Find a School Profile

Northwest High

(301) 601-4660

Physical Address:
13501 Richter Farm RD
Germantown, MD  20874
Mailing Address:
13501 Richter Farm RD
Germantown, MD  20874

School Information

District:
Montgomery County Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Montgomery County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2046

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Northwest High

This School County Average State Average
White 35.00% 37.62% 45.40%
Black 30.40% 23.50% 40.38%
Hispanic 17.16% 23.94% 10.26%
Asian/Pacific 17.06% 14.98% 5.87%
American Indian 0.39% 0.45% 0.61%

Genders in Northwest High

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.30% 50.78% 50.53%
Female 47.7% 49.22% 49.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Northwest High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 744 722 716
Black 603 619 622
Hispanic 335 341 351
Asian/Pacific 355 337 349
American Indian 7 6 8
Others 0 0 0
Total 2044 2025 2046

Enrollment by Gender for Northwest High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 1047 1049 1070
Female 997 976 976
Total 2044 2025 2046

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Northwest High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2044 2025 2046
# Eligible for free lunch 235 (11%) 240 (12%) 324 (16%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 100 (5%) 88 (4%) 104 (5%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 335 (16%) 328 (16%) 428 (21%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Northwest High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2044 2025 2046
Fulltime teachers 113.5 118.6 117.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.00 17.10 17.44
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.94 14.54 14.55