📍 9805 24th St E, Edgewood, Pierce County, 98371
Northwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edgewood, Pierce County. The school has 685 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puyallup School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwood Elementary enrolls 685 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 18% Two or more races and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 122 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 16% |
| Asian | 91 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 44 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 685 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 69 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.
Northwood Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Northwood Elementary is one of 37 schools in Puyallup School District, based in PUYALLUP, Washington. The district serves 23,026 students district-wide and employs 1,225 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 685 students, Northwood Elementary is close to the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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