Northgate Intermediate

As a cozy elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, Northgate Intermediate educates 273 students from grades 4 through 5, operated by Columbus City Schools District. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 404.

Columbus City Schools District comprises 115 schools with combined enrollment of 46,249 students; Northgate Intermediate is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northgate Intermediate shows that the largest single group is Black at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Northgate Intermediate higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Northgate Intermediate is one.

The closest other public school is Unity Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northgate Intermediate's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 324 (now 273). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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