Westwood Elementary School

Westwood Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Novelty, Ohio, run under West Geauga Local, with 367 students on its rolls from grades K through 2.

Across the 4 schools in West Geauga Local (1,969 students total), Westwood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westwood Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Geauga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Geauga County) logs that median household income runs about $107,860, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westwood Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Geauga County (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Geauga High School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westwood Elementary School.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 90%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.