Summary:
ZIP code 44067 (Northfield, Ohio) is home to four public schools — all part of the Nordonia Hills City district — serving roughly 1,714 students in grades K–8: Nordonia Middle School (524 students, grades 6–8), Lee Eaton Intermediate School (487, grades 5–6), Rushwood Elementary School (355, K–4), and Northfield Elementary School (348, K–4). There is no high school inside this ZIP, so the local picture is entirely elementary and middle school.
Every one of the 44 reported test-score rows across the four schools and both years exceeds the Ohio average — a district-wide pattern, not a few lucky results. Lee Eaton is the standout, ranking 16th, 23rd and 36th in the state among middle schools with 5 stars all three years. Northfield Elementary rebounded from 262nd to 143rd statewide, rising from 4 stars to 5, and posts the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.5%. Nordonia Middle School also earned 5 stars, with 100% proficient on Geometry two years running and 98% on Algebra I. Rushwood Elementary is the exception: its state rank fell 35th to 70th to 268th, it dropped from 5 stars to 4, and all four of its tested subjects declined year over year.
Attendance is a quiet strength — all four schools beat the district's 13.8% chronic absenteeism rate, though rates climb steadily by grade level from 7.5% to 13.2%. Poverty rates are similar across the schools, and spending and class-size figures do not line up neatly with results. For parents, the practical takeaway is a consistently strong K–8 district with one elite performer, one fast-improving elementary, one advanced-math powerhouse in the middle school, and one elementary whose slide is worth watching.
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