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Northwest Elementary School

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Northwest Elementary School ranks 564 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Elementary School is a PK–5 building of 566 students on Henley Deemer Road in Mc Dermott, Ohio, a rural community in Scioto County, and it is the elementary school for Northwest Local.

The school currently ranks 564th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 64th percentile, 3 stars — essentially unchanged from the prior year and the strongest two-year stretch in a decade of history. Over ten years it has climbed roughly 19 percentile points, from 45th percentile and 2 stars in 2015-16 to solidly above average today, and it now outruns its own district, which sits at the 51st percentile. Six of seven tested subjects beat the state average in 2025-26, by about 9.3 points on average, with the largest margins in Grade 5 mathematics (88.4 vs. 59.1 statewide) and Grade 5 science (76.7 vs. 62.7). Fourth-grade English language arts shows the clearest turnaround, rising from 46.9 to 68.7 over four years and moving from well below the state to above it. Grade 5 ELA is the one soft spot, landing just under the state line in three of the last four years.

Against nearby schools, Northwest is first or second in every Grade 4 and Grade 5 subject tested, ahead of Clay Elementary School, Portsmouth West Elementary School, Valley Elementary School, Portsmouth Elementary School, and East Portsmouth Elementary. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 32.2% to 14.4% in three years, below the district's 21.4%. Low-income students post the school's strongest relative results, at the 86th percentile with 4 stars, while special education has slipped three readings in a row to the 47th percentile, and a newly widened gender gap (female students 76th percentile, male students 53rd) is worth watching.

566

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,215

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4738 Henley Deemer Rd
Mc Dermott, OH 45652-9050

(740) 259-5558

District: Northwest Local

Students who attend Northwest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle School
High:	Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Ohio avg64%

564^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

379^th of 773Northwest 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
2026	68.2	564 of 1560	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	551 of 1558	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	702 of 1577	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	659 of 1596	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	715 of 1588	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	872 of 1610	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	787 of 1676	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	762 of 1636	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	823 of 1651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	926 of 1678	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.7	912 of 1684	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.0	978 of 1687	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.2	986 of 1701	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.2	1013 of 1709	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	1214 of 1686	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	1230 of 1662	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.5	1107 of 1610	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.7	1058 of 1582	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	1120 of 1609	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.5	1069 of 1504	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.5	952 of 1501	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.4	891 of 1471	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	52.9	316 of 824	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	344 of 765	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	311 of 956	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	303 of 1021	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	346 of 1452	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	556 of 1452	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	653 of 1466	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	620 of 1483	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	789 of 1488	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	883 of 1467	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	773 of 1502	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	765 of 1518	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	161 of 219	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	449 of 759	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	202 of 1467	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	231 of 1473	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	309 of 1484	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	215 of 1447	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	307 of 1419	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	363 of 1404	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	263 of 1465	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	300 of 1465	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	684 of 1467	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	491 of 1466	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	657 of 1485	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	610 of 1498	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	696 of 1518	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	762 of 1499	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	684 of 1535	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	763 of 1536	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	487 of 914	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	396 of 935	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	280 of 900	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	347 of 856	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	615 of 1181	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.7	583 of 1175	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	709 of 1190	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	658 of 1215	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	829 of 1242	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	896 of 1249	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	806 of 1271	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	866 of 1309	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)26th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+14 vs state

Mathematics77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts68%+3 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)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4738 Henley Deemer Rd	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 259-5558	566	38	14.8	64.5%	550 (97.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	68.2	564^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.8	551^st of 1558 public elementary schools	64.6%	13	76.7	63.2	78.3	88.4		67.8	68.7	68.6		$12,215
Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1821A State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 259-2611	442	21	21.0	—	407 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	55.8	796^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.0%		63	666^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.3%	130		67.4	64.0			67.8	59.2			$12,054
Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Clay High St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 354-6644	326	11	29.6	—	308 (94.5%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	63.3	670^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.1%		55.2	814^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.8%	144	60.7	80.0	83.0	64.3		58.5	66.0	71.4		$10,838
Portsmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	514 Union St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-6719	791	59	13.4	62.8%	568 (71.8%)	56 (7.1%)	53 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (13.8%)	31.3	1118^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.3%		26.4	1161^st of 1558 public elementary schools	25.5%	43	42.4	51.9	48.9	34.8	58.0	51.4	38.0	62.0	33.0	$10,987
Portsmouth West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15332A Us Highway 52	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 858-1116	486	28	17.3	72.8%	445 (91.6%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	39.7	1030^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.0%		49.9	897^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.4%	133	39.4	71.1	66.3	29.8		57.8	50.0	61.7		$12,394
Stanton Primary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-4637	136	11	12.3	58.8%	128 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)								(n/a)		67.9				60.7				$15,408
Jasper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3185 Jasper Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 289-2425	486	33	14.7	63.4%	462 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	44.8	970^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.8%		42.8	996^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.1%	26		64.6	47.1			75.6	43.3			$10,192
Minford Primary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	215 Falcon Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 820-2287	405	20	20.2	99.3%	395 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)		52.5				58.8				$10,466
East Portsmouth Elementary	Public	K-6	5929 Harding Ave	Sciotoville	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 776-6444	134	10	13.4	88.1%	124 (92.5%)	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	21	1247^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.1%		20	1263^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%	16	30.0		25.0	50.0	33.3		45.0	30.0	38.9	$12,786
Wheelersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 574-8130	536	19	27.5	—	484 (90.3%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)		83.3				83.3				$8,923

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Elementary School

What district is Northwest Elementary School in?

Northwest Local

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Elementary School?

Students at Northwest Elementary School are 97% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northwest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Northwest High School

Is Northwest Elementary School a good school?

Northwest Elementary School ranks 564^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northwest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Northwest Elementary School.

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