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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northwood Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228001615
Northwood Elementary School
10200 Wooten Rd, Roswell, GA 30076 · (470) 254-6390 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
159 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
75.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.8pp since 2021
Math
70.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.8% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 67.1% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 66.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 67.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northwood Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 576 | 27.6% | 69.4% |
| Kincaid Elementary School Marietta | 603 | 28.7% | 63.1% |
| Crabapple Lane Elementary School Peachtree City | 594 | 24.2% | 69.8% |
| Addison Elementary School Marietta | 571 | 33.6% | 62.5% |
| Huddleston Elementary School Peachtree City | 616 | 33.4% | 61.8% |
| River Eves Elementary School Roswell | 495 | 29.1% | 71.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #100 of 1,208 | #27 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #126 of 1,215 ▲ 28 | #27 of 113 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #33 of 1,215 ▲ 83 | #17 of 113 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #331 of 1,183 | #45 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #662 of 1,324 | #55 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #603 of 1,301 | #68 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #313 of 1,301 | #26 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #1,196 of 1,312 | #92 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #240 of 854 | #33 of 92 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
576
-61 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 576 | 43.5 | 13.2:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 44.4 | 13.3:1 | 30% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 45.5 | 14.2:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 47.5 | 15.1:1 | 23% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 51 | 15.3:1 | 25% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 28% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 877 | 53 | 16.6:1 | 15% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (717 to 576); teachers down 8% (47.5 to 43.5).
About Northwood Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Roswell, Georgia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 576 students.
Northwood Elementary School belongs to Fulton County, a district of 107 schools and 87,563 students.
At Northwood Elementary School, White students make up 54% of the student body. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Fulton County is about 38% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. The average for public schools in Fulton County is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Northwood Elementary School is A. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.1%. Northwood Elementary School scores 69.4%.
Fulton County census figures show that the median household income is $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Fulton County is home to 205 public schools and about 138,270 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Jackson Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.2%; Northwood Elementary School's is 69.4%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 61 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Roswell
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Roswell North Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Crabapple Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Elkins Pointe Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- International Charter School of AtlantaElementary · 846 students
Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 25.
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 814 students
- Northwood ElementaryEdgewood, WA · 732 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 719 students
- Northwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 641 students
- Northwood ElementaryMarysville, OH · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Elementary School1.4 mi · 489
- Hillside Elementary School1.4 mi · 497
- Mimosa Elementary School1.5 mi · 588
- Haynes Bridge Middle School1.6 mi · 627
- Centennial High School1.8 mi · 1,643
- International Charter School of Atlanta2.1 mi · 846
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northwood Elementary School serve?
Northwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northwood Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Northwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.