Northwood Jr High School
945 North Ave
Highland Park IL, 60035, Lake County
Phone: 224-765-3600
Ranking: 
(1,175 out of 3,028, top 39%)*
(1,175 out of 3,028, top 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: North Shore School District 112
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: | 43 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 485 | 471 | 447 | 467 | 438 | 430 | 389 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 187 | 38.6% | 172 | 36.5% | 145 | 32.4% | 161 | 34.5% | 154 | 35.2% | 144 | 33.5% | 142 | 36.5% |
| Grade 7: | 164 | 33.8% | 144 | 30.6% | 156 | 34.9% | 156 | 33.4% | 140 | 32.0% | 156 | 36.3% | 123 | 31.6% |
| Grade 8: | 134 | 27.6% | 155 | 32.9% | 146 | 32.7% | 150 | 32.1% | 144 | 32.9% | 130 | 30.2% | 124 | 31.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 235 | 48.5% | 239 | 50.7% | 242 | 54.1% | 244 | 52.2% | 217 | 49.5% | 196 | 45.6% | 189 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 250 | 51.5% | 232 | 49.3% | 205 | 45.9% | 223 | 47.8% | 208 | 47.5% | 220 | 51.2% | 193 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 197 | 40.6% | 195 | 41.4% | 190 | 42.5% | 192 | 41.1% | 168 | 38.4% | 162 | 37.7% | 140 | 36.0% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.9% | 17 | 3.6% | 15 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.0% | 17 | 4.0% | 10 | 2.6% |
| White: | 261 | 53.8% | 244 | 51.8% | 224 | 50.1% | 238 | 51.0% | 244 | 55.7% | 236 | 54.9% | 229 | 58.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 35.7% | 177 | 37.6% | 42 | 9.4% | 175 | 37.5% | 155 | 35.4% | 145 | 33.7% | 136 | 35.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.7% | 25 | 5.3% | 154 | 34.5% | 24 | 5.1% | 20 | 4.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.18 | 10.23 | 10.35 | 10.52 | 9.61 | 10.40 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 92.8% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 89.4% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 91.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 92.6% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 92.9% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 91.0% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 89.4% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.1% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 88.6% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 85.8% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 89.4% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 93.3% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 91.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 91.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 89.0% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 75.5% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.8% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 89.5% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 88.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 90.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.5% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 93.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 91.5% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 70.8% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 90.7% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 91.7% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 90.3% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 89.1% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 95.5% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 92.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 89.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 73.9% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 90.8% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 89.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 91.1% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 92.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 90.4% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 87.0% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 88.6% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 93.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 91.6% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 88.5% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 83.4% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 74.5% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 79.6% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 80.9% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 94.5% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 93.2% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 91.0% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 90.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 92.6% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 95.1% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 91.3% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 75.0% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 83.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 89.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.1% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 94.7% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 94.5% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 93.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 94.7% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 94.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 95.3% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 94.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.0% | 59.8% |
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* Northwood Jr High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.