📍 7000 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, 20782
Northwestern High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hyattsville, Prince George's County. The school has 2,346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern High enrolls 2,346 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 142 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,687 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 545 | 23% |
| White | 71 | 3% |
| Asian | 17 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 15 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,866 of the school's 2,346 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,651 qualify for free lunch and 215 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.
Northwestern High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-40, state senate district 47.
Northwestern High is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,346 students, Northwestern High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large