Northwood High School

Silver Spring, MD 20901

Phone: (301) 649-8088
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

4

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1497 students

Silver Spring's Northwood High School serves grades 9-12 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10.

Northwood High School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Silver Spring, MD. As of 2014, the students are 48.3% Hispanic; 27.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 15.1% White, non-Hispanic; 6.6% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2.5% Multiracial; and 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan. 47.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 48.3% 27.4% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 27.2% 21.4% 34.9%
White, non-Hispanic 15.1% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.6% 14.4% 6.1%
Multiracial 2.5% 4.6% 4.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 47.7% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 0.5 mi
2 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 1.2 mi
3 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 2.3 mi
4 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 3.1 mi
5 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 3.5 mi
6 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 4.8 mi
7 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 6.2 mi
8 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 6.2 mi
9 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 6.5 mi
10 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 10.5 mi
11 Maple Lawn Neighborhood/Subdivision Fulton MD 10.5 mi
12 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 12.4 mi
13 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 12.5 mi
14 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 13.2 mi
15 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 13.3 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 White Oak Silver Spring MD 2.3 mi
2 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 3 mi
3 Georgetown Washington DC 8.8 mi
4 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 9.7 mi
5 Arlington Arlington VA 10.1 mi
6 Capitol Hill Washington DC 10.1 mi
7 Hammond Hills Laurel MD 10.4 mi
8 Laurel Laurel MD 10.5 mi
9 Pentagon City Arlington VA 12.6 mi
10 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 13.2 mi
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