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Northwood Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 5201 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, Baltimore city, 21239

575
Pupils
18.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Baltimore City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Northwood Elementary enrolls 575 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.

Male students
285 (50%)
Female students
290 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student-teacher ratio
18.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American53293%
Hispanic or Latino213.7%
Two or more races122.1%
White81.4%
Asian1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

423 of the school's 575 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 423 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Northwood Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-70, state senate district 43, state house district 43.

School district: Baltimore City Public Schools

Northwood Elementary is one of 154 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The district serves 76,807 students district-wide and employs 5,008 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 575 students, Northwood Elementary is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.

76,807
District students
154
Schools
5,008
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
3%
Math proficient
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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