Norwood High School in Norwood, Massachusetts (MA)

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245 NICHOLS STREET
Norwood, MA 2062

County name: Norfolk
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (781) 769-2333 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.189
Longitude: -071.215560

Enrollment in Norwood High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 1087
9th grade Enrollment : 281
10th grade Enrollment : 266
11th grade Enrollment : 276
12th grade Enrollment : 259
Special grade Enrollment : 5

Male students (%): 49.2%

Here:	49.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 50.8%

Here:	50.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 86.8%

Here:	86.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 6.3%

Here:	6.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 3.6%

This school:	3.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 2.6%

This school:	2.6%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.7%

Norwood High School:	0.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Norwood High School

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 103
Limited English Proficient # : 27
Special Education # : 152
Low-Income # : 190
Free Lunch # : 145
Reduced Lunch # : 45

First Language Not English %: 9.5%

This school:	9.5%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.5%

This school:	2.5%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 14.0%

Norwood High School:	14.0%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 17.5%

This school:	17.5%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 13.3%

Here:	13.3%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 4.1%

This school:	4.1%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 1115
9th grade Enrollment : 294
10th grade Enrollment : 280
11th grade Enrollment : 262
12th grade Enrollment : 275
Special grade Enrollment : 4

Male students (%): 49.6%

Norwood High School:	49.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 50.4%

Here:	50.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 86.3%

Here:	86.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 6.1%

Here:	6.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 3.3%

Here:	3.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

This school:	0.10%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Norwood High School

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 97
Limited English Proficient # : 42
Special Education # : 144
Low-Income # : 175

First Language Not English %: 8.7%

This school:	8.7%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.8%

Here:	3.8%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 12.9%

Here:	12.9%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 15.7%

Here:	15.7%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 1137
9th grade Enrollment : 313
10th grade Enrollment : 274
11th grade Enrollment : 291
12th grade Enrollment : 259

White students (%): 86.5%

Here:	86.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 6.2%

This school:	6.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 3.2%

This school:	3.2%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 4.1%

This school:	4.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Norwood High School:	0.10%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.5%

Here:	48.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.5%

Norwood High School:	51.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 96
Limited English Proficient # : 38
Special Education # : 159
Low-Income # : 165

First Language Not English %: 8.4%

Here:	8.4%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 3.3%

Here:	3.3%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 14.5%

Here:	14.5%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 1102
9th grade Enrollment : 273
10th grade Enrollment : 292
11th grade Enrollment : 277
12th grade Enrollment : 260

White students (%): 87.4%

Here:	87.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 5.5%

Here:	5.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 4.4%

Here:	4.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.10%

Here:	0.10%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.5%

Here:	47.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.5%

Here:	52.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 94
Limited English Proficient # : 24
Special Education # : 117
Low-Income # : 134

First Language Not English %: 8.5%

Here:	8.5%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.2%

Here:	2.2%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 10.6%

Here:	10.6%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 12.2%

Here:	12.2%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 1095
9th grade Enrollment : 282
10th grade Enrollment : 294
11th grade Enrollment : 272
12th grade Enrollment : 247

White students (%): 88.9%

Here:	88.9%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 4.7%

This school:	4.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 2.0%

Norwood High School:	2.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 4.4%

Here:	4.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 45.6%

This school:	45.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 54.4%

Norwood High School:	54.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 78
Limited English Proficient # : 32
Low-Income # : 132

First Language Not English %: 7.1%

Here:	7.1%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.9%

Norwood High School:	2.9%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 12.1%

Here:	12.1%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 1035
Kindergarten Enrollment : 2
3rd grade Enrollment : 5
6th grade Enrollment : 2
8th grade Enrollment : 3
9th grade Enrollment : 3
10th grade Enrollment : 273
11th grade Enrollment : 259
12th grade Enrollment : 258
Special grade Enrollment : 230

White students (%): 89.8%

Here:	89.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 4.3%

This school:	4.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 3.9%

Here:	3.9%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 47.4%

Norwood High School:	47.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.6%

Here:	52.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 53
Limited English Proficient # : 8
Low-Income # : 98

First Language Not English %: 5.1%

Here:	5.1%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 9.5%

Norwood High School:	9.5%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 946
10th grade Enrollment : 256
11th grade Enrollment : 252
12th grade Enrollment : 220
Special grade Enrollment : 218

