	77.4	158 of 1061	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	157 of 1053	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	304 of 1045	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	203 of 1046	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	235 of 1045	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	184 of 1030	82.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	231 of 1021	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.7	37 of 689	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	21 of 116	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	48 of 1001	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	59 of 1011	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	15 of 1010	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	8 of 1017	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	49 of 1004	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	11 of 1002	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	8 of 997	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	162 of 870	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	97.9	5 of 859	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	58.1	299 of 847	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.4	14 of 874	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	47 of 1000	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	44 of 1012	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	37 of 1011	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	15 of 1017	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	69 of 1003	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	55 of 1002	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	11 of 997	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	41 of 802	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	18 of 790	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	59 of 770	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	6 of 748	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	10 of 746	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	135 of 742	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	34 of 721	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	71 of 718	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	42 of 715	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	48 of 699	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	9 of 686	98.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+31 vs state

English Language Arts83%+31 vs state

Social Studies80%+16 vs state

Science68%+17 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 School	Public	K-4	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	478	31	15.1	5.6%	401 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	89	39^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.3%		88.7	48^th of 1061 public elementary schools	95.5%	9	86.4	79.8		87.4	83.0		79.8	68.1	$11,329	$539	$10,790
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-4	N9363 Exploration Dr	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 954-1822	456	29	15.5	14.9%	394 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	81.7	136^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.0%		84	103^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	90.3%	33	66.7	66.0		75.0	75.5		82.7	70.4	$10,082	$527	$9,555
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5485	264	27	9.6	55.7%	129 (48.9%)	18 (6.8%)	59 (22.3%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%		47.5	645^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.2%	88	50.0	62.2	51.0	50.0	54.1	46.9	64.9	51.4	$11,556	$911	$10,645
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 S Telulah Ave	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5445	368	30	12.4	22.6%	264 (71.7%)	10 (2.7%)	46 (12.5%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.9%)	68.4	340^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.4%		77.8	193^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	81.8%	147	55.6	56.7	67.7	64.8	60.0	72.3	68.3	56.7	$11,189	$911	$10,278
McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 E Taft Ave	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5510	380	32	11.9	49.5%	189 (49.7%)	17 (4.5%)	80 (21.1%)	70 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	32.1	794^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.5	744^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.9%	50	30.0	49.1	35.6	39.2	55.6	35.6	47.3	41.8	$11,246	$911	$10,335
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5505	286	26	11.0	57.7%	133 (46.5%)	22 (7.7%)	28 (9.8%)	70 (24.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.9	773^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.1%	103	51.0	44.4	50.0	57.1	40.0	52.2	53.3	40.0	$11,410	$911	$10,499
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 E John St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5520	245	20	12.3	46.9%	147 (60.0%)	10 (4.1%)	44 (18.0%)	14 (5.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%		61.1	464^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.3%	257	40.4	41.0	53.1	52.2	41.0	53.1	59.0	38.5	$11,485	$911	$10,574
Westside Elementary	Public	K-4	746 W 3rd St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 739-3578	408	32	12.9	30.6%	321 (78.7%)	9 (2.2%)	38 (9.3%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	71.4	291^st of 1044 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.3	415^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.9%	124	66.7	66.7		63.1	72.4		72.4	52.9	$11,017	$1,132	$9,884
Stephen Foster Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	305 W Foster St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5470	200	21	9.5	64.5%	123 (61.5%)	8 (4.0%)	17 (8.5%)	35 (17.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	43	682^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	34.7%		47.1	652^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	38.5%	30	50.0	41.0	61.8	41.7	38.5	61.8	46.2	46.2	$11,309	$911	$10,398
Janssen Elementary	Public	K-4	420 Wallace St	Combined Locks	54113	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7915	339	26	13.1	21.8%	289 (85.3%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.1%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	73.6	260^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.7	206^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.6%	54	73.9	63.0		60.0	71.6		70.4	64.2	$10,197	$608	$9,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland School

How many students attend Woodland School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Woodland School.

What schools do graduates of Woodland School attend?

Students who attend Woodland School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerritts Middle
Middle : Woodland Intermediate
High : Kimberly High

Is Woodland School a good school?

Yes! Woodland School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Woodland School in?

Kimberly Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Woodland School?

Students at Woodland School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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