Northwest High School
4200 Van Horn Rd Jackson MI, 49201, Jackson County Phone: 517-817-4702 Ranking: (390 out of 665, bottom 41%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Northwest School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 852 | 877 | 896 | 859 | 957 | 979 | 1,084 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 248 | 29.1% | 225 | 25.7% | 267 | 29.8% | 240 | 27.9% | 291 | 30.4% | 276 | 28.2% | 311 | 28.7% |
Grade 10: | 215 | 25.2% | 242 | 27.6% | 226 | 25.2% | 252 | 29.3% | 243 | 25.4% | 249 | 25.4% | 291 | 26.8% |
Grade 11: | 222 | 26.1% | 189 | 21.6% | 238 | 26.6% | 188 | 21.9% | 199 | 20.8% | 250 | 25.5% | 251 | 23.2% |
Grade 12: | 167 | 19.6% | 221 | 25.2% | 165 | 18.4% | 176 | 20.5% | 224 | 23.4% | 204 | 20.8% | 231 | 21.3% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 411 | 48.2% | 424 | 48.3% | 435 | 48.5% | 427 | 49.7% | 468 | 48.9% | 475 | 48.5% | 524 | 48.3% |
Female: | 441 | 51.8% | 453 | 51.7% | 461 | 51.5% | 432 | 50.3% | 481 | 50.3% | 496 | 50.7% | 556 | 51.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 14 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 3.9% | 32 | 3.6% | 38 | 4.2% | 28 | 3.3% | 27 | 2.8% | 35 | 3.6% | 33 | 3.0% |
Black: | 27 | 3.2% | 28 | 3.2% | 37 | 4.1% | 34 | 4.0% | 43 | 4.5% | 37 | 3.8% | 37 | 3.4% |
White: | 747 | 87.7% | 786 | 89.6% | 797 | 89.0% | 776 | 90.3% | 877 | 91.6% | 891 | 91.0% | 988 | 91.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 37 | 4.3% | 25 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 32.7% | 280 | 31.9% | 271 | 30.2% | 265 | 30.8% | 240 | 25.1% | 249 | 25.4% | 87 | 8.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 5.4% | 54 | 6.2% | 45 | 5.0% | 51 | 5.9% | 54 | 5.6% | 79 | 8.1% | 21 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.63 | 19.93 | 21.33 | 19.09 | 18.76 | 18.50 | 22.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 37.9% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 49.6% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 67.6% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67.6% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 50.4% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 61.5% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 47.8% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 47.5% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 16.3% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 15% | 15% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 43.8% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 45.5% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 42.1% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 31.2% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 33.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 38.3% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 45.2% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 40% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 24.3% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 19% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.3% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 53.7% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.4% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.5% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 52.5% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 50.6% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 50.2% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 57.8% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 24.1% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 20% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79.7% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.2% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.7% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 46% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 41% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 30.9% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 31.6% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 36.9% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 39.5% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 46.3% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 50% | 49% |
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* Northwest High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.