Northwood Middle School
10200 Bamboo Ln
Sherwood AR, 72120, Pulaski County
Phone: 501-833-1170
Ranking: 
(624 out of 800, bottom 22%)*
(624 out of 800, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Pulaski County Special School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 35 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 64 | 59 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 413 | 448 | 487 | 582 | 608 | 637 | 632 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 120 | 29.1% | 154 | 34.4% | 145 | 29.8% | 189 | 32.5% | 202 | 33.2% | 203 | 31.9% | 218 | 34.5% |
| Grade 7: | 151 | 36.6% | 138 | 30.8% | 167 | 34.3% | 205 | 35.2% | 206 | 33.9% | 215 | 33.8% | 223 | 35.3% |
| Grade 8: | 142 | 34.4% | 156 | 34.8% | 175 | 35.9% | 188 | 32.3% | 200 | 32.9% | 219 | 34.4% | 191 | 30.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 54.2% | 239 | 53.3% | 254 | 52.2% | 296 | 50.9% | 311 | 51.2% | 350 | 54.9% | 337 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 189 | 45.8% | 209 | 46.7% | 233 | 47.8% | 286 | 49.1% | 297 | 48.8% | 279 | 43.8% | 291 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 6.3% | 29 | 6.5% | 35 | 7.2% | 40 | 6.9% | 35 | 5.8% | 28 | 4.4% | 22 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 147 | 35.6% | 162 | 36.2% | 182 | 37.4% | 227 | 39.0% | 260 | 42.8% | 246 | 38.6% | 233 | 36.9% |
| White: | 226 | 54.7% | 235 | 52.5% | 248 | 50.9% | 294 | 50.5% | 301 | 49.5% | 355 | 55.7% | 368 | 58.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 51.3% | 224 | 50.0% | 249 | 51.1% | 279 | 47.9% | 262 | 43.1% | 275 | 43.2% | 254 | 40.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 12.6% | 66 | 14.7% | 55 | 11.3% | 89 | 15.3% | 85 | 14.0% | 75 | 11.8% | 74 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.71 | 14.12 | 12.52 | 12.59 | 9.65 | 10.80 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 50% | 63% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 44% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 68% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 75% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 48% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 32% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 41% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 46% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 18% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 17% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 18% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 20% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 23% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 46% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 22% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 28% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 51% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 39% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 37% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81% | 49% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 56% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 71% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 66% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 66% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 72% | 77% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 62% | 73% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 62% | 76% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Northwood Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.