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Norwood Elementary School

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Norwood Elementary School ranks 607 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Norwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Jefferson, Ohio, serving 429 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson Local School District, which is ranked 377 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwood Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Norwood's 4th-grade students scored 84.7% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 69.1%. The school also ranks very highly in the state for its performance with special education and disabled students, ranking 106 out of 935 Ohio elementary schools for its special education students in the 2024-2025 school year and 92 out of 765 Ohio elementary schools for its disabled students in the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, Norwood Elementary School has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, with a 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2024-2025 school year, while the state average was significantly higher at 31.0%.

When compared to the nearby schools in the Hilliard City and South-Western City school districts, Norwood Elementary School generally outperforms them in student achievement, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. This suggests that Norwood may be providing a higher-quality educational experience for its students, despite having a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (50.35% in 2023-2024) compared to the state and district averages, indicating a higher proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

445

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,990

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

899 Norwood Dr
West Jefferson, OH 43162-1041

(614) 879-7642

District: Jefferson Local

Students who attend Norwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Jefferson Middle School
High:	West Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

607^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

377^th of 828Jefferson Local 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
2025	65.8	607 of 1558	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	434 of 1577	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	433 of 1596	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	465 of 1588	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	458 of 1610	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	677 of 1676	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	433 of 1636	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	438 of 1651	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	62.4	792 of 1678	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	618 of 1684	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.9	814 of 1687	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	972 of 1701	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	1135 of 1709	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	1119 of 1686	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	1123 of 1662	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	932 of 1610	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.2	824 of 1582	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.3	894 of 1609	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.3	744 of 1504	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.7	875 of 1501	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.0	685 of 1471	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	212 of 824	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	92 of 765	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	308 of 956	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	209 of 1021	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	536 of 1452	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	489 of 1466	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	377 of 1483	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	564 of 1488	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	459 of 1467	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	636 of 1502	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	518 of 1518	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	692 of 1473	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	240 of 1484	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	556 of 1447	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	275 of 1419	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	191 of 1404	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	358 of 1465	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	307 of 1465	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	612 of 1466	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	309 of 1485	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	469 of 1498	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.9	321 of 1518	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	415 of 1499	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	601 of 1535	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	494 of 1536	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	106 of 935	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	235 of 900	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	659 of 1175	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	483 of 1190	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	498 of 1215	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	512 of 1242	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	536 of 1249	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	694 of 1271	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	544 of 1309	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

English Language Arts70%+6 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

My son has attended Norwood since the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. Communication with his teacher is outstanding. I can tell that she really cares about her students and wants them to be successful. My son is eager to go to school every day and even wishes he could go on the weekends!!! Norwood is a relatively small school and I feel like the teachers really know my son (yes - even this early in the school year). I can hardly believe that I ever considered sending him elsewhere. Keep up the awesome work, Norwood Elementary Teachers, Administrators & Latchkey Staff!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			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	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
Norwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	899 Norwood Dr	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 879-7642	445	28	15.8	49.9%	404 (90.8%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	65.8	607^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.0%		74.9	434^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.5%	173	63.2	73.7	84.7	57.4	57.9	72.2	79.4	$14,990
Alton Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	982 Alton Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8000	504	26	19.7	61.5%	271 (53.8%)	55 (10.9%)	121 (24.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	29	1127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%		23.3	1219^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.7%	92		59.3	44.4		41.4	48.6		$10,182
Brown Elementary School	Public	K-5	2494 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-5400	448	26	17.0	27.9%	341 (76.1%)	16 (3.6%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	76.5	402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	74.2%		74.3	453^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	71.3%	51	77.8	87.5	84.1	61.1	85.0	70.7	75.0	$12,067
Hilliard Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	6000 Renner Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 921-5800	596	35	17.2	58.4%	326 (54.7%)	101 (16.9%)	107 (18.0%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	37.8	1037^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.4%		52.1	891^st of 1577 public elementary schools	43.5%	146	57.4	53.0	55.1	46.8	42.0	54.1	59.6	$11,622
Alton Darby Elementary School	Public	K-2	2730 Alton Darby Creek Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-5000	533	30	17.5	32.1%	338 (63.4%)	59 (11.1%)	51 (9.6%)	37 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.3%)								(n/a)								$12,537
Darby Creek Elementary School	Public	3-5	6305 Pinefield Dr	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-5500	526	30	17.6	29.7%	345 (65.6%)	58 (11.0%)	42 (8.0%)	41 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.4%)	72	490^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.5%		71.6	507^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.9%	17	71.6	76.3	72.1	73.5	72.0	70.9	79.6	$12,729
Darby Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	255 Westwoods Blvd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8075	554	30	18.7	72.2%	220 (39.7%)	83 (15.0%)	155 (28.0%)	51 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	52.2	857^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.0%		40.4	1034^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.4%	177		57.6	70.5		60.2	62.8		$11,664
Prairie Norton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8450	510	26	20.0	76.7%	144 (28.2%)	93 (18.2%)	198 (38.8%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	34.7	1073^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%		31.7	1115^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.3%	42		62.7	62.5		43.6	40.7		$10,744
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5000 State Route 38 NW	London	43140	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 873-8503	243	16	15.0	62.6%	136 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	49	911^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.5	1041^st of 1577 public elementary schools	34.0%	130		70.6	69.8		61.5	41.9		$11,872
Darbydale Elementary School	Public	K-4	7000 London Groveport Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8050	405	19	21.8	59.3%	298 (73.6%)	17 (4.2%)	57 (14.1%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	44.8	972^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.6%		48.2	947^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.9%	25		51.2	73.6		48.8	60.9		$11,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Elementary School

Is Norwood Elementary School a good school?

Norwood Elementary School ranks 607^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Norwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Norwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Jefferson Middle School
High : West Jefferson High School

What district is Norwood Elementary School in?

Jefferson Local

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Elementary School?

Students at Norwood Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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