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Northwood Elementary

2100 Creekview Dr, Marysville, OH 43040 · (937) 644-8106 · Union County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • A-Test 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.
  • FThree-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
118 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10517%
Grade 112921%
Grade 210517%
Grade 313522%
Grade 414323%

This year's kindergarten class (105) is 27% smaller than its 4th grade class (143).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
46575%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
6911%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
122%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
406%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
295%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33154%
Female
28646%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Northwood Elementary→Creekview Intermediate Elementary School→Bunsold Middle School
Based on grade levels within Marysville Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
75.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -10.6pp since 2021
Math
81.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.7%81.3%
2023-2483.2%84.3%
2022-2384.8%84.7%
2021-2286.3%88.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Northwood Elementary

Northwood Elementary's state test result (81.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Northwood Elementary this school61719.1%81.1%
Avon East Elementary School
Avon
53916.5%N/A
Woodland Elementary School
Perrysburg
58115.5%80.4%
Ridgewood Elementary School
Hilliard
59818.4%78.8%
Frank Elementary School
Perrysburg
46016.7%84.2%
Concord Elementary School
Troy
63217.7%86.4%
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Northwood Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Union County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
81.1%#219 of 673#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
81.3%#332 of 1,569
▼ 112
#5 of 9
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.7%#424 of 1,569
▼ 174
#5 of 9
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.7pp#61 of 1,514#2 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
617#250 of 1,808#3 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.2:1#1,534 of 1,582#8 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.3%#699 of 1,590#4 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.1%#642 of 767#7 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+39.3%#89 of 561N/A
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
617
+234 (+61%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561725.524.2:119% (118)
2023-2461725.224.5:119% (119)
2022-2358424.723.6:113% (73)
2020-213832217.4:1N/A
2017-184431824.6:119% (86)
2015-163912118.6:128% (109)
2010-114712221.4:128% (132)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 39% (443 to 617); teachers up 42% (18 to 25.5).

About Northwood Elementary

Located in Marysville, Ohio, Northwood Elementary is a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 617 students, covering kindergarten through 4. The school is 53% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Marysville Exempted Village includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 5,781 students.

The largest group at Northwood Elementary is White students, at 75%. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 85% of Union County residents are White. The diversity index for Northwood Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 24.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Northwood Elementary, which has 25.5. Elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1, 6.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Northwood Elementary is about 19%. The average for public schools in Union County is similar, at 19%.

On the allk12 Grade, Northwood Elementary lands at B, ahead of 60% of Ohio public elementary schools.

The model predicts 81.6% for a school in Ohio with Northwood Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Northwood Elementary posts 81.1%.

The county, Union County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $112,322, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 12,597 students.

About 0.2 miles separate Northwood Elementary from the closest public school, Creekview Intermediate Elementary School. The five-mile area around Northwood Elementary holds 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 77.2% on proficiency, and Northwood Elementary is above that at 81.1%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.

Federal records list enrollment at Northwood Elementary as 383 in 2020-21 and 617 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.4 to 24.2 over 4 years.

The discussion board for Northwood Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Union County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
67,324
Census ACS
Median income
$112,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
12,597 students

Quick facts

School name
Northwood Elementary
District
Marysville Exempted Village
Address
2100 Creekview Dr, Marysville, OH 43040
Phone
(937) 644-8106
County
Union County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
617
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
24.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
118 (19%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
390454705124
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Northwood Elementary schools

24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary is the 5th largest of the 25.

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Frequently asked questions

About Northwood Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Northwood Elementary?
Northwood Elementary enrolls approximately 617 students in grades KG-04.
Is Northwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Northwood Elementary have?
Northwood Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Northwood Elementary are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Northwood Elementary public or private?
Northwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marysville Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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