📍 7763 Northside Drive, North Charleston, Charleston County, 29420
Northwoods Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 738 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwoods Middle enrolls 738 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 356 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 39% |
| White | 63 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
738 of the school's 738 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 738 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.
Northwoods Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 SC-60, state senate district 42, state house district 15.
Northwoods Middle is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 738 students, Northwoods Middle is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize