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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIEDMONT·NCES 402397002712
Northwood Elementary School
14100 Northwood Drive, Piedmont, OK 73078 · (405) 373-5151 · Canadian County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
189 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 57% smaller than its 4th grade class (103).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 73% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Northwood Elementary School→Piedmont Intermediate Elementary School→Piedmont Middle School→Piedmont High School
Based on grade levels within PIEDMONT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
59.1%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 552 | 34.2% | 54.0% |
| Newcastle Early Childhood Center Newcastle | 472 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Newcastle Elementary School Newcastle | 738 | 33.1% | 35.9% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Norman | 514 | 38.1% | 50.0% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Broken Arrow | 654 | 34.1% | 38.8% |
| Council Oak Elementary School Tulsa | 509 | 35.2% | 55.5% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Canadian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #31 of 555 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #29 of 651 | #1 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #43 of 523 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #134 of 941 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #434 of 708 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #514 of 708 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #832 of 876 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #74 of 164 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
552
+100 (+22%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 552 | 33.7 | 16.4:1 | 34% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 30.3 | 16.0:1 | 37% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 26.3 | 17.8:1 | 28% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 23% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 29.4 | 17.2:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 26% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 20% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (507 to 552); teachers up 14% (29.4 to 33.7).
About Northwood Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Piedmont, Oklahoma. Enrolled students number 552 students, in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 51% higher than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, which is about 366.
A total of 7 schools make up PIEDMONT, with 5,407 students enrolled.
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Northwood Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Native American. Among people living in Canadian County, the White share is about 73%. By the diversity index, Northwood Elementary School comes in at 56%.
Teachers at Northwood Elementary School total 33.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 189 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 34%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Canadian County is 15 points.
Northwood Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Northwood Elementary School is 10.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oklahoma schools.
Census estimates describe Canadian County this way: median household income is about $87,751, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Canadian County number 49 and enroll about 32,883.
The school nearest to Northwood Elementary School is Piedmont Intermediate Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Northwood Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Northwood Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 452 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a increase of 100 students.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Canadian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,985
Census ACS
Median income
$87,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
32,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PIEDMONT
- Piedmont High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Piedmont Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Stone Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Piedmont Early Childhood CenterElementary · 601 students
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Piedmont
- Piedmont High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Piedmont Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 25.
- Northwood Elementary SchoolSeminole, OK · 289 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 814 students
- Northwood ElementaryEdgewood, WA · 732 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 719 students
- Northwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Piedmont Intermediate Elementary School1.8 mi · 839
- Piedmont Early Childhood Center2.4 mi · 601
- Piedmont Middle School2.4 mi · 796
- Piedmont Elementary School2.5 mi · 397
- Piedmont High School2.8 mi · 1,579
- Surrey Hills Elementary School3.3 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Northwood Elementary School serve?
Northwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Northwood Elementary School public or private?
Northwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PIEDMONT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.