Northwood High

4515 Portola Pkwy., Irvine CA, 92620 | Irvine Unified School District | 949-936-7200
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2245
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 80% 84% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 76 in Irvine
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
73%Irvine
43%California

Northwood High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Irvine Unified School District" in Irvine, CA. There are a total of 2,245 students and 85 teachers at Northwood High, for a student to teacher ratio of 27 to 1.

Northwood High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 79.5%, which is 84% higher than the California average.

Northwood High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2245
Teachers85
Student/Teacher ratio27:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Northwood High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All78%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School78%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All81%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School81%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Northwood High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 33.1% 33.1% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 1.2% 2.2% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 54.5% 44.5% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.0% 10.8% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.4% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.7% 8.7% 3.1% 3.1%

Irvine demographics profile

StatisticIrvineCaliforniaNational
Population272,69439,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,15625691
Median age33.836.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%52%55%
Speak English50%56%79%
Speak Spanish6%29%13%

Education level achieved in Irvine

IndexIrvineCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade96.2%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school95.9%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college88.9%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree74.7%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors68.0%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters29.5%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree10.2%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.6%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Northwood High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.