Northwest High School
2710 North North Rd
Grand Island NE, 68803, Hall County
Phone: 308-385-6394
Ranking: 
(124 out of 239, bottom 48%)*
(124 out of 239, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Northwest Public Schools
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: | 53 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 759 | 743 | 721 | 671 | 697 | 703 | 698 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 194 | 25.6% | 190 | 25.6% | 196 | 27.2% | 170 | 25.3% | 158 | 22.7% | 184 | 26.2% | 172 | 24.6% |
| Grade 10: | 192 | 25.3% | 197 | 26.5% | 171 | 23.7% | 155 | 23.1% | 199 | 28.6% | 164 | 23.3% | 182 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 185 | 24.4% | 184 | 24.8% | 161 | 22.3% | 193 | 28.8% | 158 | 22.7% | 180 | 25.6% | 174 | 24.9% |
| Grade 12: | 188 | 24.8% | 172 | 23.1% | 193 | 26.8% | 153 | 22.8% | 182 | 26.1% | 175 | 24.9% | 170 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 386 | 50.9% | 367 | 49.4% | 356 | 49.4% | 341 | 50.8% | 349 | 50.1% | 353 | 50.2% | 365 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 373 | 49.1% | 376 | 50.6% | 365 | 50.6% | 330 | 49.2% | 340 | 48.8% | 342 | 48.6% | 329 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 94 | 12.4% | 81 | 10.9% | 73 | 10.1% | 66 | 9.8% | 60 | 8.6% | 58 | 8.3% | 57 | 8.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% |
| White: | 651 | 85.8% | 650 | 87.5% | 633 | 87.8% | 590 | 87.9% | 620 | 89.0% | 629 | 89.5% | 625 | 89.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 18.4% | 144 | 19.4% | 146 | 20.2% | 121 | 18.0% | 141 | 20.2% | 123 | 17.5% | 84 | 12.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 10.0% | 72 | 9.7% | 52 | 7.2% | 56 | 8.3% | 64 | 9.2% | 62 | 8.8% | 59 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.46 | 15.41 | 15.85 | 14.74 | 15.32 | 15.30 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.15 | 96.15 | 94.61 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.60 | 99.60 | 95.59 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 113.92 | 113.92 | 100.24 |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.48 | 105.48 | 100.61 |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 111.57 | 111.57 | 101.96 |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.55 | 110.55 | 101.98 |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 119.71 | 119.71 | 105.71 |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 102.46 | 102.46 | 98.81 |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.03 | 110.03 | 102.88 |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 43.61 | 43.61 | 44.32 |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 44.78 | 44.78 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 7.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,990.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $26,532.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,103.0 |
* 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.