📍 245 Nichols Street, Norwood, Norfolk County, 02062
Norwood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Norwood, Norfolk County. The school has 941 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norwood school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Norwood High enrolls 941 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 551 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 127 | 14% |
| Asian | 55 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Norwood High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 168.
Norwood High is one of 8 schools in Norwood, based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,575 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 941 students, Norwood High is larger than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large