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If you had an hour of school board time for Northwood High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
357
High
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWOOD LOCAL SCHOOLS·NCES 390507104039
Northwood High School
600 Lemoyne Rd, Northwood, OH 43619 · (419) 691-4651 · Wood County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Ohio public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
354 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 9% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwood Local Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
49.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 50.1% |
| 2022-23 | 59.5% | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 54.6% | 48.5% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 High School
Northwood High School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood High School this school | 357 | 99.2% | 57.8% |
| Rossford High School Rossford | 395 | 98.0% | 56.7% |
| Patrick Henry High School Hamler | 272 | 98.9% | 71.6% |
| Vanguard Tech Center Fremont | 177 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Lowellville High School Lowellville | 207 | 98.6% | 51.6% |
| North Central Junior/High School Pioneer | 208 | 98.6% | 55.9% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #350 of 403 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #396 of 776 ▼ 51 | #7 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #503 of 774 ▲ 13 | #7 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #451 of 742 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #528 of 888 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #245 of 739 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #223 of 749 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #7 of 435 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #167 of 484 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
357
-47 (-12%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 91% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 21.2 | 20.0:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 56% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 8% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (423 to 357); teachers up 13% (21.2 to 24).
About Northwood High School
Northwood High School is the name of a small high school in Northwood, Ohio. The school reports 357 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students.
Northwood High School belongs to Northwood Local Schools, a district of 3 schools and 818 students.
Northwood High School is 75% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 87% of Wood County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. That is lower than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. Among public schools in Wood County, the average eligibility rate is 35%.
allk12 grades Northwood High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northwood High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (57.8%) and its predicted rate (51.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wood County show that the median household income is $74,216, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Northwood High School, Wood County has 37 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Ranger Online Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Northwood High School ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 404 in 2020-21 to 357 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 19.2 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,064
Census ACS
Median income
$74,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwood Local Schools
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Ranger Online AcademyHigh · 8 students
Other schools in Northwood
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Ranger Online AcademyHigh · 8 students
Other Northwood High schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Northwood High. Northwood High School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Northwood HighIrvine, CA · 2,244 students
- Northwood HighRockville, MD · 1,654 students
- Northwood High SchoolShreveport, LA · 989 students
- Northwood HighPittsboro, NC · 634 students
- Northwood High SchoolLena, LA · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Ranger Online Academy0.0 mi · 8
- Northwood Elementary School0.0 mi · 453
- Coy Elementary School1.7 mi · 349
- East Broadway Elementary School2.1 mi · 416
- Oakdale Elementary School2.3 mi · 392
- Starr Elementary School2.6 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood High SchoolHow large is Northwood High School?
Northwood High School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 07-12.
Is Northwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwood High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Northwood High School have?
Northwood High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwood High School?
At Northwood High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Northwood High School public or private?
Northwood High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwood Local Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.