Norwood High School (Massachusetts)

Norwood High School (NHS) is a four-year public secondary school located in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States, within Norfolk County. The school is the only high school within the Norwood Public Schools district and is located at 245 Nichols Street.

Norwood High School
Norwood High School
Address
245 Nichols St, Norwood, MA 02062

Norwood
,
Norfolk County
,
Massachusetts
02062

United States
Coordinates42°11′57″N 71°12′35″W
Information
Typepublic secondary school
Opened1920s (original)
2011 (current)
School districtNorwood Public Schools
NCES School ID250906001466[1]
PrincipalHugh Galligan
Faculty70.02 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9th to 12th
Enrollment985 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.07[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue, Gold and White
Athletics conferenceTri-Valley League
MascotMustangs
NicknameNHS
Communities servedNorwood
Feeder schoolsCoakley Middle School
Websitewww.norwood.k12.ma.us/nhs/index

Demographics

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2018-2019[3] academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Norwood High School (Massachusetts) are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 985
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 70
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 14.1:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2018-2019[4])[5]
Race Enrolled Pupils*  % of District
African American 122 12.4%
Asian 44 4.5%
Hispanic 129 13.1%
Native American 0 0%
White 664 67.4%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander 1 0.1%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 25 2.5%
Total 985 100%

* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by gender (2018-2019[6])[5]
Gender Enrolled pupils Percentage
Female 492 49.95%
Male 493 50.05%
Non-binary 0 0%
Total 985 100%
Enrollment by Grade[5]
Grade Pupils Enrolled Percentage
9 255 25.89%
10 242 24.57%
11 245 24.87%
12 236 23.96%
SP* 7 0.71%
Total 985 100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12[7]

Athletics

The Norwood Mustangs are a member of the Tri-Valley League, a league within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.[8] They have a traditional rivalry with Dedham High School and Walpole High School.

In 2016, Norwood explored a move to the Tri-Valley League, similar to Dedham's move after the 2015–16 academic year. Norwood had the second-smallest enrollment of BSC schools during the 2015-16 year with 967, less than half of the largest schools in the conference.[9] In October 2017, Norwood's move to the TVL became official. The 2017–2018 school year was the 60th and final season for Norwood's membership in the Bay State Conference.[10]

Thanksgiving Day football rivalry

Dedham High School began playing Norwood High School in an annual football contest in 1920.[11] Over the years, there have been several notable incidents. In 1946, thousands of fans swarmed the field for about 20 minutes after a Norwood touchdown pass was brought back on an offensive interference penalty.[11] During the closing minutes of the game, the crowd threw stones and other objects at the officials.[11] The Dedham Police Department had to escort them off the field after the game.[11]

In 1956, seven boys from Norwood High School threw bottles of blue and white paint, the school colors, through the windows of Dedham's School Department administration building to celebrate their team's win the day before.[12] While they admitted to the paint, they denied being involved with the smashing of 22 windows at Dedham High School on Thanksgiving Day.[12]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Norwood High (250906001466)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. "Norwood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Norwood High (02200505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  4. "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Norwood High (02200505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  5. "School and District Profiles". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  6. "Enrollment Data (2018-19) - Norwood High (02200505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  7. "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  8. "Bay State Conference". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. "For the Bay State Conference, it's a numbers game". norwoodrecord.com.
  10. "It's official: Norwood High School to join Tri-Valley League for 2018-19 school year". norwoodrecord.com.
  11. "Unruly Fans Stone Officials as Dedham Tops Norwood". The Boston Globe. November 29, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "7 Norwood Boys Admit Hurling Paint at School". The Boston Globe. November 30, 1956. p. 39. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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