Dematha Catholic High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 838 students
Northwestern High
7000 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20782
Grades
9–12
High
Students
2,396
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Prince George's County Public Schools
Prince George's County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 204 Maryland high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northwestern High
Northwestern High is a magnet high school in Hyattsville, Maryland, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Prince George's County Public Schools. The school is located in a large suburb in Prince George's County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 2,396 students were enrolled, with about 15.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Maryland high school (15.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 204 Maryland high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 2,396 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 16
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Prince George's County Public Schools
- County
- Prince George's County
- NCES school ID
- 240051001114
Schools near Northwestern High
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College Park Academy
Charter · Grades 6–12 · 682 students
Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
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Takoma Academy
Private · Grades 9–12 · 173 students
International High School @ Langley Park
Public · Grades 9–12 · 368 students
Parkdale High
Magnet · Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.