Northwood High School
919 University Blvd West Silver Spring MD, 20901, Montgomery County Phone: 301-649-8088 Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Montgomery 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: | 94 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 89 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,497 | 1,488 | 1,453 | 1,420 | 1,397 | 1,323 | 1,264 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 465 | 31.1% | 450 | 30.2% | 451 | 31.0% | 412 | 29.0% | 431 | 30.9% | 395 | 29.9% | 346 | 27.4% |
| Grade 10: | 378 | 25.3% | 375 | 25.2% | 381 | 26.2% | 389 | 27.4% | 339 | 24.3% | 343 | 25.9% | 305 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 307 | 20.5% | 355 | 23.9% | 344 | 23.7% | 312 | 22.0% | 342 | 24.5% | 292 | 22.1% | 293 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 347 | 23.2% | 308 | 20.7% | 277 | 19.1% | 307 | 21.6% | 285 | 20.4% | 293 | 22.1% | 320 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 781 | 52.2% | 757 | 50.9% | 755 | 52.0% | 749 | 52.7% | 722 | 51.7% | 677 | 51.2% | 656 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 716 | 47.8% | 731 | 49.1% | 698 | 48.0% | 671 | 47.3% | 667 | 47.7% | 638 | 48.2% | 604 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 98 | 6.5% | 95 | 6.4% | 86 | 5.9% | 83 | 5.8% | 87 | 6.2% | 83 | 6.3% | 78 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 723 | 48.3% | 680 | 45.7% | 619 | 42.6% | 570 | 40.1% | 507 | 36.3% | 454 | 34.3% | 419 | 33.1% |
| Black: | 407 | 27.2% | 415 | 27.9% | 419 | 28.8% | 416 | 29.3% | 464 | 33.2% | 458 | 34.6% | 440 | 34.8% |
| White: | 226 | 15.1% | 254 | 17.1% | 290 | 20.0% | 311 | 21.9% | 335 | 24.0% | 324 | 24.5% | 322 | 25.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 38 | 2.5% | 39 | 2.6% | 34 | 2.3% | 35 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 565 | 37.7% | 538 | 36.2% | 479 | 33.0% | 417 | 29.4% | 347 | 24.8% | 303 | 22.9% | 270 | 21.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 10.0% | 129 | 8.7% | 143 | 9.8% | 106 | 7.5% | 118 | 8.4% | 113 | 8.5% | 114 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.99 | 15.91 | 16.55 | 15.67 | 15.73 | 16.00 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 36.2% | 67.7% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 43.9% | 78.8% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 43.5% | 77.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 71.8% | 89.1% | 85.9% |
| 2009 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 90% | 85.1% |
| 2010 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 74.7% | 88% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 80.1% | 88.9% | 83.6% |
| 2012 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 85.3% | 90.0% | 83.9% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 55.7% | 80.6% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.1% | 90.4% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 90.7% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 89.3% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 90% | 81.3% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 90.3% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 57.6% | 69% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 70.5% | 77.2% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 86.9% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 87.2% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 81% | 85.7% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 86.8% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 80.1% | 89.0% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | Government | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 81.4% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Government | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 87.6% | 73.5% |
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