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Alumni: what's one memory from Northwood High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
634
High
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370075000313
Northwood High
310 Northwood High School Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312 · (919) 542-4181 · Chatham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of North Carolina public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
631 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 149 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 169 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
69.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Northwood High
Northwood High's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood High this school | 634 | 99.5% | 56.0% |
| East Rutherford High School Bostic | 623 | 98.4% | 46.8% |
| Wayne School of Engineering Goldsboro | 486 | 99.4% | 88.3% |
| Rosewood High Goldsboro | 460 | 98.5% | 51.3% |
| South Columbus High Tabor City | 669 | 99.4% | 39.0% |
| Hibriten High Lenoir | 818 | 98.7% | 39.8% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Northwood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #150 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #184 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #126 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #307 of 598 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #22 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #286 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #121 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.6% | #2 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
634
-839 (-57%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 634 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 54.5 | 12.9:1 | 33% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 57.4 | 16.4:1 | 29% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 1,473 | 90 | 16.4:1 | 18% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 1,367 | 80.9 | 16.9:1 | 24% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 1,326 | 75 | 17.7:1 | 29% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 977 | 64 | 15.3:1 | 28% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 858 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 9% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 47 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (1,367 to 634); teachers down 39% (80.9 to 49).
About Northwood High
Northwood High is a small high school in Pittsboro, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27312). The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 634 students.
Chatham County Schools has 21 schools; together they serve 8,987 students.
Of every 100 students at Northwood High, about 61 are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Chatham County, the White share is about 71%. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Northwood High are from different groups.
The school had 49 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 6.6 students per teacher. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Chatham County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Northwood High outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Northwood High is 7.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.0% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Chatham County, home to about 80,151 people, median household income comes to about $94,317, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Chatham County's 25 public schools enroll about 10,374 students and include Northwood High.
Northwood High's nearest public school is Pittsboro Elementary (about 2.8 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Northwood High places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts for Northwood High: 1,473 students in 2020-21, 634 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 16.4 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Northwood High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,151
Census ACS
Median income
$94,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,374 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chatham County Schools
- Seaforth HighHigh · 1,088 students
- Jordan-Matthews HighHigh · 848 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Chatham Grove ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Siler City ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- North Chatham ElementaryElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Pittsboro
- Seaforth HighHigh · 1,088 students
- Chatham Grove ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Pittsboro ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- George M. Horton MiddleMiddle · 414 students
- Willow Oak MontessoriElementary · 281 students
- Perry W Harrison ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Other Northwood High schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Northwood High. Northwood High is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Northwood HighIrvine, CA · 2,244 students
- Northwood HighRockville, MD · 1,654 students
- Northwood High SchoolShreveport, LA · 989 students
- Northwood High SchoolLena, LA · 598 students
- Northwood High SchoolNorthwood, OH · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsboro Elementary2.8 mi · 503
- George M. Horton Middle2.8 mi · 414
- Perry W Harrison Elementary3.7 mi · 262
- Chatham Grove Elementary5.1 mi · 683
- Willow Oak Montessori5.2 mi · 281
- Margaret B. Pollard Middle5.4 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood HighHow many students attend Northwood High?
Northwood High enrolls approximately 634 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northwood High serve?
Northwood High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Northwood High?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Northwood High.
How diverse is Northwood High?
Northwood High reports a student body of 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood High?
Northwood High is overseen by Chatham County Schools in Chatham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.