The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in Math. The lowest is 85% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Woodland Intermediate
Woodland Intermediate is a regular public school within the Kimberly Area School District, serving students in fifth and sixth grades. It is located in Appleton, though its address sits in Calumet County, and the district itself pulls from several communities around the Fox Valley. The school has a small enrollment for its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with modest shares of Asian and Hispanic students and a very small Black population. The share of students who qualify for free- or reduced-price lunch is also small, indicating a student population that is, as a group, not economically disadvantaged. Data on special education and English learner enrollment was not available.
Town life for a family at this school means living in or around Appleton. The city is the sixth largest in Wisconsin and sits within the broader Fox Cities metro area. Its economy is well-diversified, with major employers in manufacturing, healthcare, and education, and its downtown along College Avenue functions as a regional entertainment and cultural hub. Downtown is walkable and hosts a music scene, a performing arts center, multiple museums, and Lawrence University, which sits adjacent to the core. The city is recognized as a Tree City USA and maintains a network of parks and trails. For housing, prices and rents in the area have been rising, above state benchmarks, and mortgage rates in the period were in the range typical of the last few years.
Academically, Woodland Intermediate posts strong results on the state Forward assessment. In math, proficiency rates are very high in both fifth and sixth grade. In English language arts, the rates are also high, climbing from a strong level in fifth grade to an even higher one in sixth. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index lands in the top quarter among the districts of Calumet County. The comparison set of county districts is small, but Woodland’s performance sits well above the middle of that group. Student participation rates on the tests were high, near the ceiling, which lends weight to the results. Because the school serves only grades five and six, there is no graduation rate data; that is expected for an intermediate school and not a missing indicator of student outcomes.
A parent considering Woodland Intermediate should be aware of a significant district change ahead. In late 2024, voters approved a bond referendum for district-wide facility improvements. Among the projects are a restructuring of elementary schools into grade-level centers and a change to intermediate school grade configurations. Woodland’s own grade structure may shift as a result. The plans also include a new early childhood center, a career and technical education expansion at the high school, and capital maintenance across buildings. These changes will affect feeder patterns and school assignments for families in the district for years to come. Details about specific course offerings, arts programs, and extracurricular opportunities at Woodland were not available, so a parent would want to check with the school directly on those. Discipline, staffing, and attendance data were also absent from the available information. The school does not have Title I status, and it is neither a charter nor a magnet school, so it follows the standard public school model within the district.
For a family, this is a school with demonstrably high academic performance in its two grade levels, set in a mid-sized city with a strong economy and an active downtown. The student population is not very diverse, and the income profile is relatively high. The main practical consideration is the district’s ongoing facility reorganization, which could reshape what the school looks like and how children move through it.
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