Northwestern High School serves 2,454 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Northwestern High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Maryland for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 47% (which is higher than the Maryland state average of 41%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 23% (which is lower than the Maryland state average of 41%) for the 2016-17 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Maryland state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 98% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Maryland state average of 63% (majority Black and Latino).

School Overview: Northwestern High School’s learner population of 2,454 learners has grown by 10% over five school years.

The teacher population of 145 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Northwestern High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,359 schools in Maryland (based on combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Northwestern High School is 0.47, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.72. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public SchoolsThe closest high school to Northwestern High School is Northwestern Evening/Saturday High School (0.0 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is College Park Academy (0.5 miles away)