Summary:
Northwest Local is a three-school district in Ohio serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Northwest Elementary School (PK–5, 566 students), Northwest Middle School (6–8, 247 students), and Northwest High School (9–12, 313 students), totaling 1,126 students. The elementary school enrolls just over half of the district's students (50.3%), followed by the high school (27.8%) and middle school (21.9%). The district ranks 379 out of 773 Ohio schools, placing it at the 51st percentile with 3 stars.
Northwest Elementary is the district's strongest performer, ranking at the 64th percentile and posting 5th grade math proficiency of 88.4% versus 59.1% statewide (a +29.3 point gap), along with strong 4th grade math, 5th grade science, and 4th grade ELA results. Northwest High School (56th percentile) excels in Biology (85.7% vs. 67.0%), American History (84.7% vs. 73.2%), and American Government (80.2% vs. 71.6%), and reported a 100% graduation rate, but Geometry is a clear weak spot at 32.5% versus 43.3% state. Northwest Middle School is the lowest-ranked at the 42nd percentile (2 stars) and is highly uneven: Algebra I proficiency is exceptional at 91.3%, but 6th and 8th grade math and all three ELA grades fall below state.
Chronic absenteeism separates the schools sharply. The elementary school has the district's lowest rate at 14.4%, below the district rate of 21.4%, while the middle school (29.3%) and high school (27.6%) are both above it — making attendance a likely leverage point at the secondary level. Student–teacher ratios are similar across all three schools (13.7 to 14.9), and per-student spending from 2018–2019 ranges from $9,029 at the elementary school to $10,498 at the high school. Notably, free/reduced lunch percentages are blank for all three schools, so that socioeconomic context cannot be analyzed here.
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