The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Woodland Park Elementary Sch
Woodland Park Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in the Norfolk Public Schools district. The school sits in a small, named community just outside Norfolk itself. Norfolk is the economic center for a six-county region in northeast Nebraska, and its economy blends manufacturing, retail, agriculture, healthcare, and education. Major employers include Faith Regional Health Services, Nucor, and a range of manufacturers and distributors. The city is highway-oriented and auto-centric, with a traditional downtown core that hosts civic functions, while the schools are spread across the city and the Woodland Park area. The district operates seven elementary schools, one junior high, and two high schools, and Northeast Community College provides post-secondary education in the area. Searches for recent district changes that would matter to parents turned up no specific developments, so this account reflects the school as it currently stands.
Woodland Park Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Information on its Title I status was not reported. The student body is small for an elementary school. Most students are White, with a Hispanic population making up a substantial share of the rest. The proportion of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch puts the school in a range where a majority of families face economic pressure. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program or who are English learners was missing, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support services. The school serves only early elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
State assessment results from the 2024–25 school year show a mix of outcomes. In third-grade math, the proficiency rate fell to a very low level that a family should look into further with the school. Fourth-grade math was stronger, with a majority of students meeting proficiency standards. In English language arts, third-grade proficiency was in a modest range, while fourth-grade proficiency was higher. A multi-year trend line available for the school covers five points of data. For math, the single data point from the latest year was lower than the single data point from the first year. For English language arts, the single data point from the latest year was higher than the single data point from the first year. With only one year of grade-level results available across these subjects, a parent looking for a clear trend direction will need more years of consistent testing to see a pattern.
Because Woodland Park Elementary sits within Stanton County, the comparison framework available places it relative to other districts in that county. However, the county has only one district, making a meaningful comparison impossible, so no proficiency index or graduation rate comparison was reported. The school stands alone within its county for this kind of benchmarking.
Housing in the area carries a value that is slightly below the state benchmark for Nebraska. Rents are moderate relative to national income levels. The national median household income is in the mid-eighties range.
This is a small elementary school in a mixed-economic community serving a working and middle-class population with a significant share of families receiving meal assistance. The academic results are uneven across grades and subjects, with fourth grade showing notably stronger proficiency in both math and reading than third grade. A parent considering this school should expect to engage directly with staff about the early-grade instructional approach, particularly around math in the primary years, and should look for information about special education and English learner services, since those counts were not available in the public data. The school offers a contained, neighborhood-oriented setting for the earliest grades in a district that feeds into larger middle and high schools in Norfolk.
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