Northwest High School - Germantown, Maryland/MD

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Northwest High School

13501 Richter Farm Rd, Germantown, MD, 20874 -

tel: (301)601-4660
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Definition of Terms

Northwest High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Montgomery County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1962 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

102 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 545 students

Grade 10 - 524 students

Grade 11 - 475 students

Grade 12 - 418 students

This School

( MD ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( MD ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	17%	5%
% Hispanic	14%	8%
% Black	28%	40%
% White	40%	46%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

( MD ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

10%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( MD ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Montgomery County Public s School District

This School's Agency

( MD ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	199	27
Number of Students Managed	141,639 students	16,524 students
District Total Revenue	$2,068,665,000	$159,214,000
District Expenditure	$2,003,474,000	$153,923,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,605	$9,539
District Expenditure / Student	$14,145	$9,315
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Northwest High School is a public high school (grades 9-12) in Germantown, Maryland, United States.
Northwest is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools. As of 2006, its enrollment is over 2,000 students. It opened in 1998 as the second high school in Germantown, the first being Seneca Valley High School. The school also serves small sections of the city of Gaithersburg.
Its school mascot is the Jaguar and, since its opening, it has developed an athletic rivalry, especially in football, with Seneca Valley HS, which is a twelve-time state champion in high school football (the most in the state of Maryland).
The school colors are black, silver, and white.
Notable graduates: Anwar Phillips, professional American football player with the New Orleans Saints.
Allyson Hardy, professional women's basketball player with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Katy Lang, professional women's soccer player with the Washington Freedom.
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About This Zip Code (20874)

School Zip (20874)

(MD) State Average

Population (Approximate)

49,224 people

5,071,990 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

55%

32%

Population Average Age

32 years old

36.0 years old

Average Household size

2.6 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$65,104

$52,064

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.9 rooms

6.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

21 years old

42 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

69% / 31%

65% / 35%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Seneca Valley High School - 1687 students - view location
2. Watkins Mill High School - 2047 students - view location
3. Gaithersburg High School - 2247 students - view location
4. Quince Orchard High School - 1910 students - view location
5. Col. Zadok Magruder High School - 2185 students - view location
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