Grade Trends

Northwood High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Irvine Unified

4515 Portola Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92620 Map

Math (met standard)
71%
+39 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
78%
+20 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
71%
+32 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
19%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,244
2024-25
Students per teacher
25.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 71% state 32% · 2025-26 78% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 71% state 32% · 2025-26 78% state 57% · 2025-26 71% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 71% state 32% 78% state 57% 71% state 39%
2024-25 72% state 31% 79% state 57% 68% state 34%
2023-24 66% state 28% 72% state 56% 57% state 32%
2022-23 69% state 27% 77% state 55% 58% state 32%
2021-22 73% state 27% 87% state 55% 68% state 29%
2020-21 75% state 34% 83% state 59% —
2018-19 78% state 32% 82% state 57% 74% state 30%
2017-18 74% state 31% 76% state 56% —
2016-17 82% state 32% 89% state 60% —
2015-16 82% state 32% 86% state 59% —
2014-15 78% state 30% 86% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
99%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
83%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
87%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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