Northwest Middle School

Northwest Middle School is one of the close-knit middle schools in Mc Dermott, Ohio, overseen by Northwest Local, with 247 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Northwest Middle School sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

Northwest Local comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,022 students; Northwest Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northwest Middle School records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, Northwest Middle School shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Scioto County put the typical household earns roughly $50,609 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Scioto County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), Northwest Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Northwest High School, around 0.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Northwest Middle School's enrollment has contracted 30% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 247). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the Northwest Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.