Northwest Elementary School

Set in Mc Dermott, Ohio, Northwest Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, one of the schools within Northwest Local. It serves 566 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Northwest Elementary School sits 40% larger than that benchmark.

Within Northwest Local, which oversees 19 schools and 11,022 students, Northwest Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Northwest Elementary School records that nearly all students (97%) are White.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Scioto County shows median household earnings sit near $50,609, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Scioto County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), Northwest Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Northwest High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Northwest Elementary School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 693 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.