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What's one thing Northwood Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORESVILLE CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180714001211
Northwood Elementary School
630 N Indiana St, Mooresville, IN 46158 · (317) 831-9216 · Morgan County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
206 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
55.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 402 | 51.2% | 45.2% |
| Tri Central Elementary Sharpsville | 397 | 50.6% | 38.4% |
| Vienna-Finley Elementary School Scottsburg | 391 | 50.9% | 41.9% |
| Rose Hamilton Elementary School Centerville | 441 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Springs Valley Elementary School French Lick | 432 | 52.5% | 48.1% |
| Bloomfield Elementary School Bloomfield | 416 | 53.1% | 42.6% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #404 of 983 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #316 of 986 | #6 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #311 of 986 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #597 of 1,079 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #674 of 991 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #777 of 996 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #571 of 1,058 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #130 of 597 | N/A |
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
402
-75 (-16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 51% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 57% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 26.2 | 16.8:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 47% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 22 | 25.6:1 | 46% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 26 | 18.8:1 | 40% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 24% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
About Northwood Elementary School
Among the schools in Mooresville, Indiana, is Northwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 402 students in kindergarten through 7.
Mooresville Con School Corp has 7 schools; together they serve 4,318 students.
Federal enrollment data show Northwood Elementary School is 90% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Northwood Elementary School's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.1:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 51%.
Northwood Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northwood Elementary School would be expected to post about 39.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Morgan County show that the median household income is $79,429, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 22 public schools in Morgan County, enrolling about 10,142 students in all.
Mooresville High School is the public school closest to Northwood Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Northwood Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 16% from its 2020-21 level of 477. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,659
Census ACS
Median income
$79,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mooresville Con School Corp
- Mooresville High SchoolHigh · 1,372 students
- Paul Hadley Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- North Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Newby Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Mooresville
- Mooresville High SchoolHigh · 1,372 students
- Paul Hadley Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Newby Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 25.
- Northwood Elementary SchoolFranklin, IN · 505 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 814 students
- Northwood ElementaryEdgewood, WA · 732 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 719 students
- Northwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Mooresville High School0.1 mi · 1,372
- Paul Hadley Middle School0.2 mi · 668
- Newby Memorial Elementary School0.5 mi · 264
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School1.5 mi · 543
- Guilford Elementary4.0 mi · 434
- Plainfield High School4.2 mi · 1,856
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-07.
What age range does Northwood Elementary School serve?
Northwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Northwood Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Northwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northwood Elementary School in?
Northwood Elementary School is part of Mooresville Con School Corp.
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