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Northwestern High
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Northwestern High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7000 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20782 · (301) 985-1820 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Hyattsville’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

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Photo: United States Geological Survey (photograph), Maryland Pride (annotations) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,396
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Northwestern High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Maryland’s public schools

On the path

Where Hyattsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Northwestern HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7000 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9769
Grade 10606
Grade 11529
Grade 12492
Enrollment over time
2,313’20
2,219’21
2,346’22
2,381’23
2,396’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%Black 21%White 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northwestern High from Hyattsville families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Hyattsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.