Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510352001411
Northwood Middle
156 Long Hollow Rd, Saltville, VA 24370 · (276) 624-3341 · Smyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Virginia public middle schools
- B+Test 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 Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
157 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 66%
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 6 | 43 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 32% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 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 Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Middle
Northwood Middle's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Middle this school | 158 | 99.4% | 76.3% |
| Elydale Middle Ewing | 133 | 98.5% | 70.1% |
| Jonesville Middle Jonesville | 231 | 100.0% | 72.9% |
| Hardin Reynolds Memorial School Critz | 203 | 98.5% | 78.0% |
| Parry McCluer Middle Buena Vista | 126 | 90.5% | 79.7% |
| Pennington Middle Pennington Gap | 278 | 99.6% | 68.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #110 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #252 of 342 ▼ 131 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #78 of 342 ▲ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #338 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #31 of 340 |
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
158
-19 (-11%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 158 | 18.9 | 8.4:1 | 99% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 21 | 7.8:1 | 100% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 18 | 8.4:1 | 86% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 19 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 21.1 | 8.4:1 | 65% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 21 | 9.9:1 | 64% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 13 | 16.7:1 | 58% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 54% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (177 to 158); teachers down 10% (21.1 to 18.9).
About Northwood Middle
Northwood Middle is a small middle school in Virginia, with an address in Saltville. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 158 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Virginia is roughly 750 students; this school is 79% smaller than that.
Smyth County Public Schools is responsible for 14 schools, Northwood Middle included, with 4,132 students in all.
At Northwood Middle, White students make up 96% of the student body. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% White share among all Smyth County residents. By the diversity index, Northwood Middle comes in at 7%.
Staffing totals 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Northwood Middle is 99%. That is close to the 102% average for public schools in Smyth County.
allk12 grades Northwood Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Northwood Middle is +15.2 points, in the top 10% of Virginia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.3%, and the predicted rate is 61.0%.
In the county around the school, Smyth County, median household income is about $49,883, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Northwood Middle is among the 16 public schools in Smyth County.
The school nearest to Northwood Middle is Rich Valley Elementary, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within ten miles of Northwood Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 80.0%; Northwood Middle's is 76.3%, ranking 6th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Northwood Middle is Rural: Distant.
Northwood Middle had 177 students in 2020-21 and 158 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease.
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Smyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,420
Census ACS
Median income
$49,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,132 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smyth County Public Schools
- Chilhowie ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Marion Senior HighHigh · 563 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Chilhowie HighHigh · 384 students
- Oak Point ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Smyth County VirtualElementary · 339 students
Other schools in Saltville
- Northwood HighHigh · 204 students
- Saltville ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Rich Valley ElementaryElementary · 126 students
Other Northwood Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northwood Middle. Northwood Middle is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Northwood Middle SchoolRenton, WA · 911 students
- Northwood MiddleTaylors, SC · 823 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolSPOKANE, WA · 796 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolElyria, OH · 599 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Rich Valley Elementary0.1 mi · 126
- Saltville Elementary7.7 mi · 189
- Oak Point Elementary8.2 mi · 352
- Northwood High8.3 mi · 204
- Chilhowie Elementary8.3 mi · 589
- Marion Middle8.9 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood MiddleHow many students attend Northwood Middle?
Northwood Middle enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northwood Middle serve?
Northwood Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwood Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwood Middle is approximately 8.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwood Middle?
At Northwood Middle, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Northwood Middle public or private?
Northwood Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Smyth County Public Schools.
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