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Northwood Intermediate School

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Northwood Intermediate School ranks 1126 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

1126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Northwood Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-4 in Sidney, Ohio, with 440 students. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance, student subgroup outcomes, and chronic absenteeism all well below state averages.

Northwood Intermediate School's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is significantly behind the state average. In 2024-2025, only 41.6% of 3rd graders and 47.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 61.3% and 61.9% respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with its rankings for White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students all in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools. Additionally, Northwood Intermediate School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.2% to 29.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Sidney City School District, such as Whittier Early Childhood Center and Longfellow Primary School, serve similar high-poverty populations but have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Furthermore, elementary schools in higher-performing nearby districts, like Fort Loramie Local and Jackson Center Local, significantly outperform Northwood Intermediate School on academic measures.

438

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,797

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1152 Saint Marys Rd
Sidney, OH 45365-8901

(937) 497-2231

District: Sidney City

Students who attend Northwood Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Sidney Middle School
High:	Sidney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Two or more races:

15.3%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Ohio avg64%

1,126^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

583^rd of 828Sidney 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	29.1	1126 of 1558	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1036 of 1577	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1021 of 1596	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	930 of 1588	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	861 of 1610	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	840 of 1676	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	866 of 1636	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.8	889 of 1651	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	70.9	577 of 1678	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	851 of 1684	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	1128 of 1687	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	1107 of 1701	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	1130 of 1709	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.6	1094 of 1686	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	986 of 1662	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	901 of 1610	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.3	506 of 1582	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	718 of 1609	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	588 of 1504	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	652 of 1501	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	354 of 615	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	764 of 824	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.9	254 of 765	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	193 of 956	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	146 of 1021	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1130 of 1452	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1050 of 1466	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	955 of 1483	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	901 of 1488	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	773 of 1467	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	660 of 1502	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	763 of 1518	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1190 of 1473	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	978 of 1484	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	961 of 1447	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	760 of 1419	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	638 of 1404	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	504 of 1465	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	491 of 1465	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1036 of 1466	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	909 of 1485	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	996 of 1498	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	915 of 1518	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	849 of 1499	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	800 of 1535	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	852 of 1536	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	183 of 218	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	134 of 202	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	110 of 183	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	52 of 162	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	67 of 139	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	874 of 935	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	829 of 900	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	827 of 856	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1046 of 1175	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1022 of 1190	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1033 of 1215	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1000 of 1242	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	851 of 1249	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	796 of 1271	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	946 of 1309	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%-12 vs state

English Language Arts42%-20 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 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
Northwood Intermediate School	Public	3-4	1152 Saint Marys Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2231	438	28	15.6	74.4%	320 (73.1%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.3%)	29.1	1126^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%		39.9	1036^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.3%	90		41.6	67.9			36.8	47.2			$11,797
Longfellow Primary School	Public	K-2	1250 Park St	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2264	303	16	18.9	83.2%	215 (71.0%)	20 (6.6%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	49 (16.2%)								(n/a)										$11,549
Emerson Primary School	Public	K-2	901 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2261	340	17	20.0	64.4%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	18 (5.3%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.4%)								(n/a)										$11,273
Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 492-5930	268	10	26.8		250 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	82.3	248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.1%		86.4	135^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.4%	113	81.1	95.0	97.4	83.8		75.0	71.1	78.4		$15,529
Anna Elementary School	Public	K-5	607 N Pike St	Anna	45302	Shelby County	Anna Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 394-2011	516	29	17.7	28.3%	458 (88.8%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	88.4	87^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.4%		88.7	87^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.5%		96.3	81.0	90.2	91.4		82.4	85.4	96.3		$11,515
Hardin Houston Elementary School	Public	K-6	5300 Houston Rd	Houston	45333	Shelby County	Hardin-Houston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 295-3010	394	25	15.7		365 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	83.1	218^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.0%		80.4	307^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.5%	89	88.2	85.5	91.7	82.4	72.9	61.8	88.3	82.4	83.3	$13,052
Springcreek Primary Elementary School	Public	K-3	145 E Us Route 36	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 773-6540	456	30	15.2		353 (77.4%)	19 (4.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.9%)								(n/a)		62.6				54.6				$11,996
Jackson Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 596-6053	330	16	20.6		313 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	89.6	63^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%		89.5	63^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.9	92.9	100.0	95.9	85.0	92.9	89.4	85.7	62.5	$12,256
Fort Loramie Elementary School	Public	K-6	35 Elm St	Fort Loramie	45845	Shelby County	Fort Loramie Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 295-2931	403	28	14.3	8.9%	393 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	93.2	14^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.1%		93.6	9^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	92.9	96.2	100.0	92.9	93.0	92.5	90.6	89.3	93.0	$14,949
Washington Primary Elementary School	Public	K-3	800 N Sunset Dr	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 773-8472	508	27	18.8		396 (78.0%)	19 (3.7%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (13.2%)								(n/a)		63.3				62.8				$11,852

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Intermediate School

How many students attend Northwood Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Northwood Intermediate School.

Is Northwood Intermediate School a good school?

Northwood Intermediate School ranks 1126^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Northwood Intermediate School in?

Sidney City

What schools do graduates of Northwood Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Northwood Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sidney Middle School
High : Sidney High School

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Intermediate School?

Students at Northwood Intermediate School are 73% White, 15% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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