Northwood Elementary School

Northwood Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Dayton, Ohio, run under Northmont City, with 362 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 7.

Northmont City runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,676 students. Northwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Northwood Elementary School lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 31% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northwood Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Northwood Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 66.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Northwood Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northmoor Elementary School, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 356 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 40% to 31%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.