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Northwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
25th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 96% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Northwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Piedmont, Oklahoma, serving 485 students in grades PK-4 and part of the highly-ranked Piedmont School District.

Northwood Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 49% of Northwood students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48% in the Piedmont district and 26% statewide. In Mathematics, 59% of Northwood students were proficient or better, compared to 43% in Piedmont and 26% statewide. Northwood's White students ranked 23rd out of 289 Oklahoma elementary schools, and its students from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranked 29th out of 502 Oklahoma elementary schools, indicating the school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student populations.

While Northwood has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.4% in 2021-2022 to 19.0% in 2024-2025, this rate is still lower than the 19.0% chronic absenteeism reported for the nearby Piedmont district schools. Additionally, Northwood has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 36.7% in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby Piedmont schools (31.03% to 31.84%). These factors, combined with Northwood's consistently high academic performance, suggest the school has effective practices and resources that could provide valuable insights for other schools in the district and beyond.

552
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,069
Per pupil spending ?
34.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 14100 Northwood Drive
       Piedmont, OK  73078-3078

(405) 373-5151

District: Piedmont


Students who attend Northwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Piedmont Intermediate Elementary School
    Piedmont Middle School
High:    Piedmont High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
63.0%
Hispanic:
15.6%
Two or more races:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Oklahoma average (54% vs 26% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 4% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school54%
District avg46%
Oklahoma avg26%
25th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Top 4%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From top 13% (2015) to top 4% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Piedmont
22nd of 452Piedmont among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202593.525 of 61495.9%★★★★★
202490.028 of 38992.8%★★★★★
202249.8148 of 32354.2%★★★☆☆
202180.274 of 64688.5%★★★★☆
201952.5169 of 41158.9%★★★☆☆
201870.679 of 40680.5%★★★★☆
201786.828 of 40793.1%★★★★★
201675.092 of 49881.5%★★★★☆
201580.9122 of 95787.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202587.129 of 50294.2%★★★★★
202177.255 of 50689.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202586.923 of 28992.0%★★★★★
202169.386 of 40378.7%★★★★☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school
White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics59%+33 vs state
English Language Arts I49%+23 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Elementary School

Students at Northwood Elementary School are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Northwood Elementary School.

Yes! Northwood Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 25th of 614 Oklahoma elementary schools.

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

Middle : Piedmont Intermediate Elementary School
Middle : Piedmont Middle School
High : Piedmont High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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