Summary:
The Northwood School District in Wisconsin has only one elementary school, Northwood Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past three years, with a ranking between 774 and 877 out of over 1,000 schools.
Northwood Elementary's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 0-47%, compared to the state averages of 51-55%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 57.59% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's low performance, it appears to have relatively high per-student spending, at $18,229 for the 2020-2021 school year, which is higher than the state average. The student-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary is also lower than the state average, at 12.2, indicating a relatively small class size. These factors suggest that the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized or the specific challenges the school is facing.
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