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Alumni: what's one memory from Northwest Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261872005551
Northwest Elementary School
1233 BOWER ST, HOWELL, MI 48843 · (517) 548-6297 · Livingston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
77 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 55%
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 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56% · 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
Northwest Elementary School→Highlander Way Middle School
Based on grade levels within Howell Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Northwest Elementary School
Northwest Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Elementary School this school | 418 | 18.4% | 38.9% |
| Creekside Elementary School HARTLAND | 408 | 15.4% | 71.3% |
| Alto Elementary School ALTO | 417 | 15.6% | 65.8% |
| Hartland Round Elementary School HARTLAND | 460 | 20.4% | 70.3% |
| Ashley Elementary School NEW BALTIMORE | 441 | 20.4% | 57.0% |
| Lakes Elementary School ROCKFORD | 409 | 18.6% | 59.9% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Northwest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #746 of 1,085 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #484 of 1,072 | #14 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #830 of 1,139 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #576 of 1,630 | #18 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #350 of 1,424 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #1,278 of 1,424 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,411 of 1,563 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #414 of 440 | #10 of 10 |
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
418
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 25% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 24.5 | 17.7:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 27% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 26% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 11% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (414 to 418); teachers up 26% (23 to 29).
About Northwest Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in HOWELL, Michigan, Northwest Elementary School is part of Howell Public Schools. Its 418 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Howell Public Schools counts 10 schools and 7,045 students, including Northwest Elementary School.
White students are the large majority at Northwest Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Northwest Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Its teaching staff equals 29 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.4:1. That ratio is under the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Around 18% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Livingston County, the average is about the same, 20%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Northwest Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools: 38.9% actual against 58.1% predicted.
Across Livingston County, median household income is about $103,039, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Northwest Elementary School is among the 48 public schools in Livingston County.
The nearest public school is Voyager Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Northwest Elementary School is 5th among 5 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Northwest Elementary School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.2 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Northwest Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,833
Census ACS
Median income
$103,039
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
24,695 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howell Public Schools
- Howell High SchoolHigh · 1,964 students
- Parker Middle SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Three Fires ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Voyager Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Howell High SchoolHigh · 1,964 students
- Parker Middle SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Highlander Way Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Three Fires ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Charyl Stockwell AcademyElementary · 696 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
Other Northwest Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 18 states are named Northwest Elementary. Northwest Elementary School is the 20th largest of the 29.
- Northwest Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 758 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 959 students
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 658 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolLa Salle, IL · 650 students
- Northwest ElementaryLexington, NC · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Voyager Elementary School0.6 mi · 517
- Howell High School0.8 mi · 1,964
- Challenger Elementary School0.8 mi · 465
- Southwest Elementary School1.0 mi · 526
- Highlander Way Middle School1.2 mi · 789
- Adult Transition Services1.2 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Elementary SchoolHow large is Northwest Elementary School?
Northwest Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northwest Elementary School serve?
Northwest Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northwest Elementary School have?
Northwest Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northwest Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northwest Elementary School in?
Northwest Elementary School is part of Howell Public Schools.
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