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Northwestern High High School
7000 Adelphi Rd
Hyattsville MD, 20782, Prince Georges County
Phone: 301-985-1820
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Prince George's County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 131 | 155 | 157 | |||
| Total Students: | 2,527 | 2,485 | 2,367 | |||
| Grade 9: | 788 | 31.2% | 853 | 34.3% | 847 | 35.8% |
| Grade 10: | 701 | 27.7% | 668 | 26.9% | 584 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 550 | 21.8% | 507 | 20.4% | 455 | 19.2% |
| Grade 12: | 488 | 19.3% | 457 | 18.4% | 481 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 1,322 | 52.3% | 1,282 | 51.6% | 1,204 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 1,197 | 47.4% | 1,195 | 48.1% | 1,159 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 67 | 2.7% | 64 | 2.6% | 62 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1,199 | 47.4% | 1,138 | 45.8% | 1,005 | 42.5% |
| Black | 1,183 | 46.8% | 1,205 | 48.5% | 1,223 | 51.7% |
| White: | 70 | 2.8% | 74 | 3.0% | 74 | 3.1% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,277 | 50.5% | 1,166 | 46.9% | 1,010 | 42.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 249 | 9.9% | 294 | 11.8% | 257 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.29 | 16.00 | 15.10 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 22.1% | 36.8% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 19.5% | 30.7% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45.3% | 46.2% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50.8% | 45.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 70.2% | 85.9% |
| 2009 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 78% | 69.2% | 85.1% |
| 2010 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 67.8% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 67.9% | 83.6% |
| 2004 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 29.1% | 35.8% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 33.4% | 32.9% | 57.6% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 48.9% | 42.4% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 48.6% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 63.6% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 63.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 61.4% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 63.8% | 81.3% |
| 2005 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 42.8% | 41.9% | 57.3% |
| 2006 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 49.7% | 45.9% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 56% | 57.3% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 74.2% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 75.3% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 68.9% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 74.8% | 70.5% | 81.6% |
| 2004 | Government | End of course | % met std | 51.5% | 48.8% | 65.9% |
| 2005 | Government | End of course | % met std | 35.3% | 30.8% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Government | End of course | % met std | 66.2% | 55.5% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Government | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 61.5% | 73.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 51.9% | 66.0% |
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