Is Northwood Elementary a good school?

Northwood Elementary ranks 1511 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northwood Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 372 students attended Northwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northwood Elementary?

Students at Northwood Elementary are 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Northwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Redwood Middle High : Vintage High

Northwood Elementary

Summary:

Northwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Napa, California, serving 370 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Napa Valley Unified school district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwood Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 57.69% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51.57% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 40.68% and 27.8% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where 72.92% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61.22% in Mathematics. Northwood also has consistently high rankings for female and male students, as well as for Hispanic and White student subgroups. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.2% in 2017-2018 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

Northwood Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District, such as Shearer Elementary and McPherson Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, some schools like Browns Valley Elementary and Pueblo Vista Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance. The increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Northwood, from 36.24% in 2020-2021 to 49.73% in 2022-2023, suggests a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may be related to the school's high chronic absenteeism rate.

Detail:

Public K-5

2214 Berks St.
Napa, CA 94558-2714

(707) 253-3471

District: Napa Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1511^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,838

Students who attend Northwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Redwood Middle
High:	Vintage High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 372

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Hispanic:

41.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Northwood Elementary ranks better than 74.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.9%), Hispanic (41.7%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary is 21.8, which is the lowest among 16 elementary schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Northwood Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northwood Elementary is $6,838, which is the 6^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Northwood Elementary 1511^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Northwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Napa Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Napa Valley Unified 882^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Northwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.90	1365^th	4809	71.6%
2005	56.99	1878^th	4822	61.1%
2006	66.65	1480^th	4818	69.3%
2007	59.35	1860^th	5113	63.6%
2008	57.03	1998^th	5113	60.9%
2009	66.53	1606^th	5193	69.1%
2010	69.20	1501^st	5314	71.8%
2011	76.56	1181^st	5377	78.0%
2012	70.47	1496^th	5390	72.2%
2013	68.12	1671^st	5530	69.8%
2015	77.68	1204^th	5611	78.5%
2016	79.87	1137^th	5614	79.7%
2017	72.45	1449^th	5692	74.5%
2018	66.10	1758^th	5662	69.0%
2019	77.14	1288^th	5789	77.8%
2022	79.54	1206^th	5883	79.5%
2023	64.20	1835^th	5874	68.8%
2024	71.72	1511^th	5862	74.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.94	1907^th	5084	62.5%
2019	69.32	1226^th	5173	76.3%
2022	68.30	1256^th	5264	76.1%
2023	57.08	1930^th	5374	64.1%
2024	65.45	1474^th	5511	73.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Northwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.12	1839^th	5413	66.0%
2019	76.93	1223^rd	5492	77.7%
2022	78.59	1171^st	5635	79.2%
2023	66.52	1654^th	5617	70.6%
2024	68.47	1551^st	5605	72.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Northwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.09	1711^th	5431	68.5%
2019	73.98	1351^st	5510	75.5%
2022	77.86	1197^th	5663	78.9%
2023	59.33	1984^th	5650	64.9%
2024	72.34	1397^th	5636	75.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.82	1740^th	4830	64.0%
2019	66.07	1348^th	4963	72.8%
2022	72.16	1057^th	5084	79.2%
2023	45.03	2555^th	5098	49.9%
2024	65.16	1410^th	5102	72.4%

