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Schools in Congress

Congress’s public schools

Northwestern Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Congress. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,243 students on the public path
In brief

Congress’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Congress’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Northwestern Elementary School places highest (better than 89%); Northwestern Middle School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Congress, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northwestern Elementary Schoolin West SalemA
6–8Northwestern Middle Schoolin West SalemB−
9–12Northwestern High Schoolin West SalemB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwestern Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northwestern Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,243 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,241OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 59.5% · 662 students tested
Math63%
State average 52.2% · 651 students tested

Congress vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Congress’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Congress—Northwestern Local

Every school in Congress

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Congressin other towns
Northwestern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Salem
A
632 students17:1Rate it →
Northwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Salem
B−
284 students15:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Salem
B
327 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Congress’s schools

Are Congress’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Congress. Northwestern Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Congress. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Congress in?

Northwestern Local School District.

Where do Congress kids go to high school?

Northwestern High School.

Parents talk

What Congress families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.