Northwood Elementary School

Northwood Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary schools in Elyria, Ohio, part of Elyria City Schools, with 333 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Elyria City Schools comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,702 students; Northwood Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Northwood Elementary School shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 17% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Northwood Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Northwood Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Northwood Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwood Elementary School has decreased 16%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 59%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.