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Rank History for White students at Northwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.98	1298^th	2737	52.6%
2019	72.40	723^rd	2834	74.5%
2022	72.40	719^th	2726	73.6%
2023	58.71	1164^th	2662	56.3%
2024	61.42	1081^st	2647	59.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, 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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Northwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	491	0	5	44	3	n/a	n/a	0	543
1989	494	0	8	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
1990	492	1	9	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
1991	495	1	7	59	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
1992	504	2	12	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1993	513	3	13	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1994	521	3	11	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	614
1995	525	2	10	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
1996	525	2	10	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
1997	501	1	10	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
1998	496	2	8	92	4	n/a	n/a	0	602
1999	492	3	12	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	591
2000	466	3	15	80	13	n/a	n/a	0	577
2001	444	2	17	86	12	n/a	n/a	1	562
2002	394	7	18	88	12	n/a	n/a	2	521
2003	394	7	18	88	12	n/a	n/a	2	521
2004	279	4	10	72	7	n/a	n/a	58	430
2005	249	3	8	90	7	n/a	n/a	60	417
2006	240	1	8	92	5	n/a	n/a	68	414
2007	213	3	9	94	3	n/a	n/a	57	379
2008	204	2	6	103	3	n/a	n/a	0	318
2009	193	2	10	107	2	0	56	0	370
2010	194	1	8	137	1	0	15	0	356
2011	189	4	10	136	3	0	13	0	355
2012	193	6	8	132	4	0	13	0	356
2013	186	7	13	138	5	1	9	0	359
2014	180	6	12	149	6	3	7	0	363
2015	178	8	13	145	4	2	5	0	355
2016	178	11	9	139	5	2	3	0	347
2017	175	6	12	132	5	2	4	0	336
2018	202	3	12	154	3	2	4	0	380
2019	212	3	9	161	4	2	6	0	397
2020	215	0	8	153	3	1	10	0	390
2021	200	0	9	150	2	1	16	0	378
2022	185	1	8	145	1	0	22	0	362
2023	174	2	7	156	1	0	30	0	370
2024	182	1	6	155	1	0	27	0	372

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	543	19.9	27.2	n/a
1989	552	22.2	24.8	n/a
1990	554	22.0	25.1	n/a
1991	564	22.8	24.7	n/a
1992	590	23.2	25.4	12.5
1993	600	22.6	26.5	14
1994	614	22.0	27.9	16.3
1995	619	22.3	27.8	20.7
1996	619	22.3	27.8	20.7
1997	599	23.0	26.0	16.2
1998	602	26.0	23.2	20.8
1999	591	27.0	21.9	18.1
2000	577	27.0	21.4	17.7
2001	562	27.0	20.8	14.4
2002	521	26.0	20.0	17.3
2003	521	26.0	20.0	17.3
2004	430	21.0	20.5	25
2005	417	20.0	20.9	30.3
2006	414	19.0	21.8	31.8
2007	379	18.0	21.1	32.9
2008	318	19.8	16.1	34.3
2009	370	18.6	17.7	27.3
2010	356	15.0	23.7	31.2
2011	355	n/a	n/a	33.2
2012	356	13.7	25.9	n/a
2013	359	13.2	27.1	39.6
2014	363	13.1	27.7	40.8
2015	355	15.0	23.6	41.1
2016	347	14.0	24.7	46.1
2017	336	14.2	23.6	41.7
2018	380	18.2	20.8	41.6
2019	397	18.0	22.0	40.3
2020	390	n/a	n/a	35.4
2021	378	17.5	21.6	36.2
2022	362	16.4	22.0	40.3
2023	370	16.0	23.1	49.7
2024	372	17.0	21.8	51.1

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	543	19.9	27.2	n/a
1989	552	22.2	24.8	n/a
1990	554	22.0	25.1	n/a
1991	564	22.8	24.7	n/a
1992	590	23.2	25.4	12.5
1993	600	22.6	26.5	14
1994	614	22.0	27.9	16.3
1995	619	22.3	27.8	20.7
1996	619	22.3	27.8	20.7
1997	599	23.0	26.0	16.2
1998	602	26.0	23.2	20.8
1999	591	27.0	21.9	18.1
2000	577	27.0	21.4	17.7
2001	562	27.0	20.8	14.4
2002	521	26.0	20.0	17.3
2003	521	26.0	20.0	17.3
2004	430	21.0	20.5	25
2005	417	20.0	20.9	30.3
2006	414	19.0	21.8	31.8
2007	379	18.0	21.1	32.9
2008	318	19.8	16.1	34.3
2009	370	18.6	17.7	27.3
2010	356	15.0	23.7	31.2
2011	355	n/a	n/a	33.2
2012	356	13.7	25.9	n/a
2013	359	13.2	27.1	39.6
2014	363	13.1	27.7	40.8
2015	355	15.0	23.6	41.1
2016	347	14.0	24.7	46.1
2017	336	14.2	23.6	41.7
2018	380	18.2	20.8	41.6
2019	397	18.0	22.0	40.3
2020	390	n/a	n/a	35.4
2021	378	17.5	21.6	36.2
2022	362	16.4	22.0	40.3
2023	370	16.0	23.1	49.7
2024	372	17.0	21.8	51.1

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.

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