Northwood Elementary

Northwood Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in High Point, North Carolina, run under Guilford County Schools, with 502 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Northwood Elementary is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that works with 68,535 students overall.

On demographics, Northwood Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Northwood Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Northwood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Northwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household income runs about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Northwood Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

The closest other public school is Johnson Street Global Studies, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northwood Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 568 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 12% to 7% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.