Wildwood Elementary School (California)

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location =301 Wildwood Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611
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Wildwood Elementary School is one the three elementary schools in Piedmont, California. It is part of the Piedmont Unified School District.

Location

It is located next to Witter Field, on the opposite side from Piedmont Middle School. Located at 301 Wildwood Ave, the school is within a mile of all schools in the district, with the exception of Beach.

History

Wildwood was the last Piedmont elementary school to be built, following Havens and Beach, 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.cite web
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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.cite web
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Eight percent of students are English learners. Languages spoken at home include the following.

Conference day

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.

External links

* [http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/wildwood Official school site]

ee also

*Egbert W. Beach Elementary School
*Frank C. Havens Elementary School

References