Summary:
The city of Norwood, Pennsylvania has just one public elementary school, the Norwood School, which serves grades 1-8 and has 548 students enrolled. The school is part of the Interboro School District, which is ranked 361 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The Norwood School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with proficiency rates on the PSSA exams below the state averages in both Math (33.5% vs. 40.4%) and English Language Arts (50.6% vs. 53%). However, the school's Science proficiency rate (70.9%) was higher than the state average (65.8%). Proficiency rates have been declining in recent years, with Math proficiency dropping from 29.6% in 2022-2023 to 33.5% in 2023-2024, and ELA proficiency decreasing from 52.4% to 50.6% over the same period.
The Norwood School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 61.31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Despite higher per-student spending ($18,600 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, the school's academic performance has been declining, suggesting that the district-level challenges may be impacting the school's ability to improve student outcomes. Addressing the declining academic performance and leveraging the school's strengths in Science could be key focus areas for improvement.
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