NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the compact elementary campuss in Northwood, North Dakota, operated by NORTHWOOD 129, with 177 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

NORTHWOOD 129 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 337 students. NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Grand Forks County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,075 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Grand Forks County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students), of which NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 175 students in 2018 compared to 177 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.