Northwest High (Montgomery County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Northwest High is a High in Germantown, MD. It currently serves 2386 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: High

Number of Students:2386

Number of Teachers: 144

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.57

Location Info

Location: 13501 Richter Farm Rd, Germantown, MD 20874

Mailing Address: 13501 Richter Farm Rd, Germantown, MD 20874

Phone: (240)740-7100

Website: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/northwesths/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 10	649
Grade 11	575
Grade 12	592
Grade 9	570

Gender/Sex of Northwest High Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	1220	51.13
Female	1155	48.41

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Northwest High Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0.13
Asian	488	20.45
Black or African American	621	26.03
Hispanic/Latino	622	26.07
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.13
Two or more races	131	5.49
White	507	21.25

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.08
Asian	254	20.82
Black or African American	317	25.98
Hispanic/Latino	334	27.38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.16
Two or more races	62	5.08
White	250	20.49

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.17
Asian	234	20.26
Black or African American	304	26.32
Hispanic/Latino	288	24.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.09
Two or more races	69	5.97
White	257	22.25

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.31
Asian	128	19.72
Black or African American	180	27.74
Hispanic/Latino	190	29.28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.15
Two or more races	31	4.78
White	114	17.57

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	131	22.78
Black or African American	155	26.96
Hispanic/Latino	122	21.22
Two or more races	35	6.09
White	130	22.61

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	122	20.61
Black or African American	154	26.01
Hispanic/Latino	138	23.31
Two or more races	27	4.56
White	147	24.83

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.18
Asian	107	18.77
Black or African American	132	23.16
Hispanic/Latino	172	30.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.35
Two or more races	38	6.67
White	116	20.35