📍 156 Long Hollow Rd, Saltville, Smyth County, 24370
Northwood Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Saltville, Smyth County. The school has 151 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smyth County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwood Middle enrolls 151 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 151 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwood Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 6.
Northwood Middle is one of 14 schools in Smyth County Public Schools, based in Marion, Virginia. The district serves 4,132 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 151 students, Northwood Middle is smaller than the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant