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Northwestern High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

7000 Adelphi Rd

Hyattsville MD, 20782, Prince Georges County

Phone: 301-985-1820

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	144		124		124		131		131		155		157
Total Students:	2,217		2,195		2,274		2,457		2,527		2,485		2,367
Grade 9:	769	34.7%	769	35.0%	770	33.9%	790	32.2%	788	31.2%	853	34.3%	847	35.8%
Grade 10:	532	24.0%	518	23.6%	603	26.5%	611	24.9%	701	27.7%	668	26.9%	584	24.7%
Grade 11:	369	16.6%	406	18.5%	440	19.3%	541	22.0%	550	21.8%	507	20.4%	455	19.2%
Grade 12:	547	24.7%	502	22.9%	461	20.3%	515	21.0%	488	19.3%	457	18.4%	481	20.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,170	52.8%	1,158	52.8%	1,194	52.5%	1,279	52.1%	1,322	52.3%	1,282	51.6%	1,204	50.9%
Female:	1,047	47.2%	1,037	47.2%	1,080	47.5%	1,178	47.9%	1,197	47.4%	1,195	48.1%	1,159	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.1%	11	0.5%	15	0.7%	10	0.4%	8	0.3%	4	0.2%	3	0.1%
Asian:	42	1.9%	49	2.2%	54	2.4%	69	2.8%	67	2.7%	64	2.6%	62	2.6%
Hispanic:	1,237	55.8%	1,140	51.9%	1,156	50.8%	1,210	49.2%	1,199	47.4%	1,138	45.8%	1,005	42.5%
Black:	834	37.6%	894	40.7%	951	41.8%	1,084	44.1%	1,183	46.8%	1,205	48.5%	1,223	51.7%
White:	67	3.0%	68	3.1%	76	3.3%	74	3.0%	70	2.8%	74	3.0%	74	3.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	7	0.3%	9	0.4%	8	0.4%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	27	1.2%	24	1.1%	14	0.6%	8	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,303	58.8%	1,244	56.7%	1,274	56.0%	1,263	51.4%	1,277	50.5%	1,166	46.9%	1,010	42.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	193	8.7%	191	8.7%	215	9.5%	218	8.9%	249	9.9%	294	11.8%	257	10.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.45		17.70		18.34		18.76		19.29		16.00		15.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
HSA
2004	Algebra	End of course	% met std	22.1%	36.8%	58.8%
2005	Algebra	End of course	% met std	19.5%	30.7%	53.8%
2006	Algebra	End of course	% met std	45.3%	46.2%	66.6%
2007	Algebra	End of course	% met std	50.8%	45.3%	63.5%
2008	Algebra	End of course	% met std	77.6%	70.2%	85.9%
2009	Algebra	End of course	% met std	78%	69.2%	85.1%
2010	Algebra	End of course	% met std	78.4%	67.8%	83.6%
2011	Algebra	End of course	% met std	69.6%	67.9%	83.6%
2012	Algebra	End of course	% met std	71.7%	67.7%	83.9%
2004	Biology	End of course	% met std	29.1%	35.8%	60.9%
2005	Biology	End of course	% met std	33.4%	32.9%	57.6%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	48.9%	42.4%	67.7%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	51.9%	48.6%	70.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	72.9%	63.6%	83.1%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	72.9%	63.4%	82.6%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	71.1%	61.4%	80.9%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	71.4%	63.8%	81.3%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	67.4%	65.7%	81.7%
2005	English 2	End of course	% met std	42.8%	41.9%	57.3%
2006	English 2	End of course	% met std	49.7%	45.9%	60.1%
2007	English 2	End of course	% met std	56%	57.3%	70.9%
2008	English 2	End of course	% met std	77.6%	74.2%	83.1%
2009	English 2	End of course	% met std	81.7%	75.3%	83.5%
2010	English 2	End of course	% met std	77.8%	68.9%	80.2%
2011	English 2	End of course	% met std	74.8%	70.5%	81.6%
2012	English 2	End of course	% met std	79.2%	73.8%	83.1%
2004	Government	End of course	% met std	51.5%	48.8%	65.9%
2005	Government	End of course	% met std	35.3%	30.8%	66.4%
2006	Government	End of course	% met std	66.2%	55.5%	74.2%
2007	Government	End of course	% met std	68.8%	61.5%	73.5%
MSA
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	49.2%	51.9%	66.0%

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