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    Northwood Junior High School

    Location Address:
    945 North Ave Highland Park, Illinois 60035 Phone Number: 8474324770
    Mailing Address:
    945 North Ave Highland Park, IL 60035
    Basic School Information
    Operating Agency Name North Shore School District 112 State Agency ID 34-049-1120-02
    School Type Regular School State School ID 3404911201001
    Operational Status School is operational FIPS County Number 17097
    County Lake Locale Urban Fringe of a Large City
    Location Relative to Town Limits
    School Classroom Information
    Classroom Teachers Title I Eligible School? Title I Eligible School
    School Level Middle School School-wide Title I Not school-wide Title I
    School Lowest Grade Offered 06 Magnet School? Not a Magnet School
    School Highest Grade Offered 08 Charter School Not a Charter School
    Free Lunch Eligible Students 66 Reduced-price Lunch Eligible Students 15
    Total Free and Reduced Lunch Students 81 Migrant Students Not Available
    Total Students 445 Student Teacher Ratio 10.7
    Northwood Junior High School Students by Grade
    Prekindergarten Students 0 7th Grade Students 146
    Kindergarten Students 0 8th Grade Students 152
    1st Grade Students 0 9th Grade Students 0
    2nd Grade Students 0 10th Grade Students 0
    3rd Grade Students 0 11th Grade Students 0
    4th Grade Students 0 12th Grade Students 0
    5th Grade Students 0 Ungraded Students 0
    6th Grade Students 147 Total Students 445
    Northwood Junior High School Students by Race
    Male Female Total
    American Indiana/Alaskan 1 0 1
    Asian/Pacific Islander 4 9 13
    Hispanic 45 63 108
    Black (Non-Hispanic) 12 5 17
    White (Non-Hispanic) 155 151 306