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Northwest Elementary School

Q: Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks 1108 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Northwest Kidder Middle School High : Northwest High School

Public Grades 3-5

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Northwest Community Schools district in Jackson, Michigan. With 757 students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on academic assessments over the past decade.

Northwest Elementary School faces significant challenges, including low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, high chronic absenteeism, and struggles in serving its diverse student population. While the school performs relatively well for its African American students, it ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Michigan elementary schools for its Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as for students with special needs. Nearby schools, such as Paragon Charter Academy, consistently outperform Northwest Elementary across multiple academic measures, despite the school spending more per student than the state average.

Addressing the issues at Northwest Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach to improve instructional practices, attendance, and support for all students. With a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school faces significant challenges, but its performance suggests opportunities for improvement in resource allocation and utilization to better serve the diverse needs of its student population.

758

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,138

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3757 Lansing Ave
Jackson, MI 49202-1015

(517) 817-4704

District: Northwest Community Schools

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Kidder Middle School
High:	Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.8%

Two or more races:

10.2%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg39%

1,108^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

452^nd of 613Northwest Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1108 of 1488	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1084 of 1486	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1030 of 1470	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	964 of 1344	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	902 of 1153	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	943 of 1408	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	894 of 1448	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	912 of 1466	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.3	633 of 1548	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	708 of 1580	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.8	852 of 1533	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	874 of 1563	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.3	796 of 1566	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.8	882 of 1552	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.5	896 of 1552	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	701 of 1589	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.7	505 of 1577	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	441 of 1565	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	278 of 1545	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	70 of 369	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1045 of 1338	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1097 of 1342	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1003 of 1321	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	916 of 1106	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	785 of 902	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	875 of 1171	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	867 of 1443	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	114 of 209	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	152 of 201	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	133 of 188	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	143 of 222	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	39.4	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1094 of 1346	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1117 of 1381	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1075 of 1350	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	808 of 1099	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	562 of 749	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	790 of 1134	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	898 of 1397	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1128 of 1366	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	994 of 1347	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1019 of 1334	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	882 of 1139	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	810 of 915	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	867 of 1196	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	871 of 1446	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	82 of 93	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	74 of 78	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	79 of 81	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	36 of 81	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	252 of 252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	221 of 225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	291 of 403	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1129 of 1206	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1058 of 1204	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1017 of 1198	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	907 of 1102	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	830 of 1005	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	877 of 1128	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	891 of 1253	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)81st percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2018)24th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-8 vs state

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

Math18%-21 vs state

Social Studies17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Elementary School	Public	3-5	3757 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4704	758	43	17.8	50.4%	582 (76.8%)	35 (4.6%)	56 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.2%)	23.1	1108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%		25.7	1084^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.1%	24			31.0	26.9	32.5			23.4	16.5	12.5			32.5		17.1		$12,138	$1,194	$10,944
Northwest Early Elementary School	Public	K-2	3735 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4705	848	47	18.0	54.7%	658 (77.6%)	26 (3.1%)	61 (7.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (11.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,596	$1,309	$12,287
Da Vinci Schools K5	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-5	559 Murphy St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Da Vinci Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 780-9980	117	7	15.8	79.5%	83 (70.9%)	8 (6.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (18.8%)	26.7	1057^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.0%		34.8	940^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.7%	117			33.3	19.1				38.9	19.1				28.6				$15,067	$2,166	$12,901
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2501	396	28	14.1	98.0%	129 (32.6%)	126 (31.8%)	49 (12.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.5%)	8	1399^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.4	1424^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.2%	25			15.3	12.8	9.0			20.5					6.5				$17,614	$2,754	$14,860
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	366	27	13.5	95.4%	116 (31.7%)	122 (33.3%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.2%)	13.4	1290^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.3%		12.6	1295^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.9%	5			21.6	13.7	15.2			27.5	5.9	10.9			28.3		6.5		$18,094	$4,782	$13,313
JPS Montessori Center	Public	K-5	820 Bennett St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3870	146	9	16.9	78.1%	59 (40.4%)	38 (26.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (28.8%)	24	1094^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%		17.8	1205^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.9%	111			37.5	12.5	36.0			25.0	29.2	12.5			20.0				$19,364	$6,649	$12,715
Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	28	14.0	91.0%	117 (29.4%)	164 (41.2%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (19.6%)	11.4	1332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.5%		6.1	1436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	104			21.9	9.6	19.6			20.5		7.1			12.5		10.7		$20,288	$6,003	$14,286
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	Public	PK-K	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-3624	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	627	35	17.8	63.8%	263 (41.9%)	138 (22.0%)	78 (12.4%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	96 (15.3%)	56.6	617^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.7	654^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.0%	37	72.7	63.6	36.8	41.7	38.8	37.0	57.6	59.2	46.6	34.3	40.7	45.0	41.8	68.2	32.8	72.7	$12,335	$1,197	$11,137
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4064 Page Ave	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 764-5700	321	19	17.0	60.7%	272 (84.7%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)																	$16,615	$357	$16,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Kidder Middle School
High : Northwest High School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

What district is Northwest Elementary School in?

Northwest Community Schools

Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks 1108^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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