📍 919 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, 20901
Northwood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 1,795 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 126.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 34 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwood High enrolls 1,795 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 126.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,035 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 425 | 24% |
| White | 193 | 11% |
| Asian | 78 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,215 of the school's 1,795 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,046 qualify for free lunch and 169 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwood High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Northwood High is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,795 students, Northwood High is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large