Northwest Local

Northwest Local is a high-performing Ohio district serving grades K–12 across four schools — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — with 1,636 students in total, and it ranks 78th of 773 Ohio districts, placing it at the 90th percentile with a 5-star district rating.

Northwest Middle School is the district's standout. It ranks 63rd of 1,046 middle schools (94th percentile, 5 stars) and has held 5 stars for three straight years. Its reported test scores are all above state averages, including 100% proficiency in Algebra I, 89.9% in 8th Grade Science versus a state 61.2%, and 87.2% in 7th Grade ELA versus 62.7% — even though it has the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate at 40%. Northwest High School also performs well: 85th of 795 high schools (89th percentile, 4 stars), a 96.1% graduation rate, and above-state scores in every End-of-Course subject. Its main watch item is chronic absenteeism at 15.8%, more than double the district's 7.6% and far above the other schools.

Among the elementary schools, W. S. Stinson Elementary School ranks 340th of 1,560 (78th percentile, 4 stars), with all listed scores above state averages and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.8%, though its rank slipped from the 83rd percentile the prior year. Northwest Primary School serves grades K–2, so it has no state test scores or rank history; its chronic absenteeism is 4.6%. Overall, every reported test score in the district's tested schools beats the state average.