Northwestern Elementary School

Northwestern Elementary School, a large elementary campus in Springfield, Ohio, operated by Northwestern Local, caters to 950 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 135% above the state mean of about 404.

Northwestern Local runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,924 students. Northwestern Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Northwestern Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Northwestern Elementary School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 44% of students at Northwestern Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northwestern Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clark County) shows that median household income runs about $63,132, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Northwestern Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 20,515 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northwestern Junior/Senior High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwestern Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 940 students in 2018 to 950 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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