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Northwood Middle School

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Northwood Middle School ranks 685 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Northwood Middle School is a grades 5–8 school at 570 Abbe Rd N in Elyria, Ohio, serving 599 students as part of Elyria City Schools. In 2025–2026, it ranked 685 of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — 35th percentile — with 2 stars, stronger than its district overall: Elyria City Schools ranks 641 of 773 districts, 17th percentile, 1 star. Its rank history is stable at 2 stars, hovering between the 30th and 38th percentile. The school serves a high-poverty population: 99.45% free/reduced lunch in 2023–2024, $6,838 per-pupil spending in 2018–2019, a 14:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, and 27.5% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026.

Within Elyria, Northwood is the strongest same-district middle school in the data, ranking above Westwood Middle School and Eastern Heights Middle School, and its chronic absenteeism (27.5%) is lower than both (37.0% and 36.7%). It beats the district in 10 of 11 tested areas. Algebra I EOC is a bright spot at 74.5, above district (41.9) and state (61.6), and ELA is relatively stronger, with 7th and 8th grade within about 5–6 points of state. But 8th-grade math is 19.8, below district (22.8) and far below state (52.0); 5th math (34.5), 7th math (28.6), and 5th ELA (51.4) are also well below state. Compared with nearby higher performers, Avon Middle School is at the 92nd percentile, Ranger High Technical Academy 97th, North Ridgeville Academic Center 74th, Midview Middle School 75th, and Brookside Middle School 56th.

Absenteeism is improving but still high: more than one in four students are chronically absent. Northwood is better than Durling Middle School (41.0%) and Southview Middle School (53.4%), but far above Avon Middle School (11.0%), Ranger High Technical Academy (8.5%), North Ridgeville Academic Center (12.5%), Midview East Intermediate School (14.6%), and Midview Middle School (19.4%); Brookside Middle School is close at 26.4%. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven, with a notable drop for gifted students (from 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 22nd percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026) and a lower ranking for special education students (27th percentile, 1 star). The clearest levers are grade-level math, 5th-grade ELA, and continued absenteeism reduction.

599

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,262

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 Abbe Rd N
Elyria, OH 44035-3649

(440) 284-8016

District: Elyria City Schools

Students who attend Northwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elyria High School

Feeder schools for Northwood Middle School:

Elementary:

Ely Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Two or more races:

18.7%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg38%

Ohio avg59%

685^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Elyria City Schools

641^st of 773Elyria City Schools among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	685 of 1046	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	695 of 1036	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	660 of 1046	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	680 of 1048	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	678 of 1017	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	696 of 1037	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	654 of 1050	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	702 of 1010	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.8	669 of 1038	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	721 of 1050	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	675 of 1035	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	670 of 1008	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	706 of 1001	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.3	654 of 989	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	680 of 925	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.5	629 of 895	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.7	596 of 858	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.5	493 of 835	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.8	464 of 837	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.4	465 of 732	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.8	208 of 692	69.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	180 of 455	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	255 of 442	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	246 of 429	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	180 of 436	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	214 of 413	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	164 of 385	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	231 of 405	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	241 of 384	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	458 of 565	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	573 of 576	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	566 of 658	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	555 of 643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	685 of 947	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	656 of 938	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	633 of 942	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	701 of 943	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	718 of 925	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	653 of 910	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	643 of 917	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	660 of 897	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	145 of 186	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.7	127 of 194	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	71 of 196	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	39 of 173	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	80 of 241	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	164 of 274	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	90 of 164	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	424 of 521	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	116 of 270	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.0	186 of 262	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	119 of 239	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	186 of 247	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	177 of 228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	187 of 222	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	166 of 192	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	588 of 996	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	609 of 983	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	628 of 989	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	681 of 974	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	681 of 947	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	662 of 923	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	560 of 945	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	669 of 924	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	648 of 955	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	711 of 954	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	648 of 958	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	606 of 963	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	609 of 946	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	680 of 924	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	598 of 933	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	691 of 916	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	212 of 260	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	203 of 263	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	215 of 254	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	205 of 245	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	216 of 239	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	170 of 219	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	139 of 206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	163 of 205	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	421 of 579	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	369 of 572	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	408 of 563	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	511 of 590	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	605 of 790	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	612 of 777	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	569 of 795	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	617 of 805	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	574 of 809	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	661 of 781	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	450 of 796	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	610 of 781	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)60th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I74%+13 vs state

