School Mission

Woodland Elementary is the first part of a two-site educational setting for students who live on the east side Costa Mesa. The school provides instruction for students in transitional kindergarten through first grade. After students complete first grade at Woodland, they continue their education at Kaiser Elementary School for instruction in grades 2nd through 6th.  After completing 6th grade, the students report to Ensign Middle School for grades 7th and 8th and proceed to Newport Harbor High School until their graduation from 12th grade.  Woodland Elementary is committed to assisting students achieve success and self-confidence by providing an outstanding academic program with an emphasis on literacy and math skills.

As a staff, we believe in providing a challenging academic program; fostering success at school; ensuring a safe, orderly and supportive learning environment; teaching high standards of behavior, responsibility, and citizenship and encouraging all students to develop to the best of their potential, academically and socially.  Technology is integrated throughout the curriculum and used as a tool to enhance learning in all areas.  We believe that educational technology helps students and teachers solve problems more creatively and efficiently by developing critical thinking skills by providing students with a means to organize and process information.  

Woodland's teachers, staff, and parent community work in a true partnership to best serve our young learners, with a priority on building a sense of belonging that ensures all students are seen, valued, heard, and safe.