Wildwood Elementary School is one the three elementary schools in Piedmont, California

Piedmont, California

Piedmont is a small, affluent city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is surrounded by the city of Oakland. The population was 10,667 at the 2010 census. Piedmont was incorporated in 1907 and was developed significantly in the 1920s and 1930s...

. It is part of the Piedmont Unified School District

Piedmont Unified School District

The Piedmont Unified School District comprises the seven schools in the city of Piedmont, California.-Schools:* Egbert W. Beach Elementary School* Frank C...

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Location

It is located next to Witter Field, on the opposite side from Piedmont Middle School

Piedmont Middle School

Piedmont Middle School, also known as PMS, is part of the Piedmont Unified School District in Piedmont, California.-Background:Piedmont Middle School provides education for students grades six through eight in the city. Piedmont students come from Frank C. Havens Elementary School, Wildwood...

. Located at 301 Wildwood Ave, the school is within a mile of all schools in the district, with the exception of Beach

Egbert W. Beach Elementary School

Egbert W. Beach Elementary School, commonly known as Beach School, is one of the three elementary schools in Piedmont, California. Beach offers classes beginning from kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of the feeder schools to Piedmont Middle School.Beach School is part of the Piedmont...

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History

Wildwood was the last Piedmont elementary school to be built, following Havens

Frank C. Havens Elementary School

Frank C. Havens Elementary, commonly referred to as Havens, is one the three elementary schools in Piedmont, California. It is part of the Piedmont Unified School District.-History:...

 and Beach

Egbert W. Beach Elementary School

Egbert W. Beach Elementary School, commonly known as Beach School, is one of the three elementary schools in Piedmont, California. Beach offers classes beginning from kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of the feeder schools to Piedmont Middle School.Beach School is part of the Piedmont...

, which were both established in the early years of the century, with Havens as the first Piedmont school in 1908 and Beach as the second elementary school in 1913.

Wildwood is the only Piedmont elementary school to not be named after a figure in Piedmont history. Instead, it is named after the street on which the school is located: Wildwood Ave.

Demographics

The school offers grades kindergarten through fifth grade. With an enrollment of 271 students, it is the smallest elementary school in Piedmont. The current expense of education per average daily attendance (ADA) is $8,919.

The two largest racial groups in the student population are white, which makes up 71 percent, and Asian, which makes up 17 percent. Zero percent of students participate in any free-lunch programs.

Eight percent of students are English learners. Languages spoken at home include the following.

non-English language	home language of English learners
Cantonese	64 percent
Mandarin	23 percent
German	5 percent
Spanish	5 percent
Korean	5 percent

Academics

One hundred percent of Wildwood teachers are credentialed, and the average number of years of teaching experience is 22. The ratio of number of students to number of paraprofessional staff is 23:1.

The website greatschools.net, which reviews schools for their quality and collects statistics and feedback, gave Wildwood a 10 out of 10 for test scores. Parent rating also gave the school a maximum score — five stars — for its academics.

In 2005, the school's API score rose 22 points, from 886 to 908. The state average API score in 2005 was a 709. The average API among PUSD

Piedmont Unified School District

The Piedmont Unified School District comprises the seven schools in the city of Piedmont, California.-Schools:* Egbert W. Beach Elementary School* Frank C...

elementary schools in 2005 was 929. While Wildwood's API score was lower than other Piedmont elementary schools, its growth rate was higher than both the state average (20) and the district average (18).

School hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 3:05 p.m., with a shorter day for kindergarteners and variation for grades 1 through 3.

Schedule

Regular day

Kindergarten	Grades 1 – 3	Grades 4 – 5
Session 1 8:40 a.m – 12:00 p.m.	Early Stagger 8:30 a.m. – 1:50 p.m.	All students 8:30 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Session 2 10:30 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.	Late Stagger 9:40 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Minimum day

Kindergarten	Grades 1 – 3	Grades 4 – 5
All students 8:40 a.m – 12:00 p.m.	All students 8:30 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.	All students 8:30 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

Conference day

Kindergarten	Grades 1 – 3	Grades 4 – 5
Session 1 8:40 a.m – 12:00 p.m.	All students 10:55 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.	All students 10:55 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Session 2 10:30 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.

After-school activities

Wildwood Schoolmates is a before- and after-school program run by the Piedmont Recreation Department. Located on the school's campus, children of working parents remain at Schoolmates until their parents pick them up. The Recreation Department run by the city of Piedmont, and it is not run by Piedmont Unified School District.