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Schools in Rarden

Rarden’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 10% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,126 students on the public path
In brief

Rarden’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rarden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Northwest Elementary School places highest (better than 54%); Northwest High School lowest (28%). 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 Rarden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northwest Elementary Schoolin Mc DermottB−
6–8Northwest Middle Schoolin Mc DermottC
9–12Northwest High Schoolin Mc DermottC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwest 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.

Northwest Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,126 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,347OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 59.5% · 697 students tested
Math50%
State average 52.2% · 678 students tested

Rarden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Rarden—Northwest Local

Every school in Rarden

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 Rardenin other towns
Northwest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mc Dermott
B−
566 students15:1Rate it →
Northwest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mc Dermott
C
247 students14:1Rate it →
Northwest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mc Dermott
C
313 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Rarden’s schools

Are Rarden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rarden. Northwest Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rarden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Rarden in?

Northwest Local School District.

Where do Rarden kids go to high school?

Northwest High 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.