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Massachusetts public elementary school

Woodland Elementary

Milford school district

C+
overall grade

Ranks #576 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Overall rank
#576
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
25%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
29%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
19
1,018 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Teacher quality, in the top 24% statewide. 100% of teachers are licensed and 83.2% are experienced.
  • Area to watch: ELA ranks in the bottom 20% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 25.9% in 2022 to 12.1% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA is up 5 points since 2023 (24% to 29%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 36% · #576
ELA
Below averagebottom 20% · #719
Math
Below averagebottom 27% · #660
Attendance
Averagetop 40% · #354
Teacher quality
Above averagetop 24% · #214

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been below the state average every year since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 1 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts29%in 2026 · state 43%
14 points below the state
0%50%100%This school29%State43%20172019202120232026
Math30%in 2026 · state 42%
12 points below the state
0%50%100%This school30%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)485
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)488
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)18th · 29th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students1,018
Average class size19MA avg 18
Students per teacher12.3MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
54.8%
Hispanic/Latino
36.7%
Black/African American
3.6%
Multi-Race
2.1%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.2%

48.8% girls · 51.2% boys

Student needs
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
58.3%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersHigher than average
This school
26.7%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This school
21.6%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
83.2%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
96.7%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearBetter than average
This school
93.3%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)84.5
General education teachers72.5%
Special education teachers15.7%
English learner teachers11.8%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.7%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
12.1%
MA avg
15.6%

9 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 1.1% out-of-school, 0.5% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Milford

Worcester County · Greater Boston — I-95 to I-495
Avg single-family home value$531KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,735MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.70 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$40,326MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school95.9%
Free cash reserves4% of budget

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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