Northwood Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Elyria, Ohio
Northwood Elementary School in Elyria, Ohio enrolled 333 students in 2024-25 with 18.7 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
351 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.4 to 18.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 351 | 19.4 | 18.1 |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 18.4 | 18.7 |
| 2024-25 | 333 | 18.7 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 372 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwood Elementary School enrolled 372 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 372 of the 372 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions24
- Chronically absent24.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.9% of students were White, 16.8% of two or more races, 15.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White58.9%
- Two or more races16.8%
- Hispanic15.6%
- Black8.4%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Northwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 39% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 70‑74% | 30% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Elyria
6 public elementary schools in Elyria report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwood Elementary School is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Heights Elementary School | 559 | 17.0 | not reported |
| Ely Elementary School | 462 | 18.6 | 62.7% |
| Westwood Elementary School | 441 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Hamilton Elementary School | 437 | 16.9 | 85.3% |
| Constellation Schools: Elyria Community | 409 | 19.3 | 25.5% |
| Northwood Elementary School | 333 | 17.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northwood Elementary School
- Constellation Schools: Elyria CommunityThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 409 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Ely Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 462 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Northwood Elementary School with Constellation Schools: Elyria CommunityStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elyria City School District spends per student$17,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,206
- The largest public schools in OhioNorthwood Elementary School is the number 1,140 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,140 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Northwood Elementary School
How many students attend Northwood Elementary School?
333 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 351 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elyria, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School?
17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Northwood Elementary School a Title I school?
Northwood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Northwood Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Northwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Northwood Elementary School in?
Elyria City School District, NCES district ID 3904394. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390439400908 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.