Northwood High/Middle

Northwood High/Middle is a small high school in Minong, WI, serving 144 students in grades 6-12 in the Northwood School District. That headcount is above the 78-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 60% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That tracks the 59% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 53% Wisconsin statewide average, the school sits 7 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 26 points. As a high school, it reports a 93% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 12.0 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. A relatively low 2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It operates as a charter school — publicly funded and tuition-free, under an authorizer-issued charter.