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471:. Santiago Hills Elementary School, Canyon View Elementary School, Brywood Elementary School, and Northwood Elementary School are all successful elementary schools in Northwood. On the 2007 Academic Performance Index Base Report, the primary schools received scores ranging from 889 to 951, out of a possible 1,000. Northwood Elementary was named a
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to the north and a preponderance of single-family dwellings often situated on somewhat larger lots. The "Northwood Loop" pre-dates the "Yale Loop" in the village of
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Northwood started off as part of the Irvine Ranch. The Irvine family gave or sold parcels of the area as bonuses and gifts to ranch foremen and other employees. Some 23 chunks of land were held by different owners, who were organized by a single developer who named the area
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Newsweek's list of top high schools and has won several Grammy Signature awards, including the Gold School Award. Most students living north of Trabuco Road and west of Jeffrey Road attend Northwood High School, which scored 863.
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The following shopping centers are located in the community:
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Cypress
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1170:Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
994:University of California, Irvine
608:"Orchard Hills® Shopping Center"
536:"'Sense of community' in Irvine"
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512:Northpark Plaza Shopping Center
291:Longtime renters (over 10 yrs)
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1113:William R. Mason Regional Park
1103:San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
1004:California Southern University
961:Tustin Unified School District
929:Irvine Unified School District
469:Irvine Unified School District
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966:Arnold O. Beckman High School
922:Primary and secondary schools
507:Orchard Hills Shopping Center
1219:Orange County Fire Authority
1160:Irvine Transportation Center
1098:San Diego Creek bicycle path
708:Northpark/Northpark Square
534:Bonker, Dawn (2008-08-30).
473:National Blue Ribbon School
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584:"Northwood, Good Planning"
479:Sierra Vista Middle School
987:Colleges and universities
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1214:James A. Musick Facility
1209:Irvine Police Department
1175:Orange County Great Park
1086:Northwood Community Park
1081:Jeffrey Open Space Trail
1040:Islamic Center of Irvine
467:Northwood is within the
422:Northwood Community Park
243:Median household income
1202:Government and Services
785:University Town Center
227:Average household size
1155:Irvine Spectrum Center
1149:FivePoint Amphitheatre
954:Woodbridge High School
949:University High School
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1014:Irvine Valley College
939:Northwood High School
500:Northwood Town Center
485:Northwood High School
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1264:33.7126°N 117.7567°W
1009:Concordia University
588:www.goodplanning.org
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999:Brandman University
944:Portola High School
883:List of communities
750:Rancho San Joaquin
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198:Census Information
186:Santa Ana Mountains
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934:Irvine High School
869:Irvine, California
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903:Turtle Rock
822:Woodbridge
745:Quail Hill
325:Percentage
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898:Quail Hill
800:The Colony
760:Stonegate
730:Oak Creek
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713:Northwood
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545:2008-09-02
518:References
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322:Age Range
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876:Geography
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817:Westpark
689:The Ranch
684:Greentree
679:Deerfield
463:Education
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