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What advice would you give to incoming students at Northwood Elementary?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000962
Northwood Elementary
818 West Lexington Avenue, High Point, NC 27262 · (336) 819-2920 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
41.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Northwood Elementary's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary this school | 502 | 99.4% | 48.6% |
| Wildwood Forest Elementary Raleigh | 551 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
| South Fork Elementary Winston Salem | 503 | 99.4% | 35.2% |
| East Garner Elementary Garner | 535 | 99.4% | 43.5% |
| Oak View Elementary High Point | 491 | 99.4% | 33.3% |
| Oakdale Elementary Charlotte | 497 | 98.8% | 40.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #850 of 1,297 | #37 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,001 of 1,296 | #44 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #895 of 1,300 | #41 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #605 of 1,485 | #33 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #942 of 1,377 | #54 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #311 of 1,379 | #14 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #279 of 1,414 | #25 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #529 of 937 | #24 of 49 |
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
502
+61 (+14%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 502 | 31.9 | 15.7:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 33.6 | 14.1:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 31.6 | 14.8:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 36.7 | 15.5:1 | 99% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 97% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 49 | 11.8:1 | 84% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 69% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (568 to 502); teachers down 13% (36.7 to 31.9).
About Northwood Elementary
Northwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in High Point, North Carolina. The school has 502 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Guilford County Schools, which runs Northwood Elementary, has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
The biggest share of students at Northwood Elementary, 47%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Guilford County's population at about 34%. The diversity index for Northwood Elementary is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Northwood Elementary totals 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Federal data show 99% of students (499) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
Northwood Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Northwood Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6% and a predicted 48.5%.
The county, Guilford County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Guilford County has 143 public schools with about 79,539 students, including Northwood Elementary.
Johnson Street Global Studies is the nearest public school to Northwood Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Northwood Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count increased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 15.7 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Northwood Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other schools in High Point
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperCombined · 1,583 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Southwest Guilford MiddleMiddle · 1,032 students
- High Point Central HighHigh · 1,005 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- T Wingate Andrews HighHigh · 753 students
Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary is the 10th 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
- Johnson Street Global Studies1.1 mi · 389
- Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School1.6 mi · 185
- High Point Central High1.6 mi · 1,005
- Ferndale Middle1.8 mi · 486
- Kirkman Park Elementary1.9 mi · 236
- Shadybrook Elementary1.9 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood ElementaryHow many students attend Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northwood Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Northwood Elementary.
How diverse is Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 27% Hispanic, 47% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.