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If you could change one rule at Northwood Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180363000553
Northwood Middle School
1201 E Wash Ctr Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 · (260) 467-2930 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Indiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
413 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 187 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
26.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
14.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Middle School
Northwood Middle School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Middle School this school | 585 | 70.6% | 20.0% |
| Shawnee Middle School Fort Wayne | 624 | 66.5% | 20.3% |
| Anderson Intermediate School Anderson | 490 | 67.1% | 16.1% |
| John L McCulloch Junior High Sch Marion | 455 | 73.0% | 16.2% |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 452 | 77.7% | 18.6% |
| Highland Middle School Anderson | 916 | 67.0% | 15.3% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #275 of 324 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #281 of 325 | #13 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #260 of 325 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #150 of 334 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #89 of 314 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #7 of 315 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #32 of 330 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #121 of 187 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
585
0 (0%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 585 | 43.8 | 13.3:1 | 71% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 66% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 36.5 | 16.1:1 | 70% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 35.1 | 17.9:1 | 74% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 69% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 80% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 46% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Middle School.
About Northwood Middle School
Northwood Middle School is a middle school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, reachable at (260) 467-2930. The school serves 585 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Besides Northwood Middle School, Fort Wayne Community Schools runs 49 other schools. The district enrolls 28,561 students.
White students form the largest group at Northwood Middle School, 41% of enrollment. Next come 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That compares with about 71% White among all Allen County residents. By the diversity index, Northwood Middle School comes in at 73%.
The school reported 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. The 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Allen County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Northwood Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Northwood Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 25.6%. Northwood Middle School scores 20.0%, 5.6 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Allen County show that median household income is about $70,737, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 92 public schools operate in Allen County, serving about 55,262 students.
The closest other public school is Northcrest Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Northwood Middle School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 20.0% versus a 32.3% average.
For locale, NCES codes Northwood Middle School as City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (585) and 2024-25 (585). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 13.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,378
Census ACS
Median income
$70,737
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
55,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Blackhawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in Fort Wayne
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 2,623 students
- Homestead High SchoolHigh · 2,382 students
- Northrop High SchoolHigh · 2,145 students
- R Nelson Snider High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
Other Northwood Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northwood Middle. Northwood Middle School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Northwood Middle SchoolRenton, WA · 911 students
- Northwood MiddleTaylors, SC · 823 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolSPOKANE, WA · 796 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolElyria, OH · 599 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolWoodstock, IL · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Northcrest Elementary School0.6 mi · 536
- Mabel K Holland Elementary School0.9 mi · 533
- Shawnee Middle School0.9 mi · 624
- Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 590
- Northrop High School1.1 mi · 2,145
- Robert C Harris Elementary School2.2 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Middle SchoolHow large is Northwood Middle School?
Northwood Middle School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northwood Middle School serve?
Northwood Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northwood Middle School have?
Northwood Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwood Middle School?
Student demographics at Northwood Middle School are roughly 41% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Northwood Middle School in?
Northwood Middle School is part of Fort Wayne Community Schools.
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