Enrollment
289
Middle
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE·NCES 402730001440
Northwood Elementary School
1001 Carson, Seminole, OK 74818 · (405) 382-5800 · Seminole County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Oklahoma public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
226 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 84 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 40% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SEMINOLE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
27.8%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 289 | 78.2% | 24.6% |
| Muldrow Middle School Muldrow | 345 | 80.3% | 26.7% |
| Locust Grove Middle School Locust Grove | 239 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
| Seminole Middle School Seminole | 178 | 78.7% | N/A |
| Chickasha Middle School Chickasha | 288 | 76.7% | 32.1% |
| Ponca City East Middle School Ponca City | 320 | 79.1% | 18.0% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #168 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #105 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #188 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #187 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #130 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #57 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #85 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #18 of 113 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
289
+22 (+8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 289 | 17.9 | 16.2:1 | 78% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 17.6 | 16.1:1 | 80% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 16.5 | 18.2:1 | 72% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 75% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 24.5 | 15.9:1 | 81% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 70% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 76% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 63% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (390 to 289); teachers down 27% (24.5 to 17.9).
About Northwood Elementary School
Federal records list Northwood Elementary School as a middle-grades school in Seminole, Oklahoma. There are 289 students enrolled, covering grades 4 through 6. That puts enrollment 26% below the 388-student average for middle schools in Oklahoma.
Northwood Elementary School belongs to SEMINOLE, a district of 5 schools and 1,401 students.
White students make up 39% of enrollment at Northwood Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 34% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 10% Native American, and 5% Black. In Seminole County overall, about 64% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Northwood Elementary School, which has 17.9. The average ratio among middle schools in Oklahoma is similar, at 15.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Northwood Elementary School is about 78%. The average for public schools in Seminole County is similar, at 81%.
Northwood Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Oklahoma public middle schools.
Northwood Elementary School is 4.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (24.6% versus 28.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
Census data for Seminole County show median household income comes to about $48,062, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,571, Northwood Elementary School among them.
Wilson Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northwood Elementary School at 3rd of 4.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 289, up from 267 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 16.2 in 2024-25.
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Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,494
Census ACS
Median income
$48,062
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- Seminole High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Betty L. Smith Childhood CenterElementary · 184 students
- Seminole Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
Other schools in Seminole
- Seminole High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Strother Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
- Varnum Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Betty L. Smith Childhood CenterElementary · 184 students
- Academy of Seminole Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 25.
- Northwood Elementary SchoolPiedmont, OK · 552 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
- Wilson Elementary School0.4 mi · 318
- Seminole Middle School0.9 mi · 178
- Betty L. Smith Childhood Center1.1 mi · 184
- Academy of Seminole High School1.2 mi · 50
- Academy of Seminole Elementary School1.2 mi · 181
- Seminole High School1.8 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 04-06.
Is Northwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwood Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Northwood Elementary School have?
Northwood Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 34% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School is overseen by SEMINOLE in Seminole County.
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