Woodward-Granger Community School District, Iowa, elections

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Woodward-Granger Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,217 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Woodward-Granger Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Polk, Boone, and Dallas counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,217 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Woodward-Granger Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sam Behrens
Tim Bogardus
Ashley Brandt
David Elliott
Troy Janssen

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Overlapping state house districts

Woodward-Granger Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 46Dan GehlbachRepublican Party 56% 43%
Iowa House of Representatives District 48Phil ThompsonRepublican Party 35% 6%
Iowa House of Representatives District 45Brian LohseRepublican Party 9% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,253,000 $1,051 7%
Local: $8,747,000 $7,338 49%
State: $7,759,000 $6,509 44%
Total: $17,759,000 $14,898
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $17,646,000 $14,803
Total Current Expenditures: $14,794,000 $12,411
Instructional Expenditures: $10,103,000 $8,475 57%
Student and Staff Support: $754,000 $632 4%
Administration: $1,527,000 $1,281 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,410,000 $2,021 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $713,000 $598
Construction: $95,000 $79
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $256,000 $214
Interest on Debt: $498,000 $417

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 80 PS <50 40-59 PS >=50 82
2018-2019 87 PS >=50 >=50 87
2017-2018 86 PS >=50 >=50 87
2016-2017 89 PS >=50 >=50 90
2015-2016 86 PS >=50 PS 86
2014-2015 83 PS >=50 PS PS 84
2013-2014 82 PS >=50 PS 82
2012-2013 81 PS >=50 PS PS 81
2011-2012 79 PS >=50 PS PS 80
2010-2011 78 PS PS PS PS PS 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 81 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 81
2018-2019 83 PS >=50 >=50 83
2017-2018 85 PS >=50 >=50 86
2016-2017 85 PS >=50 >=50 87
2015-2016 86 PS >=50 PS 86
2014-2015 86 PS >=50 PS PS 87
2013-2014 80 PS >=50 PS 80
2012-2013 78 PS >=50 PS PS 79
2011-2012 78 PS >=50 PS PS 78
2010-2011 79 PS PS PS PS PS 79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,217 3.9
2021-2022 1,170 -1.9
2020-2021 1,192 -7.2
2019-2020 1,278 5.0
2018-2019 1,214 12.9
2017-2018 1,058 0.1
2016-2017 1,057 2.9
2015-2016 1,026 0.6
2014-2015 1,020 2.1
2013-2014 999 6.7
2012-2013 932 -0.5
2011-2012 937 2.3
2010-2011 915 12.8
2009-2010 798 -25.7
2008-2009 1,003 25.0
2007-2008 752 4.1
2006-2007 721 -22.6
2005-2006 884 8.5
2004-2005 809 18.5
2003-2004 659 3.8
2002-2003 634 -1.9
2001-2002 646 0.0
2000-2001 646 -2.5
1999-2000 662 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Woodward-Granger Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 2.5
Black 2.7 6.8
Hispanic 4.8 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.6
Two or More Races 2.3 4.9
White 90.0 72.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Woodward-Granger Community School District had 96.69 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.59.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.54
Kindergarten: 7.17
Elementary: 48.87
Secondary: 35.11
Total: 96.69

Woodward-Granger Community School District employed 3.50 district administrators and 4.50 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.50
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 4.50
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 69.94
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.95
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.94
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.00
Other Support Services: 20.18

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Woodward-Granger Community School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Woodward Academy1185-12
Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center275PK-1
Woodward-Granger Elementary School3492-5
Woodward-Granger High School2609-12
Woodward-Granger Middle School2086-8

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