Northwood Middle School

Located at 570 Abbe Rd N, in Elyria, Ohio, Northwood Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus that teaches 599 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Elyria City Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 482.

Northwood Middle School is one of 10 schools operated by Elyria City Schools, a district that hosts 5,702 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northwood Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 15% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lorain County put 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 Middle School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Northwood Elementary 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.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwood Middle School has rose 33%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 599 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 11% to 15%.

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