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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northwood Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL OAK SCHOOLS·NCES 263030006642
Northwood Elementary School
926 W 12 MILE RD, ROYAL OAK, MI 48073 · (248) 541-0229 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
57 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Northwood Elementary School→Royal Oak Middle School
Based on grade levels within Royal Oak Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (71.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 446 | 12.8% | 71.2% |
| George Defer Elementary School GROSSE POINTE PARK | 460 | 12.2% | 72.9% |
| Isbister Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 422 | 13.5% | 70.3% |
| Sayre Elementary School SOUTH LYON | 450 | 14.0% | 58.1% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School SALINE | 474 | 14.3% | 67.7% |
| Georgetown Elementary School HUDSONVILLE | 450 | 11.3% | 66.8% |
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 Northwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #59 of 1,085 | #10 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #115 of 1,072 | #25 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #92 of 1,139 | #23 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #456 of 1,630 | #68 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,095 of 1,424 | #145 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #737 of 1,424 | #119 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #1,479 of 1,563 | #135 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #951 of 979 | #116 of 118 |
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
446
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 446 | 25.3 | 17.6:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 27.8 | 16.1:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 23.8 | 18.8:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 21.5 | 20.9:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 7% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (450 to 446); teachers up 18% (21.5 to 25.3).
About Northwood Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in ROYAL OAK, Michigan. It serves 446 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 21% bigger than that.
In Royal Oak Schools, 9 schools enroll a combined 4,727 students.
At Northwood Elementary School, White students make up 81% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 69% of Oakland County residents are White. By the diversity index, Northwood Elementary School comes in at 34%.
Northwood Elementary School counts 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.6 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 32% for public schools in Oakland County.
allk12 grades Northwood Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northwood Elementary School is 10.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (71.2% versus 60.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Oakland County census figures show that median household income is about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Northwood Elementary School is among the 345 public schools in Oakland County.
Royal Oak Middle School is the public school closest to Northwood Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Northwood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.9% on proficiency, and Northwood Elementary School is above that at 71.2%.
Northwood Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 470 in 2020-21 and 446 in 2024-25, a decrease of 24 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.8:1 to 17.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Royal Oak Schools
- Royal Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Royal Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Keller ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Addams Elementary and ECCElementary · 436 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Alfred E Upton Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other schools in ROYAL OAK
- Royal Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Royal Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Keller ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Addams Elementary and ECCElementary · 436 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Alfred E Upton Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 13th 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
- Royal Oak Middle School0.8 mi · 1,058
- Addams Elementary and ECC0.9 mi · 436
- Churchill Community Ed Center1.2 mi · 77
- Oak Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 404
- Royal Oak High School1.3 mi · 1,293
- Rogers Elementary School1.4 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Northwood Elementary School serve?
Northwood Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Northwood Elementary School have?
Northwood Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northwood Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northwood Elementary School public or private?
Northwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Royal Oak Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.