Northwoods Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Northwoods Elementary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 24.4 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37-46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

318 students in 2022-23, 294 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.9 to 24.4.

Students enrolled at Northwoods Elementary by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233182023-242942024-25304
Students enrolled at Northwoods Elementary by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233182023-242942024-25304
Students enrolled at Northwoods Elementary by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233182023-242942024-25304
Students enrolled at Northwoods Elementary by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 294, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233182023-242942024-25304
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331826.911.8
2023-2429424.412.0
2024-2530424.412.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northwoods Elementary 12.5; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Elementary 12.5state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northwoods Elementary 12.5; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Elementary 12.5state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northwoods Elementary 12.5; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Elementary 12.5state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Northwoods Elementary 12.5; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Elementary 12.5state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 311 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwoods Elementary enrolled 311 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 311 of the 311 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent21.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.0% of students were White, 11.5% of two or more races, 7.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White73.0%
  2. Two or more races11.5%
  3. Asian7.2%
  4. Hispanic4.3%
  5. Black2.0%
  6. American Indian2.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northwoods Elementary scored proficient or above: 37-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237‑46%43%38%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%42% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Eau Claire

13 public elementary schools in Eau Claire report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwoods Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Robbins Elementary52212.523.4%
Sherman Elementary50213.830.7%
Putnam Heights Elementary42211.734.1%
Meadowview Elementary38513.330.4%
Manz Elementary34211.835.4%
Davey Elementary33212.525.6%
Lakeshore Elementary31410.845.2%
Northwoods Elementary30412.545.1%

All public schools in Eau Claire →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwoods Elementary

  1. Locust Lane ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 296 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Davey ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 332 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Northwoods Elementary with Locust Lane ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Eau Claire Area School District spends per student$14,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,336
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinNorthwoods Elementary is the number 597 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#597 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northwoods Elementary

  1. How many students attend Northwoods Elementary?
    304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 318 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Eau Claire, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwoods Elementary?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northwoods Elementary a Title I school?
    Northwoods Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northwoods Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northwoods Elementary scored proficient or above: 37-46% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northwoods Elementary in?
    Eau Claire Area School District, NCES district ID 5504050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550405000559 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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