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Northwestern Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 7334 N Elyria Rd, West Salem, Wayne County, 44287

625
Pupils
17.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwestern Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Salem, Wayne County. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwestern Local school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Northwestern Local

Enrollment & staffing

Northwestern Elementary School enrolls 625 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.

Male students
317 (51%)
Female students
308 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.9
Student-teacher ratio
17.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3% Two or more races and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White59495%
Two or more races193%
Hispanic or Latino111.8%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

197 of the school's 625 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 40 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 Pre-Kโ€“5

Northwestern Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 Elementary 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 625 students, Northwestern Elementary School is larger 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

78%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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