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Northwood High

Chatham County Schools · Chatham County

Address
310 Northwood High School Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370075000313
634
Students
49.0
Teachers (FTE)
12.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
77
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
15.7%
Chronically absent
29.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Northwood High's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Chatham County Schools

The area Chatham County Schools assigns to Northwood High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Chatham County Schools as “Chatham County - High School Boundaries”, last updated 2026-09-05.

How Northwood High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 77 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 331 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools68th percentile
Higher than 68% · rank 155 of 514
Chatham County Schools71st percentile
Higher than 71% · rank 4 of 17

Chronic absence is lower here than at 73% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (79 → 77). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202577BExceeded74.1
202481BExceeded78.3
202380BMet79.1
202277BMet75.3
201977BMet76.2
201877BMet76.2
201773BMet74
201673BMet70
201579BExceeded76
201479BExceeded75

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Chatham County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 61.04%Black 15.77%Hispanic 14.83%Two+ Races 6.78%Asian 0.95%Pacific Isl. 0.47%Native Am. 0.16%
White: 61.04% (387) Black: 15.77% (100) Hispanic: 14.83% (94) Two+ Races: 6.78% (43) Asian: 0.95% (6) Pacific Isl.: 0.47% (3) Native Am.: 0.16% (1)
White61.04%
Black15.77%
Hispanic14.83%
Two+ Races6.78%
Asian0.95%
Pacific Isl.0.47%
Native Am.0.16%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 634
48.42%307 Female
51.58%327 Male

Student counts for Northwood High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 634 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84.3%Chronically absent 15.7%
Regular attendance: 84.3% (553) Chronically absent: 15.7% (103)
Regular attendance84.3%
Chronically absent15.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 656
29.3%Economically disadvantaged
3.94%25 English learners

Student indicators for Northwood High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 656 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 86.27%Beginning 13.73%
Experienced: 86.27% (40) Beginning: 13.73% (6)
Experienced86.27%
Beginning13.73%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 45.9 FTE
98.26%Fully licensed
1.74%Emergency or provisional
10.89%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Northwood High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 45.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II69.5%46.4%
NC Math 363%45.5%
Biology57.2%42.8%
NC Math 141.4%12.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology42.8%14.5%21.4%21.4%
English II30.5%23.2%35.8%10.6%
NC Math 158.6%28.7%12.6%--
NC Math 337%17.6%24.2%21.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.2290.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers45.9
Experienced teachers39.6 (86%)
Beginning teachers6.3 (14%)
Holding a standard license45.1 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.8 (2%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (103 of 656)15.7%
Economically disadvantaged29.3%
English learners making progress (of 25)24%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.82
Library books per student11.94
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.32

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Northwood High report card PDF

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Northwood High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.