Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN LOCAL·NCES 391003303992
Northwestern Middle School
7569 N Elyria Rd, West Salem, OH 44287 · (419) 846-3974 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
130 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 86 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 33% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northwestern Middle School→Northwestern High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwestern Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
67.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 67.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 62.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.1% | 55.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northwestern Middle School
Northwestern Middle School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Middle School this school | 284 | 45.8% | 68.6% |
| Westfall Middle School Williamsport | 311 | 47.9% | 62.4% |
| Fairless Middle School Navarre | 293 | 49.8% | 60.3% |
| Southeast Junior High School Diamond | 334 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| Bethel-Tate Middle School Bethel | 298 | 50.0% | 74.0% |
| Union Local Middle School Belmont | 304 | 46.7% | 57.6% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northwestern Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #204 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #323 of 637 ▼ 7 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #249 of 637 ▲ 27 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #70 of 629 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #507 of 654 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #188 of 577 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #488 of 579 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #122 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #299 of 410 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 284 | 18.8 | 15.1:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 18.3 | 15.8:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 41% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 22.9 | 13.3:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 41% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 54% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 27% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwestern Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (304 to 284); teachers down 18% (22.9 to 18.8).
About Northwestern Middle School
Northwestern Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in West Salem, Ohio. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 284 students. The average for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.
Northwestern Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Northwestern Local, with 1,243 students.
Federal enrollment data show Northwestern Middle School is 93% White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Wayne County residents. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 18.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.1:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 46%.
Northwestern Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.5% at Northwestern Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.6%.
Among Wayne County residents, the median household income is $73,574, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Northwestern Middle School is one of 45 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Northwestern High School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Northwestern Middle School comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Northwestern Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment declined 4% from its 2020-21 level of 295. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.4:1 to 15.1:1.
Discussions about Northwestern Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwestern Local
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Northwestern High SchoolHigh · 327 students
Other schools in West Salem
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Northwestern High SchoolHigh · 327 students
Other Northwestern Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northwestern Middle. Northwestern Middle School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Northwestern Middle SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,167 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolZachary, LA · 841 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolKokomo, IN · 324 students
- Northwestern MiddlePoplar, WI · 289 students
- Northwestern Middle SchoolAlbion, PA · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern High School0.1 mi · 327
- Northwestern Elementary School0.2 mi · 632
- Wooster High School9.2 mi · 1,182
- Kean Elementary School9.3 mi · 313
- Hillsdale 7-129.6 mi · 360
- Hillsdale PK-69.6 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Northwestern Middle SchoolHow large is Northwestern Middle School?
Northwestern Middle School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northwestern Middle School serve?
Northwestern Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Northwestern Middle School have?
Northwestern Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwestern Middle School?
At Northwestern Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwestern Middle School?
Northwestern Middle School is overseen by Northwestern Local in Wayne County.
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