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Northwest High School

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Northwest High School ranks 220 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Northwest High School is a public high school located in Mc Dermott, Ohio, serving 355 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Northwest Local School District, which is ranked 283 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest High School has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 566th out of 773 Ohio high schools in 2016-2017 to 220th out of 855 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school has performed particularly well in supporting special education and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% and top 15% of Ohio high schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.1% to 34.9%, has been a concern, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Glenwood High School and Valley High School, Northwest High School generally performs better in terms of statewide ranking and academic proficiency, particularly in subjects like American Government, American History, and Biology. However, the school struggles in mathematics, with proficiency rates in Geometry and Algebra I lagging behind the state and local district averages.

313

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,091

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

914 Mohawk Dr
Mc Dermott, OH 45652-9000

(740) 259-2366

District: Northwest Local

Feeder schools for Northwest High School:

Elementary:	Northwest Elementary School
Middle:	Northwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 53 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg76%

Ohio avg62%

220^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 53 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

283^rd of 828Northwest 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	67.8	220 of 855	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	226 of 864	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	297 of 867	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	394 of 836	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	469 of 819	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	473 of 836	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	530 of 800	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	566 of 773	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	631 of 784	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.3	612 of 778	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.0	567 of 769	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	613 of 767	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.2	584 of 832	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.5	582 of 818	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.9	584 of 819	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.0	532 of 791	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.2	647 of 767	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	663 of 756	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	587 of 696	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	644 of 689	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	488 of 681	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	305 of 606	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	385 of 596	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	267 of 628	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	373 of 550	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	256 of 809	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	227 of 798	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	261 of 813	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	288 of 794	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	456 of 775	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	445 of 781	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	542 of 751	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	156 of 244	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.4	18 of 280	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	44.8	237 of 308	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	498 of 538	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	105 of 815	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	121 of 822	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	203 of 805	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	360 of 773	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	361 of 763	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	292 of 779	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	412 of 758	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	239 of 817	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	230 of 816	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	345 of 819	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	482 of 808	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	485 of 778	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	479 of 792	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	561 of 763	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	67 of 617	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	175 of 598	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	186 of 614	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	249 of 748	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	260 of 754	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	329 of 756	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	398 of 749	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	496 of 727	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	496 of 739	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	589 of 718	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology95%+29 vs state

American History89%+18 vs state

American Government85%+13 vs state

Algebra I70%+11 vs state

English II70%+9 vs state

Geometry38%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	914 Mohawk Dr	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-2366	313	21	14.9		303 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	67.8	220^th of 855 public high schools	74.3%		67.6	226^th of 864 public high schools	73.8%	6			85.4	88.9									94.7	69.6	37.9		70.3	$17,091
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	951 Vern Riffe Dr	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Scioto County Joint Vocational School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5522	549	47	11.6		517 (94.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Valley High School	Public	9-12	1821 State Route 728	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-5551	279	21	13.2	44.1%	260 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	56.8	381^st of 855 public high schools	55.4%		49.9	463^rd of 864 public high schools	46.4%	82			69.2	82.0									82.6	65.9	30.3		71.1	$14,570
Clay High School	Public	9-12	44 Clay High St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 354-6644	145	14	10.3	64.1%	133 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	42.3	541^st of 855 public high schools	36.7%		38.5	561^st of 864 public high schools	35.1%	20			71.4	64.9									67.6	59.5	40.5		35.3	$18,670
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	636	45	14.0		427 (67.1%)	48 (7.5%)	55 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (15.9%)	35.7	601^st of 855 public high schools	29.7%		29.8	618^th of 864 public high schools	28.5%	17		31.2	63.0	85.1			22.8	31.8			45.7	42.2	41.5	46.8	37.2		42.5	$12,258
Portsmouth West High School	Public	9-12	15332 Us Highway 52	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 858-1103	331	16	20.6		311 (94.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	49	482^nd of 855 public high schools	43.6%		35.8	583^rd of 864 public high schools	32.5%	101			68.2	74.2									78.6	73.0	41.3	0.0	62.2	$15,357
Glenwood High School	Public	7-12	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-4559	147	14	10.5		122 (83.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)	52.4	442^nd of 855 public high schools	48.3%		58.9	348^th of 864 public high schools	59.7%	94		70.0	88.2	88.9			40.0	50.0			72.0	56.7	52.9	55.6	11.1		80.0	$16,542
Minford High School	Public	9-12	491 Bond Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 820-3445	295	17	17.3		293 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42.3	542^nd of 855 public high schools	36.6%		53.3	420^th of 864 public high schools	51.4%	122			80.9	66.3									53.2	54.3	51.9		30.0	$12,092
Vern Riffe Career Technology C	Public	7-12	175 Beaver Creek Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Pike County Area	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2721	445	0			427 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Piketon Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	1414 Piketon Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2254	641	31	20.6		610 (95.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	40	563^rd of 855 public high schools	34.2%		41.6	536^th of 864 public high schools	38.0%	27	71.7	55.4	83.2	69.2	50.0	28.8	36.9	21.7	58.7	32.5	47.6	54.3	60.8	53.7	2.9		50.0	$11,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest High School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest High School?

Students at Northwest High School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Northwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Northwest High School.

What district is Northwest High School in?

Northwest Local

What schools feed into Northwest High School?

Northwest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northwest Elementary School
Middle : Northwest Middle School

Is Northwest High School a good school?

Northwest High School ranks 220^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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