Northwest High School
3746 Hwy 104
Opelousas LA, 70570, Saint Landry County
Phone: 337-543-2255
Ranking: 
(135 out of 276, top 49%)*
(135 out of 276, top 49%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: St. Landry Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 29 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 590 | 567 | 523 | 496 | 479 | 426 | 432 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 204 | 34.6% | 195 | 34.4% | 181 | 34.6% | 169 | 34.1% | 157 | 32.8% | 115 | 27.0% | 115 | 26.6% |
| Grade 10: | 153 | 25.9% | 155 | 27.3% | 141 | 27.0% | 129 | 26.0% | 117 | 24.4% | 107 | 25.1% | 108 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 120 | 20.3% | 115 | 20.3% | 107 | 20.5% | 99 | 20.0% | 104 | 21.7% | 104 | 24.4% | 104 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 113 | 19.2% | 102 | 18.0% | 94 | 18.0% | 99 | 20.0% | 101 | 21.1% | 100 | 23.5% | 105 | 24.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 289 | 49.0% | 268 | 47.3% | 237 | 45.3% | 227 | 45.8% | 225 | 47.0% | 196 | 46.0% | 200 | 46.3% |
| Female: | 301 | 51.0% | 299 | 52.7% | 286 | 54.7% | 269 | 54.2% | 246 | 51.4% | 222 | 52.1% | 228 | 52.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 406 | 68.8% | 380 | 67.0% | 346 | 66.2% | 324 | 65.3% | 331 | 69.1% | 257 | 60.3% | 281 | 65.0% |
| White: | 176 | 29.8% | 176 | 31.0% | 165 | 31.5% | 164 | 33.1% | 140 | 29.2% | 161 | 37.8% | 150 | 34.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 380 | 64.4% | 383 | 67.5% | 332 | 63.5% | 321 | 64.7% | 286 | 59.7% | 241 | 56.6% | 257 | 59.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 9.5% | 58 | 10.2% | 49 | 9.4% | 74 | 14.9% | 63 | 13.2% | 48 | 11.3% | 56 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.34 | 17.79 | 17.43 | 14.26 | 14.09 | 12.90 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 61% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 56% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,090.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,694.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,050.0 |
* 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.