Northwest Local

Northwest Local serves about 8,033 students across 11 schools in the Cincinnati area: five elementary, three middle, and three high schools. As a district, it ranks 557th of 773 Ohio districts — the 28th percentile, with 1 star — meaning most schools here score below state averages. Colerain High School is the largest school with 1,591 students, while Transitions Academy is the smallest at just 79.

The elementary schools are the district's strength. Monfort Heights Elementary School is the clear standout: the highest rank in the district (684/1560, 56th percentile, 3 stars), the best test average at 68.6, above the state on five of seven tests, and the lowest chronic absenteeism among standard schools at 13.2%. Pleasant Run Elementary School (48th percentile) and Colerain Elementary School (44th percentile) also outperform the district's middle and high schools. Struble Elementary School showed the most improvement, gaining about 7 points in its test average. At the middle level, Algebra I proficiency is remarkably high — 97% or better at all three schools — but 7th-grade math is very low, between 10.4% and 20.3% versus a state rate of 48.6%.

Other schools need attention. Taylor Elementary School was below the state on all seven reported tests, and Northwest High School was below the state on all six End-of-Course tests, with the district's highest absenteeism at 38.7%. Notably, chronic absenteeism rises sharply by grade level — from 13.2%–23.4% in elementary schools to 38.3%–38.7% in high schools — even though both comprehensive high schools graduate more than 95% of students.