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Northwood Elementary School

Summary:

Northwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Seneca, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the West Seneca Central School District, which is ranked 539 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwood Elementary School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. The school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 27.16%, compared to the district's 41.77% and the state's 44.89%. Similarly, the school's 3rd-grade Math proficiency rate was 40%, compared to the district's 56.45% and the state's 53.68%. Northwood Elementary also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 46.02%, which is higher than the nearby Clinton Elementary School (35.25%) but lower than some other nearby schools, such as Ps 69 Houghton Academy (85.27%) and Lovejoy Discovery School #43 (93.07%).

Northwood Elementary School's performance, as measured by its statewide ranking, has been declining over the years, from 944 out of 2,366 New York elementary schools in the 2015-2016 school year to 1,824 out of 2,439 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the lower academic performance of specific student groups, such as African American and Hispanic students, may be contributing factors to the school's overall academic challenges. To improve the school's performance, the West Seneca Central School District and school leadership may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of the student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 250 Northwood Ave
       West Seneca, NY  14224-1597

(716) 677-3640

District: West Seneca Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1824th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,090 Help


Students who attend Northwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Middle School
High:    West Seneca East Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  502

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.9%
African American:
11.8%
Hispanic:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Northwood Elementary School ranks worse than 74.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the West Seneca Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.9%), African American (11.8%), Hispanic (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School is 11.8, which is the 2nd best among 5 elementary schools in the West Seneca Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northwood Elementary School is $13,090. 3 elementary schools in the West Seneca Central School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Northwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northwood Elementary School 1824th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Northwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Hispanic students:
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West Seneca Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Seneca Central School District 539th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Northwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 62.87 1007th 2206 54.4%
2007 72.20 657th 2219 70.4%
2008 74.57 554th 2227 75.1%
2009 71.93 634th 2257 71.9%
2010 67.92 761st 2263 66.4%
2011 74.36 557th 2286 75.6%
2012 58.41 1083rd 2320 53.3%
2013 39.57 1420th 2325 38.9%
2014 60.16 883rd 2345 62.3%
2015 35.12 1569th 2352 33.3%
2016 58.52 944th 2366 60.1%
2017 32.22 1660th 2386 30.4%
2018 41.05 1446th 2395 39.6%
2019 44.01 1310th 2413 45.7%
2021 35.25 1476th 2201 32.9%
2022 35.48 1606th 2434 34.0%
2023 27.50 1824th 2439 25.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.84 269th 454 40.7%
2022 55.98 310th 1027 69.8%
2023 62.00 231st 1001 76.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.83 881st 1941 54.6%
2022 34.03 1355th 2031 33.3%
2023 30.40 1426th 2016 29.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.87 1484th 2045 27.4%
2019 45.11 1016th 2032 50.0%
2021 27.83 1322nd 1678 21.2%
2022 29.34 1572nd 2099 25.1%
2023 29.42 1488th 2041 27.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.10 1631st 2338 30.2%
2019 32.47 1646th 2357 30.2%
2021 32.88 1387th 1955 29.1%
2022 36.08 1583rd 2401 34.1%
2023 29.80 1744th 2403 27.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.73 1146th 2340 51.0%
2019 55.28 1001st 2358 57.5%
2021 36.33 1308th 1961 33.3%
2022 36.84 1539th 2400 35.9%
2023 26.73 1827th 2400 23.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.80 371st 430 13.7%
2022 11.81 617th 671 8.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.23 721st 948 23.9%
2022 21.79 780th 936 16.7%
2023 17.61 754th 857 12.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 23.96 1258th 1503 16.3%
2023 29.31 1073rd 1429 24.9%
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Rank History for White students at Northwood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.12 846th 1408 39.9%
2019 43.04 793rd 1338 40.7%
2021 29.68 923rd 1224 24.6%
2022 31.50 1019th 1399 27.2%
2023 21.52 1108th 1337 17.1%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Northwood Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 600 8 5 3 1 n/a n/a 0 617
1990 649 10 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 667
1991 615 14 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1992 624 12 10 1 0 n/a n/a 0 647
1993 602 17 13 1 2 n/a n/a 0 635
1994 623 9 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1995 573 9 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1996 573 9 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1997 596 9 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 613
1998 570 10 6 6 5 n/a n/a 0 597
1999 664 7 8 4 7 n/a n/a 0 690
2000 599 12 10 6 4 n/a n/a 0 631
2001 591 12 9 4 2 n/a n/a 0 618
2002 563 7 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 577
2003 563 7 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 577
2004 550 18 6 8 6 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 546 32 6 13 2 n/a n/a 0 599
2006 561 35 3 20 3 n/a n/a 0 622
2007 525 30 7 15 9 n/a n/a 0 586
2008 527 37 9 11 3 n/a n/a 0 587
2009 489 40 4 13 2 n/a n/a 6 554
2010 471 39 7 9 4 n/a n/a 15 545
2011 452 41 6 11 2 0 14 0 526
2012 454 41 6 19 1 1 9 0 531
2013 411 52 10 24 0 1 10 0 508
2014 380 20 22 23 0 0 13 0 458
2015 404 39 37 30 1 0 15 0 526
2016 456 42 44 30 1 0 16 0 589
2017 495 65 46 43 1 0 22 0 672
2018 393 61 45 46 1 0 22 0 568
2019 382 67 39 45 2 0 31 0 566
2020 327 57 42 43 2 0 18 0 489
2021 296 49 49 41 1 0 19 0 455
2022 351 58 46 51 1 0 14 0 521
2023 326 59 49 53 2 0 13 0 502

