Northwoods Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · North Charleston, South Carolina

Northwoods Middle in North Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 708 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

738 students in 2022-23, 677 students in 2023-24, 708 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.8 to 49.0.

Students enrolled at Northwoods Middle by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237382023-246772024-25708
Students enrolled at Northwoods Middle by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237382023-246772024-25708
Students enrolled at Northwoods Middle by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237382023-246772024-25708
Students enrolled at Northwoods Middle by school year2022-23: 738, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 70802004006008002022-237382023-246772024-25708
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373847.815.4
2023-2467751.013.3
2024-2570849.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools

Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Northwoods Middle 14.4; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Middle 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Northwoods Middle 14.4; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Middle 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Northwoods Middle 14.4; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Middle 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Northwoods Middle 14.4; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNorthwoods Middle 14.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 269 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwoods Middle enrolled 806 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 244 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 269 of the 806 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions244
  • Chronically absent54.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.2% of students were Hispanic, 39.5% Black, 6.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.2%
  2. Black39.5%
  3. White6.5%
  4. Two or more races4.9%
  5. Pacific Islander0.8%
  6. Asian0.7%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northwoods Middle scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220%57%52.1%
Math, 2022-2310%51% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in North Charleston

5 public middle schools in North Charleston report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwoods Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
River Oaks Middle72813.076.4%
Northwoods Middle70814.4100.0%
Morningside Middle55211.2100.0%
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science5138.9100.0%
Deer Park Middle31511.9100.0%

All public schools in North Charleston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwoods Middle

  1. Deer Park MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 315 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Sedgefield MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 950 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Northwoods Middle with Deer Park MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charleston County School District spends per student$16,635 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,635
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaNorthwoods Middle is the number 101 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#101 of 242
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northwoods Middle

  1. How many students attend Northwoods Middle?
    708 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 738 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in North Charleston, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwoods Middle?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northwoods Middle a Title I school?
    Northwoods Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northwoods Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northwoods Middle scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northwoods Middle in?
    Charleston County School District, NCES district ID 4501440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450144001211 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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