Norwood Elementary School

Norwood Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in West Jefferson, Ohio, one of the schools within Jefferson Local. Current enrollment sits at 445 students spanning grades K through 5.

Norwood Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Jefferson Local, a district that hosts 976 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Norwood Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Norwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.7%.

In the area at large, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,045 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Madison County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,189 students), of which Norwood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Jefferson High School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Norwood Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Norwood Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Norwood Elementary School has decreased 17%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Norwood Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.