Northfield Elementary School

Northfield Elementary School is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in Northfield, Ohio, one of the schools within Nordonia Hills City, with 348 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Northfield Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Nordonia Hills City, a district that educates 3,405 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Northfield Elementary School shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 14% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at Northfield Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Summit County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Northfield Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.9%; this one delivers 87.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Summit County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,622 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Summit County's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), Northfield Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Nordonia Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northfield Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 82.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northfield Elementary School has edged down 12%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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