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Northwest High School

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Northwest High School ranks 85 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 89% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Northwest High School is a 9–12 public high school in Canal Fulton, Ohio, serving about 480 students in the Northwest Local district. It ranks 85th of 795 Ohio high schools (89th percentile, 4 stars), placing it in the top decile statewide, while its district ranks 78th of 773 (5 stars). Among nearby schools, it trails Chippewa Junior/Senior High School and Green High School, but outperforms Dalton High School, Manchester High School, Norton High School, Tuslaw High School, Jackson High School, Coventry High School, and Barberton High School. Long term, it has improved from the 65th percentile in 2015–2016 to the high 80s/low 90s recently.

Academically, students at this school scored above the state in every tested subject in 2025–2026. American History at 93.2% and Algebra I at 85.3% are the highest among nearby schools, and American Government at 92% is near the top. Geometry is the relative weak spot at 60.9%—still above the state’s 43.3% but below Chippewa Junior/Senior High School, Green High School, Jackson High School, and Dalton High School. Recent trends are mixed: Government, History, and Algebra I improved, while English II, Biology, and Geometry declined. Subgroup performance is a bright spot: low-income students rank in the 93rd percentile, and special education students rank in the 85th percentile, up from the 43rd percentile in 2023–2024.

The graduation rate is 96.1%, high but below several nearby schools such as Tuslaw High School, Chippewa Junior/Senior High School, Jackson High School, Norton High School, Manchester High School, Green High School, and Dalton High School; it still tops Coventry High School and Barberton High School. Chronic absenteeism is 15.8%, lower than most nearby schools but more than double the Northwest Local district rate of 7.6% and up from 10.1% in 2022–2023. This school spends $8,685 per student (2018–2019), less than Green High School, Dalton High School, Manchester High School, Barberton High School, and Coventry High School, with a student–teacher ratio of 16—better than Green High School, Jackson High School, Chippewa Junior/Senior High School, and Tuslaw High School. Overall, this is a strong top-decile school with social studies, Algebra I, and subgroup equity as strengths; Geometry, absenteeism, and a slight graduation dip are areas to watch.

480

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,051

Per pupil spending ?

30.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8580 Erie Ave NW
Canal Fulton, OH 44614-9363

(330) 854-2205

District: Northwest Local

Feeder schools for Northwest High School:

Elementary:	Northwest Primary School
	W. S. Stinson Elementary School
Middle:	Northwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Ohio high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

Ohio avg63%

85^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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	77.0	85 of 795	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	123 of 855	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	94 of 864	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	73 of 867	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.4	140 of 836	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	110 of 819	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	212 of 836	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	242 of 800	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	238 of 773	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	276 of 784	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	169 of 778	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	198 of 769	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	60.7	381 of 767	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.2	298 of 832	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	221 of 818	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.7	178 of 819	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	162 of 791	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	128 of 767	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	170 of 756	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	65.3	250 of 696	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	263 of 689	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.4	275 of 681	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	76.9	66 of 606	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	84 of 596	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	164 of 628	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	110 of 550	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	102 of 763	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	104 of 809	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	111 of 798	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	96 of 813	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	116 of 794	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	101 of 775	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	189 of 781	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	265 of 751	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.3	181 of 538	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	51 of 761	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	76.9	112 of 815	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	34 of 822	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	26 of 805	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	41 of 773	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	49 of 763	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	191 of 779	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	104 of 758	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	66 of 765	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.9	120 of 817	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	70 of 816	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	48 of 819	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	166 of 808	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	112 of 778	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	213 of 792	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	162 of 763	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	85 of 575	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	102 of 617	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	37.8	343 of 598	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.7	48 of 614	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	97 of 709	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	125 of 748	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	103 of 754	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	83 of 756	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	147 of 749	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	120 of 727	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	226 of 739	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	251 of 718	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)66th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History93%+20 vs state

