Northwestern High

As a well-populated high school in Hyattsville, Maryland, Northwestern High caters to 2,396 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 102% bigger than typical.

Prince George's County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 132,693 students; Northwestern High is among them.

Demographically, Northwestern High shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Prince George's County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Northwestern High records 153 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 96% of students at Northwestern High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, Northwestern High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put median household income runs about $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Northwestern High is one campus in the mix.

University Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northwestern High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.6%.

Northwestern High operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Northwestern High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 2,454 (now 2,396). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 27% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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