Northwood High

Northwood High is a high school in Irvine, CA that enrolls 2,251 students in grades 9-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Irvine Unified. That headcount is above the 810-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 69% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 7 points above the 63% average for the Irvine Unified. Against the 45% California statewide average, the school sits 24 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 7 points. As a high school, it reports a 86% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 27.8 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. A relatively low 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.