Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Fridley, Minnesota

Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion in Fridley, Minnesota enrolled 558 students in 2024-25 with 35.6 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

542 students in 2022-23, 555 students in 2023-24, 558 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.9 to 35.6.

Students enrolled at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 555, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235422023-245552024-25558
Students enrolled at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 555, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235422023-245552024-25558
Students enrolled at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 555, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235422023-245552024-25558
Students enrolled at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 555, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235422023-245552024-25558
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354230.917.6
2023-2455531.017.9
2024-2555835.615.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; 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, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 15.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.7state median 13.3U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion enrolled 513 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.8% of students were Hispanic, 34.8% White, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.8%
  2. White34.8%
  3. Two or more races6.3%
  4. Black5.0%
  5. Asian1.6%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%45%51.1%
Math, 2022-2357%38% (2021-22)45.5%

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 Fridley

4 public elementary schools in Fridley report 2024-25 enrollment; Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion55815.731.2%
Stevenson Elementary45911.558.6%
North Park School for Innovation43313.965.8%
Hayes Elementary4329.853.7%

All public schools in Fridley →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion

  1. Elementary LighthouseThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 29 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Park Terrace ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 532 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion with Elementary LighthouseStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spring Lake Park School District 16 spends per student$12,472 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,472
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaWoodcrest El. Spanish Immersion is the number 212 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#212 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  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 Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion

  1. How many students attend Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion?
    558 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 542 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fridley, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion a Title I school?
    Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion do on state tests?
    The students tested at Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota'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 Woodcrest El. Spanish Immersion in?
    Spring Lake Park School District 16, NCES district ID 2733330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273333001467 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