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northwood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 617 31.9 19.3 n/a
1990 667 31.0 21.5 n/a
1991 633 32.9 19.2 n/a
1992 647 33.4 19.3 n/a
1993 635 32.6 19.5 n/a
1994 641 32.6 19.7 14.5
1995 586 29.5 19.9 11.9
1996 586 29.5 19.9 11.9
1997 613 29.8 20.6 11.1
1998 597 36.0 16.6 14.7
1999 690 32.2 21.4 14.9
2000 631 38.5 16.4 24.2
2001 618 40.6 15.2 25.2
2002 577 43.9 13.1 26.2
2003 577 43.9 13.1 26.2
2004 588 n/a n/a n/a
2005 599 45.1 13.3 35.1
2006 622 44.0 14.1 30.5
2007 586 37.0 15.8 28.3
2008 587 37.0 15.9 28.4
2009 554 38.0 14.6 33.8
2010 545 38.0 14.3 39.4
2011 526 43.1 12.1 36.1
2012 531 36.9 14.3 39.5
2013 508 36.0 14.1 41.5
2014 458 36.0 12.7 n/a
2015 526 33.0 15.9 34.6
2016 589 36.0 16.3 30.6
2017 672 38.2 17.5 36.8
2018 568 38.4 14.7 42.6
2019 566 34.6 16.3 38.2
2020 489 32.4 15.0 40.7
2021 455 36.7 12.3 38
2022 521 41.1 12.6 36.9
2023 502 42.3 11.8 46

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northwood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 617 31.9 19.3 n/a
1990 667 31.0 21.5 n/a
1991 633 32.9 19.2 n/a
1992 647 33.4 19.3 n/a
1993 635 32.6 19.5 n/a
1994 641 32.6 19.7 14.5
1995 586 29.5 19.9 11.9
1996 586 29.5 19.9 11.9
1997 613 29.8 20.6 11.1
1998 597 36.0 16.6 14.7
1999 690 32.2 21.4 14.9
2000 631 38.5 16.4 24.2
2001 618 40.6 15.2 25.2
2002 577 43.9 13.1 26.2
2003 577 43.9 13.1 26.2
2004 588 n/a n/a n/a
2005 599 45.1 13.3 35.1
2006 622 44.0 14.1 30.5
2007 586 37.0 15.8 28.3
2008 587 37.0 15.9 28.4
2009 554 38.0 14.6 33.8
2010 545 38.0 14.3 39.4
2011 526 43.1 12.1 36.1
2012 531 36.9 14.3 39.5
2013 508 36.0 14.1 41.5
2014 458 36.0 12.7 n/a
2015 526 33.0 15.9 34.6
2016 589 36.0 16.3 30.6
2017 672 38.2 17.5 36.8
2018 568 38.4 14.7 42.6
2019 566 34.6 16.3 38.2
2020 489 32.4 15.0 40.7
2021 455 36.7 12.3 38
2022 521 41.1 12.6 36.9
2023 502 42.3 11.8 46

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Northwood Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201498.3%0.5%0.0%99.5%98.3%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201595.7%0.9%0.0%97.1%98.2%98.2%99.1%96.6%97.1%98.4%
201698.5%1.0%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.8%98.8%98.8%
201798.8%0.6%0.0%99.4%99.2%99.2%99.4%99.2%99.2%99.0%
201899.6%0.4%0.0%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.8%99.6%
201999.0%0.0%0.0%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.0%99.2%99.2%
202098.8%0.0%99.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%99.5%98.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Northwood Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $707 (6.5%) $10,154 (93.5%) $10,860
2020 $418 (3.9%) $10,218 (96.1%) $10,636
2021 $276 (2.3%) $11,629 (97.7%) $11,905
2022 $1,223 (9.8%) $11,263 (90.2%) $12,486
2023 $1,408 (10.8%) $11,682 (89.2%) $13,090

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northwood Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1310th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1824th of 2439 Elementary schools
 20.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Northwood Elementary School)4727.2
 19.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Seneca Central School District)5941.8
 17.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Northwood Elementary School)4640
 6%
   3rd Grade Math (West Seneca Central School District)5856.5
 1.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Northwood Elementary School)4827.6
 20.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (West Seneca Central School District)4740.8
 6.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Northwood Elementary School)6033.3
 26.7%
   4th Grade Math (West Seneca Central School District)5257.2
 5.2%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students566502
 11.3%
African American6759
 11.9%
American Indian22
Asian3949
 25.6%
Hispanic4553
 17.8%
Pacific Islander00
White382326
 14.7%
Two or More Races3113
 58.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.2%46%
 7.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Northwood Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 502 students attended Northwood Elementary School.

Students who attend Northwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle School
High : West Seneca East Senior High School

Students at Northwood Elementary School are 65% White, 12% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Northwood Elementary School ranks 1824th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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