State/Public Middle Open

Northwestern Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 7569 N Elyria Rd, West Salem, Wayne County, 44287

288
Pupils
16.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwestern Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Salem, Wayne County. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwestern Local school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths.

School details

School district
Northwestern Local

Enrollment & staffing

Northwestern Middle School enrolls 288 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.

Male students
144 (50%)
Female students
144 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Student-teacher ratio
16.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.4% Two or more races and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27495%
Two or more races72.4%
Hispanic or Latino62.1%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

119 of the school's 288 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Northwestern Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-70, state senate district 27, state house district 1.

School district: Northwestern Local

Northwestern Middle School is one of 3 schools in Northwestern Local, based in West Salem, Ohio. The district serves 1,243 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Northwestern Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 414 students per school.

1,243
District students
3
Schools
77
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
49%
Math proficient
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

Setting: Rural - Distant

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