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Northfield Elementary School

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Northfield Elementary School ranks 262 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Northfield Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 367 students in grades K-4 in the Nordonia Hills City School District in Northfield, Ohio. The school consistently performs above state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with 74.6% of 3rd graders and 89.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, and 79.1% of 3rd graders and 87.7% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts.

Northfield Elementary School excels in the performance of its student subgroups, ranking 22nd out of 615 Ohio elementary schools for its African American students and 174th out of 1,175 for its White students in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates at 18.0%, compared to the state average of 22.5%. Additionally, Northfield Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.4, compared to 17.7 at Ledgeview Elementary and 17.1 at Rushwood Elementary.

While the Nordonia Hills City School District schools, including Northfield Elementary, perform well, there is a stark contrast with the nearby Maple Heights City schools, which have significantly lower academic achievement and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Northfield Elementary's consistent high performance and focus on equity and inclusive practices contribute to its success as a top-performing school in the region.

348

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,141

Per pupil spending ?

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9370 Olde 8 Rd
Northfield, OH 44067-2046

(330) 467-2010

District: Nordonia Hills City

Students who attend Northfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lee Eaton Intermediate School
	Nordonia Middle School
High:	Nordonia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

African American:

14.4%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 77th percentile in 2022 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 83rd (2025) from a 77th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

Ohio avg64%

262^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Nordonia Hills City

84^th of 828Nordonia Hills City 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	81.7	262 of 1558	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	49 of 1577	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	203 of 1596	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	366 of 1588	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	196 of 1610	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	231 of 1676	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	119 of 1636	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	84.0	169 of 1651	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	219 of 1678	86.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	201 of 1684	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.1	472 of 1687	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	333 of 1701	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	286 of 1709	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	200 of 1686	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	464 of 1662	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	702 of 1610	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	733 of 1582	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	1045 of 1609	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.9	1060 of 1504	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	59.6	694 of 1501	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.4	626 of 1471	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	22 of 615	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	2 of 603	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	30 of 610	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	17 of 533	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	42 of 598	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	196 of 1452	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	89 of 1466	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	130 of 1483	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	337 of 1488	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	143 of 1467	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	204 of 1502	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	110 of 1518	92.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.2	406 of 759	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	107 of 1484	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	245 of 1447	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	247 of 1419	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	232 of 1466	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	36 of 1485	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	195 of 1498	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	574 of 1518	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.7	219 of 1499	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	183 of 1535	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	143 of 1536	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	84.8	73 of 856	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	174 of 1175	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	13 of 1190	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	63 of 1215	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	161 of 1242	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	154 of 1249	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	162 of 1271	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	113 of 1309	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)47th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+22 vs state

Mathematics82%+15 vs state

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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
Northfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	9370 Olde 8 Rd	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 467-2010	348	21	16.3	18.4%	236 (67.8%)	50 (14.4%)	14 (4.0%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	81.7	262^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	83.2%		90.3	49^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.9%	213		74.6	89.1		79.1	87.7		$17,141
Rushwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	8200 Rushwood Ln	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 467-0581	355	20	17.9	18.9%	285 (80.3%)	22 (6.2%)	20 (5.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	89	70^th of 1558 public elementary schools	95.5%		91	35^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.8%	35		90.2	91.4		89.1	86.4		$17,566
Ledgeview Elementary School	Public	K-4	9130 Shepard Rd	Macedonia	44056	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 467-0583	433	24	18.1	14.8%	307 (70.9%)	53 (12.2%)	16 (3.7%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.3%)	80.5	292^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.7	322^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	79.6%	30		77.6	76.1	100.0	81.6	76.2		$14,575
Samuel Bissell Elementary School	Public	2-3	1811 Glenwood Dr	Twinsburg	44087	Summit County	Twinsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 486-2100	582	28	20.7	29.6%	299 (51.4%)	134 (23.0%)	29 (5.0%)	84 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)								(n/a)		80.9			81.4			$13,285
Carylwood Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1387 Caryl Dr	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4509	248	18	14.1		15 (6.0%)	201 (81.0%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	19.7	1266^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.7%		28.6	1155^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.8%	111	44.4	40.8	34.2	31.2	39.0	28.2	54.5	$14,811
Wilcox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	9198 Darrow Rd	Twinsburg	44087	Summit County	Twinsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 486-2030	652	38	17.1	27.6%	339 (52.0%)	151 (23.2%)	34 (5.2%)	77 (11.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$13,559
Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	799 Washington St	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4225	406	27	15.1		23 (5.7%)	298 (73.4%)	47 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.4%)								(n/a)								$14,150
Glendale Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 W Glendale St	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4227	309	23	13.7		27 (8.7%)	231 (74.8%)	23 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)								(n/a)								$14,790
Abraham Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-1	6009 Dunham Rd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6030	479	21	22.8		12 (2.5%)	402 (83.9%)	33 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$10,886
Barack Obama School	Public	4-5	5800 Glenwood Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6020	445	28	15.8		8 (1.8%)	392 (88.1%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	15.7	1316^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.3	1351^st of 1577 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	33.0		43.1	27.3		37.0	36.2	$12,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Northfield Elementary School

What district is Northfield Elementary School in?

Nordonia Hills City

Is Northfield Elementary School a good school?

Northfield Elementary School ranks 262^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Northfield Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Northfield Elementary School?

Students at Northfield Elementary School are 68% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Northfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lee Eaton Intermediate School
Middle : Nordonia Middle School
High : Nordonia High School

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