Northwest High School

Public 9-12

 8580 Erie Ave NW
       Canal Fulton, OH  44614-9363


(330) 854-2205

District: Northwest Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
73rd of 867 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,073 Help


Feeder schools for Northwest High School:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  568

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.0%
Two or more races:
1.8%
Asian:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.6% Help


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Compare Details Northwest High School ranks better than 91.6% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.32. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Northwest High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (96%), two or more races (1.8%), Asian (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northwest High School is 19.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northwest High School is $12,073.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Northwest High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northwest High School 73rd of 867 Ohio public high schools. (See Northwest High School in the ranking list.)

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Northwest Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Northwest Local 37th of 835 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northwest High School

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Rank History for all students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.40 275th 681 59.6%
2005 65.36 263rd 689 61.8%
2006 65.29 250th 696 64.1%
2007 71.68 170th 756 77.5%
2008 74.53 128th 767 83.3%
2009 72.57 162nd 791 79.5%
2010 72.66 178th 819 78.3%
2011 70.77 221st 818 73.0%
2012 67.20 298th 832 64.2%
2013 60.66 381st 767 50.3%
2014 70.32 198th 769 74.3%
2015 69.31 169th 778 78.3%
2016 61.40 276th 784 64.8%
2017 62.61 238th 773 69.2%
2018 64.85 242nd 800 69.8%
2019 67.98 212th 836 74.6%
2021 75.02 110th 819 86.6%
2022 73.44 140th 836 83.3%
2023 81.32 73rd 867 91.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.72 48th 614 92.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.67 104th 758 86.3%
2019 68.78 191st 779 75.5%
2021 81.17 49th 763 93.6%
2022 85.64 41st 773 94.7%
2023 90.91 26th 805 96.8%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.99 265th 751 64.7%
2019 72.37 189th 781 75.8%
2021 79.39 101st 775 87.0%
2022 78.89 116th 794 85.4%
2023 81.50 96th 813 88.2%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.59 110th 550 80.0%
2019 62.25 164th 628 73.9%
2021 72.14 84th 596 85.9%
2022 76.91 66th 606 89.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.32 181st 538 66.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.62 162nd 763 78.8%
2019 70.62 213th 792 73.1%
2021 77.61 112th 778 85.6%
2022 74.51 166th 808 79.5%
2023 87.94 48th 819 94.1%
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Rank History for White students at Northwest High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.18 251st 718 65.0%
2019 68.02 226th 739 69.4%
2021 75.83 120th 727 83.5%
2022 75.64 147th 749 80.4%
2023 83.28 83rd 756 89.0%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Northwest High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 883 1 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1989 800 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1990 725 1 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 730
1991 734 5 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 743
1992 712 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 716
1993 700 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 704
1994 710 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 718
1995 753 5 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 763
1996 753 5 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 763
1997 776 5 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 794
1998 771 2 7 5 0 n/a n/a 0 785
1999 754 5 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2000 747 7 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 761
2001 751 9 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 763
2002 756 6 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2003 756 6 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2004 789 6 2 4 0 n/a n/a 1 802
2005 792 1 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 801
2006 819 5 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 832
2007 875 6 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 888
2008 846 6 6 1 0 n/a n/a 2 861
2009 793 9 5 1 0 n/a n/a 1 809
2010 656 13 4 2 0 n/a n/a 1 676
2011 617 15 5 1 0 0 4 0 642
2012 579 14 6 9 1 0 3 0 612
2013 555 12 3 7 1 1 3 0 582
2014 548 10 4 9 0 1 5 0 577
2015 575 9 3 10 0 0 6 0 603
2016 578 8 3 11 0 0 6 0 606
2017 599 8 4 8 0 0 8 0 627
2018 559 10 5 5 0 0 6 0 585
2019 532 8 4 2 0 0 7 0 553
2020 557 7 6 4 0 0 5 0 579
2021 531 7 7 6 0 0 6 0 557
2022 539 6 7 3 0 0 11 0 566
2023 545 4 8 1 0 0 10 0 568

