Northwood High High School
310 Northwood High School Rd
Pittsboro NC, 27312, Chatham County
Phone: 919-542-4181
Ranking: 
(15 out of 287, top 5%)*
(15 out of 287, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chatham County Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 70 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,162 | 1,088 | 1,080 | 977 | 955 | 1,001 | 962 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 371 | 31.9% | 350 | 32.2% | 325 | 30.1% | 279 | 28.6% | 264 | 27.6% | 308 | 30.8% | 235 | 24.4% |
| Grade 10: | 315 | 27.1% | 281 | 25.8% | 266 | 24.6% | 258 | 26.4% | 283 | 29.6% | 236 | 23.6% | 245 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 266 | 22.9% | 233 | 21.4% | 254 | 23.5% | 263 | 26.9% | 207 | 21.7% | 230 | 23.0% | 260 | 27.0% |
| Grade 12: | 210 | 18.1% | 224 | 20.6% | 235 | 21.8% | 177 | 18.1% | 201 | 21.0% | 227 | 22.7% | 222 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 611 | 52.6% | 565 | 51.9% | 560 | 51.9% | 504 | 51.6% | 490 | 51.3% | 507 | 50.6% | 493 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 551 | 47.4% | 523 | 48.1% | 520 | 48.1% | 473 | 48.4% | 457 | 47.9% | 486 | 48.6% | 438 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.4% | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 130 | 11.2% | 107 | 9.8% | 104 | 9.6% | 91 | 9.3% | 88 | 9.2% | 83 | 8.3% | 72 | 7.5% |
| Black: | 192 | 16.5% | 188 | 17.3% | 199 | 18.4% | 170 | 17.4% | 220 | 23.0% | 245 | 24.5% | 221 | 23.0% |
| White: | 778 | 67.0% | 738 | 67.8% | 737 | 68.2% | 692 | 70.8% | 633 | 66.3% | 662 | 66.1% | 631 | 65.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 4.0% | 38 | 3.5% | 29 | 2.7% | 12 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 24.0% | 249 | 22.9% | 257 | 23.8% | 227 | 23.2% | 224 | 23.5% | 198 | 19.8% | 165 | 17.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 3.4% | 62 | 5.7% | 51 | 4.7% | 48 | 4.9% | 43 | 4.5% | 44 | 4.4% | 48 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.49 | 16.64 | 17.12 | 15.05 | 14.69 | 15.00 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73% | 75.5% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56.5% | 62.9% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 51.7% | 61.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 48.3% | 62.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 78.8% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.4% | 79.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 78.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 23.6% | 43.7% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 81% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | 60.1% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 55.7% | 58.5% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 63.1% | 66% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 78.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 84% | 82.9% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75.1% | 67.8% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 68.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.4% | 66.6% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 74.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.9% | 83.2% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 81.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 55.2% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86.8% | 81.7% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 69% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 78.5% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 57% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 66.2% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 64.9% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 74.8% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 81.5% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 82.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 83.7% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 72.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 72% | 70.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 77.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 83% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.1% | 78.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 80.2% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 60.6% | 51.2% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64% | 71.4% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61.2% | 61.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61.7% | 65.2% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 72.1% | 71.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 76.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 72.9% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 42.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 55.1% | 57.7% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 57.8% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 74.9% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 78% | 67% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 88.9% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 93.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 86.1% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 70% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.7% | 70.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 73.3% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 85.5% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 91.1% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.5% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 47% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 47.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 68.4% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 69.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 69.9% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Northwood High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.