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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northwest Academy of Health Sciences administration to hear?
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Enrollment
808
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012001431
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences
4627 Old Court Rd, Baltimore, MD 21208 · (410) 887-0742 · Baltimore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Maryland public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
555 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 273 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
39.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
15.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northwest Academy of Health Sciences
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Academy of Health Sciences this school | 808 | 68.7% | 23.0% |
| Kettering Middle Upper Marlboro | 874 | 69.5% | 25.8% |
| Windsor Mill Middle Baltimore | 606 | 61.1% | 27.7% |
| James Madison Middle UPPER MARLBORO | 800 | 63.5% | 24.0% |
| Loch Raven Technical Academy Baltimore | 722 | 62.6% | 23.1% |
| Gwynn Park Middle Brandywine | 702 | 56.1% | 23.9% |
Matched among Maryland middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northwest Academy of Health Sciences ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #186 of 223 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #164 of 223 ▲ 37 | #16 of 26 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #169 of 223 ▲ 29 | #13 of 26 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #100 of 230 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #87 of 225 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #216 of 225 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #49 of 227 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #72 of 95 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
808
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 808 | 58.3 | 13.9:1 | 69% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 57.3 | 14.7:1 | 66% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 52.3 | 14.5:1 | 62% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 57 | 13.8:1 | 71% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 49.5 | 15.9:1 | 66% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 67% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 63% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 1,139 | 78 | 14.6:1 | 46% (526) |
| 1990-91 | 870 | 56 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Academy of Health Sciences.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (785 to 808); teachers up 18% (49.5 to 58.3).
About Northwest Academy of Health Sciences
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences is a middle school located in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore County. Enrollment stands at 808 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Baltimore County Public Schools serves 110,872 students across 177 schools.
Black students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Baltimore County's residents are about 31% Black, 59 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Northwest Academy of Health Sciences are from different groups.
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland. Lunch program data show 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Maryland public middle schools.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.6%. Northwest Academy of Health Sciences scores 23.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Baltimore County show that the median household earns about $91,768 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Baltimore County has 180 public schools with about 110,872 students, including Northwest Academy of Health Sciences.
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences's nearest public school is Scotts Branch Elementary (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northwest Academy of Health Sciences. By average proficiency, Northwest Academy of Health Sciences is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 24 students, from 784 to 808.
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Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Scotts Branch Elementary0.6 mi · 457
- Winand Elementary0.6 mi · 426
- Milford Mill Academy0.7 mi · 1,471
- Northwest EDLP at Milford Mill Academy0.7 mi · 1
- Church Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 273
- Hebbville Elementary1.4 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Academy of Health SciencesHow large is Northwest Academy of Health Sciences?
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences enrolls approximately 808 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northwest Academy of Health Sciences serve?
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Academy of Health Sciences?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Academy of Health Sciences is approximately 13.9:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwest Academy of Health Sciences?
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Northwest Academy of Health Sciences public or private?
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.