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northwest High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 888 39.0 22.7 0
1989 804 38.0 21.1 n/a
1990 730 37.5 19.4 n/a
1991 743 36.0 20.6 n/a
1992 716 34.0 21.0 2.9
1993 704 33.0 21.3 3.6
1994 718 36.7 19.6 4.5
1995 763 36.7 20.8 4.1
1996 763 36.7 20.8 4.1
1997 794 37.7 21.1 4.9
1998 785 36.7 21.4 3.6
1999 769 39.0 19.7 5.6
2000 761 41.0 18.6 6.2
2001 763 40.0 19.1 5
2002 769 43.4 17.7 9.5
2003 769 43.4 17.7 9.5
2004 802 41.4 19.4 10.9
2005 801 44.8 17.9 10.9
2006 832 47.0 17.7 11.8
2007 888 46.0 19.3 12
2008 861 41.7 20.6 n/a
2009 809 37.3 21.7 16
2010 676 34.5 19.5 20.6
2011 642 31.0 20.6 23.1
2012 612 31.0 19.6 26.1
2013 582 30.6 19.0 28.2
2014 577 29.9 19.2 26
2015 603 n/a n/a 25.2
2016 606 30.0 20.2 n/a
2017 627 30.6 20.4 30
2018 585 32.1 18.2 29.9
2019 553 31.3 17.6 26.8
2020 579 32.2 17.9 29.5
2021 557 30.9 17.9 n/a
2022 566 30.2 18.7 n/a
2023 568 29.7 19.1 24.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northwest High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 888 39.0 22.7 0
1989 804 38.0 21.1 n/a
1990 730 37.5 19.4 n/a
1991 743 36.0 20.6 n/a
1992 716 34.0 21.0 2.9
1993 704 33.0 21.3 3.6
1994 718 36.7 19.6 4.5
1995 763 36.7 20.8 4.1
1996 763 36.7 20.8 4.1
1997 794 37.7 21.1 4.9
1998 785 36.7 21.4 3.6
1999 769 39.0 19.7 5.6
2000 761 41.0 18.6 6.2
2001 763 40.0 19.1 5
2002 769 43.4 17.7 9.5
2003 769 43.4 17.7 9.5
2004 802 41.4 19.4 10.9
2005 801 44.8 17.9 10.9
2006 832 47.0 17.7 11.8
2007 888 46.0 19.3 12
2008 861 41.7 20.6 n/a
2009 809 37.3 21.7 16
2010 676 34.5 19.5 20.6
2011 642 31.0 20.6 23.1
2012 612 31.0 19.6 26.1
2013 582 30.6 19.0 28.2
2014 577 29.9 19.2 26
2015 603 n/a n/a 25.2
2016 606 30.0 20.2 n/a
2017 627 30.6 20.4 30
2018 585 32.1 18.2 29.9
2019 553 31.3 17.6 26.8
2020 579 32.2 17.9 29.5
2021 557 30.9 17.9 n/a
2022 566 30.2 18.7 n/a
2023 568 29.7 19.1 24.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Northwest High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,685
2022 $10,443
2023 $12,073

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northwest High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 212th of 836 High schoolsRanks 73rd of 867 High schools
 16.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Northwest High School)80.591.2
 10.7%
   End of Course American Government (Northwest Local)80.591.2
 10.7%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Northwest High School)83.891.6
 7.8%
   End of Course American History (Northwest Local)83.991.1
 7.2%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Northwest High School)80.884.2
 3.4%
   End of Course Biology (Northwest Local)80.884.2
 3.4%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Northwest High School)77.279.6
 2.4%
   End of Course English II (Northwest Local)77.479.6
 2.2%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Northwest High School)66.270
 3.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Northwest Local)66.270
 3.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Northwest High School)73.279.3
 6.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Northwest Local)80.880.7
 0.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students553568
 2.7%
African American84
 50%
American Indian00
Asian48
 100%
Hispanic21
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White532545
 2.4%
Two or More Races710
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.8%24.6%
 2.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 568 students attended Northwest High School.

Students at Northwest High School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Yes. Northwest High School ranks in the top 8.4% of Ohio high schools.

Northwest High School is fed by the following schools:

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


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