Summary:
Norwood School is an elementary school located in Norwood, PA, serving grades 1-8 with 548 students. It 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. Norwood School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1022 out of 1526 schools.
Norwood School faces several challenges, including below-average test scores, struggles with certain student subgroups, high free/reduced lunch rates, and increasing dropout rates. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.5% of Norwood students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 40.4% statewide and 33.7% in the Interboro School District. Norwood School's performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students and disabled students, is significantly lower than the state averages for those groups. Additionally, Norwood School's dropout rates have risen from 0.0% in 2020-2021 to 1.6% in 2022-2023, which is concerning.
Despite Norwood School's higher-than-average spending per student, ranging from $16,640 to $19,067 over the past 4 years, its academic outcomes remain below state and district averages. When compared to other schools in the Interboro School District, Norwood School generally performs worse on test scores, especially in math. For instance, in 2023-2024, Tinicum School, another Interboro school, had 39.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to Norwood's 33.5%. Norwood School may need to closely examine its instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address these areas of concern and improve student performance.
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Detail:
Public 1-8
District:
Interboro School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1022nd of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,600
Students who attend Norwood School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.5
Number of students: 548
Racial breakdown:
White:
64.2%
African American:
14.2%
Hispanic:
8.9%
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Two or more races:
6.0%
Asian:
5.5%
American Indian:
1.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.3%
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