English Language Arts52%-10 vs state

Science51%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Northwood Middle School	Public	5-8	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8016	599	43	14.0		309 (51.6%)	88 (14.7%)	90 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (18.7%)	38.3	685^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.5%		34.3	695^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.9%	10	47.5	54.7			34.5	46.4	28.6	19.8			51.4	46.1	57.4	52.3		74.5	$13,262
Eastern Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8015	549	43	12.9		247 (45.0%)	87 (15.8%)	95 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (21.9%)	23.6	795^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.0%		24	775^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.2%	20	35.5	45.0			15.9	26.9	20.0	17.4			39.3	35.3	45.7	43.6		79.4	$13,282
Westwood Middle School	Public	5-8	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8017	480	44	11.0		178 (37.1%)	114 (23.8%)	94 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.0%)	24.8	787^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.8%		19.8	817^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.1%	30	41.5	36.8			24.2	47.8	18.2	33.7			40.0	31.1	41.8	36.6		90.9	$12,486
Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	423	32	13.2		70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8.1	959^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.3%		8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%	2		16.8				8.3	1.0	24.4				16.5	26.1	25.2		88.0	$13,387
Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	3445 Long Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-3800	976	54	18.1	16.4%	794 (81.4%)	39 (4.0%)	63 (6.5%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	87.2	85^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.9%		86	97^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.6%	12		81.8				85.9	80.4	68.6				84.0	83.2	77.6	100.0	100.0	$11,970
North Ridgeville Academic Center	Public	3-8	34620 Bainbridge Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1131	1,855	91	20.3	31.8%	1,526 (82.3%)	38 (2.0%)	157 (8.5%)	39 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	88 (4.7%)	73.9	270^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.2%		67.3	360^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.3%	90	75.0	82.1	75.3	72.7	69.2	58.0	58.2	72.4	66.8	70.9	76.5	64.3	72.0	68.9	96.6	100.0	$10,307
Ranger High Technical Academy	Public	3-8	5580 Lear Nagle Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1178	259	18	14.3	14.7%	229 (88.4%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	91.5	31^st of 1046 public middle schools	97.0%		93.9	15^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.6%	16	81.3	95.6	72.5	84.8	75.0	79.1	77.8	93.0	82.5	73.3	89.4	75.7	90.9	93.3		100.0	$14,290
Durling Middle School	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Rd W	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6869	448	25	17.9		137 (30.6%)	73 (16.3%)	198 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	23.5	796^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.9%		22.8	785^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.2%	11	53.1	35.2			13.6	21.0	24.0	9.9			58.0	38.0	56.6	40.4		80.0	$10,475
Brookside Middle School	Public	7-8	1662 Harris Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 949-4228	259	14	19.0	49.0%	207 (79.9%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	59.9	456^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.4%		66.9	363^rd of 1036 public middle schools	65.0%	93		63.9					58.6	59.8					62.4	50.4		100.0	$12,733
Midview East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	13060 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(877) 644-6338	435	23	19.1	49.7%	364 (83.7%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)								(n/a)	60.0				67.1	67.9	100.0				72.7	65.1					$11,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Middle School

What high school do graduates of Northwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Northwood Middle School usually go on to attend Elyria High School

How many students attend Northwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Northwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Middle School?

Students at Northwood Middle School are 52% White, 19% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 15% African American.

Is Northwood Middle School a good school?

Northwood Middle School ranks 685^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Northwood Middle School in?

Elyria City Schools

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