American Government92%+20 vs state

Algebra I85%+24 vs state

Biology83%+16 vs state

English II82%+19 vs state

Geometry61%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 9, 2012

I'm not happy with school. youngest daughter was tested as gifted in 2nd and 3rd grade in a different school districtand we were never told. between 4th grade and this year 7th grade we had been asking every year to be tested because of poor grades and she said she was bored. This year they put her into gifted program and have threated to pull her out of progrm. We have found out they can not legally do this and the school has done little to help her progress saying if she was bored she should catch up on her own. This year we found out the info about her being tested in 2nd and 3rd grade has been in her records all along.Every year we asked fo her to be tested and every year no one saw it in her file. The only one who neww about her being gifted was my daughter who always insisted she was in gifted program at other school and Northwest always stated she never was in program Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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/reduced lunch (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	8580 Erie Ave NW	Canal Fulton	44614	Stark County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 854-2205	480	30	16.0	30.0%	457 (95.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	77	85^th of 795 public high schools	89.3%		75.4	123^rd of 855 public high schools	85.6%	38		92.0	93.2					83.2	81.6	60.9			85.3	$15,051
Manchester High School	Public	9-12	407 W Nimisila Rd	New Franklin	44319	Summit County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 882-3291	394	28	14.0	32.5%	371 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	68.6	167^th of 795 public high schools	79.0%		66	246^th of 855 public high schools	71.2%	79		79.4	90.6					87.6	79.5	61.3			67.1	$17,073
Chippewa Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	466 South Portage	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 658-2011	588	33	17.7	30.3%	566 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	79.8	58^th of 795 public high schools	92.7%		80.3	75^th of 855 public high schools	91.2%	17	83.3	89.2	92.0	65.7	84.9	73.9	70.7	91.1	81.3	82.3			79.1	$12,959
Tuslaw High School	Public	9-12	1847 Manchester Ave NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Tuslaw Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 837-7800	368	21	17.4	31.8%	353 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.2	225^th of 795 public high schools	71.7%		77	97^th of 855 public high schools	88.7%	128		96.6	84.4					87.8	79.0	44.0			52.1	$13,020
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	7600 Fulton Dr NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 837-3501	1,881	92	20.5	21.5%	1,555 (82.7%)	64 (3.4%)	83 (4.4%)	84 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.0%)	63.6	233^rd of 795 public high schools	70.7%		70.7	187^th of 855 public high schools	78.1%	46		91.9	90.9					85.6	86.0	73.4	0.0	0.0	84.4	$11,701
Coventry High School	Public	9-12	1135 Portage Lakes Dr	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-3004	522	39	13.3	54.8%	435 (83.3%)	23 (4.4%)	13 (2.5%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	50.3	407^th of 795 public high schools	48.8%		41.2	555^th of 855 public high schools	35.1%	148		77.8	75.8					69.4	70.2	29.8			74.7	$12,138
Portage Lakes Career Center	Public	11-12	4401 Shriver Rd	Uniontown	44685	Summit County	Portage Lakes	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 896-8200	130	24	5.5	—	119 (91.5%)	6 (4.6%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)
Barberton High School	Public	9-12	555 Barber Rd	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1084	1,186	79	15.0	63.5%	858 (72.3%)	144 (12.1%)	57 (4.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (10.1%)	45.1	476^th of 795 public high schools	40.1%		53.8	414^th of 855 public high schools	51.6%	62		80.8	79.0					66.8	64.4	33.3			50.3	$16,006
Green High School	Public	9-12	1474 Boettler Rd	Uniontown	44232	Summit County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 896-7575	1,229	64	19.2	23.4%	1,110 (90.3%)	42 (3.4%)	20 (1.6%)	32 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	78.3	72^nd of 795 public high schools	90.9%		77.7	94^th of 855 public high schools	89.0%	22		92.2	90.5					88.1	85.5	74.4			74.5	$14,238
Dalton High School	Public	9-12	177 Mill St N	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 828-2261	282	17	16.9	21.6%	256 (90.8%)	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	70.9	148^th of 795 public high schools	81.4%		76.9	99^th of 855 public high schools	88.4%	49		88.9	82.0					82.3	78.7	64.9			76.7	$16,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest High School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest High School?

Students at Northwest High School are 95% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Northwest High School in?

Northwest Local

Is Northwest High School a good school?

Northwest High School ranks 85^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Northwest High School?

Northwest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northwest Primary School
Elementary : W. S. Stinson Elementary School
Middle : Northwest Middle School

How many students attend Northwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Northwest High School.

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