Northwood Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Mercer Island, Washington

Northwood Elementary School in Mercer Island, Washington enrolled 398 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

404 students in 2022-23, 398 students in 2023-24, 398 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.2 to 26.5.

Students enrolled at Northwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-234042023-243982024-25398
Students enrolled at Northwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-234042023-243982024-25398
Students enrolled at Northwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-234042023-243982024-25398
Students enrolled at Northwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-234042023-243982024-25398
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340426.215.4
2023-2439825.015.9
2024-2539826.515.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Washington elementary schools

Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; This school 15.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwood Elementary School enrolled 359 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.3% of students were White, 29.4% Asian, 13.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White46.3%
  2. Asian29.4%
  3. Two or more races13.4%
  4. Hispanic10.1%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275‑79%85%53.4%
Math, 2022-2370‑74%78‑81% (2021-22)41.1%

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 Mercer Island

4 public elementary schools in Mercer Island report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwood Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Mercer Elementary43116.57.0%
Lakeridge Elementary School40117.21.5%
Northwood Elementary School39815.07.0%
Island Park Elementary36414.91.9%

All public schools in Mercer Island →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwood Elementary School

  1. West Mercer ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 431 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Island Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 364 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Northwood Elementary School with West Mercer ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mercer Island School District 400 spends per student$17,288 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,288
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonNorthwood Elementary School is the number 643 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#643 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. 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

  1. How many students attend Northwood Elementary School?
    398 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 404 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mercer Island, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northwood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Northwood Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northwood Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington'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.
  5. What district is Northwood Elementary School in?
    Mercer Island School District 400, NCES district ID 5304980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530498003566 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.

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