White students (%): 89.5%

Here:	89.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 4.1%

Here:	4.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.9%

Here:	2.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 3.5%

Here:	3.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.4%

Norwood High School:	49.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.6%

Here:	50.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Norwood High School

Races in Norwood High School

First Language Not English # : 65
Limited English Proficient # : 5
Low-Income # : 71

First Language Not English %: 6.9%

This school:	6.9%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 7.5%

Here:	7.5%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

Out-of-School Suspensions count : 108

Average number of Absences: 11.0

Here:	11.0
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 93.5%

Here:	93.5%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 9.9%

Here:	9.9%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 13.4

Average number of Absences: 35.0

Norwood High School:	35.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.1%

This school:	92.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 14.6

Average number of Absences: 34.0

Here:	34.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 91.4%

Here:	91.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 14.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 25

Average number of Absences: 41.0

Here:	41.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 3.7%

This school:	3.7%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 91.7%

Here:	91.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 13.7

Average number of Absences: 14.0

This school:	14.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.1%

This school:	92.1%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Teacher Count in Norwood High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Norwood High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 74
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 63

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 93.5%

Here:	93.5%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 96.8%

Here:	96.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.7

Norwood High School:	14.7
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 74
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 62

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 91.8%

Here:	91.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 94.6%

Here:	94.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.1

Here:	15.1
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 72
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 63

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 92.2%

Here:	92.2%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 92.0%

Here:	92.0%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.8

Here:	15.8
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 69
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 60

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 92.7%

Here:	92.7%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 93.3%

Here:	93.3%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.0

Here:	16.0
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Norwood High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 232

Reading: 498.0

Here:	498.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 504.0

Here:	504.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 514.0

Norwood High School:	514.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 251

Reading: 507.0

Here:	507.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 515.0

Here:	515.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 515.0

This school:	515.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 513.0

Norwood High School:	513.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 527.0

Here:	527.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 220.0

Norwood High School:	220.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Norwood High School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 256
Warning / Failing - English : 9
Needs Improvement - English : 40
Proficiency - English : 125
Advanced - English : 82

Students Tested - Math : 254
Warning / Failing - Math : 10
Needs Improvement - Math : 56
Proficiency - Math : 80
Advanced - Math : 108

MCAS English Results - Norwood High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 92.7

Norwood High School:	92.7
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Norwood High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 88.2

Here:	88.2
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

Norwood High School:	4.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 31.0%

Norwood High School:	31.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 43.0%

Here:	43.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 246
Warning / Failing - English : 5
Needs Improvement - English : 34
Proficiency - English : 107
Advanced - English : 100

Students Tested - Math : 246
Warning / Failing - Math : 16
Needs Improvement - Math : 52
Proficiency - Math : 66
Advanced - Math : 112

MCAS English Results - Norwood High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 94.0

Here:	94.0
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 43.0%

Here:	43.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 41.0%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Norwood High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 87.5

Here:	87.5
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 46.0%

This school:	46.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 272
Warning / Failing - English : 19
Needs Improvement - English : 74
Proficiency - English : 94
Advanced - English : 85

Students Tested - Math : 136
Warning / Failing - Math : 17
Needs Improvement - Math : 71
Proficiency - Math : 47
Advanced - Math : 1

MCAS English Results - Norwood High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 85.3

Here:	85.3
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 35.0%

This school:	35.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 31.0%

This school:	31.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Norwood High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 71.9

Here:	71.9
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 52.0%

This school:	52.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 271
Warning / Failing - English : 16
Needs Improvement - English : 56
Proficiency - English : 135
Advanced - English : 64

Students Tested - Math : 269
Warning / Failing - Math : 38
Needs Improvement - Math : 82
Proficiency - Math : 72
Advanced - Math : 77

MCAS English Results - Norwood High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 88.1

Here:	88.1
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 21.0%

Norwood High School:	21.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 50.0%

Here:	50.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 24.0%

This school:	24.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Norwood High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 78.1

Here:	78.1
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 14.0%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 258
Standard Assessment : 255
Alternate Assessment : 1
Medically documented absence : 1
After October : 1