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Northwest High High School
1220 North Tyler Rd Wichita KS, 67212, Sedgwick County Phone: 316-973-6000 Ranking:  (240 out of 308, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wichita Unified School District 259 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: | 77 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,494 | 1,373 | 1,439 | 1,496 | 1,561 | 1,580 | 1,541 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 380 | 25.4% | 368 | 26.8% | 353 | 24.5% | 346 | 23.1% | 409 | 26.2% | 406 | 25.7% | 411 | 26.7% |
| Grade 10: | 367 | 24.6% | 344 | 25.1% | 343 | 23.8% | 410 | 27.4% | 412 | 26.4% | 420 | 26.6% | 385 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 380 | 25.4% | 317 | 23.1% | 368 | 25.6% | 396 | 26.5% | 372 | 23.8% | 392 | 24.8% | 386 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 367 | 24.6% | 344 | 25.1% | 375 | 26.1% | 344 | 23.0% | 368 | 23.6% | 362 | 22.9% | 359 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 733 | 49.1% | 700 | 51.0% | 735 | 51.1% | 765 | 51.1% | 793 | 50.8% | 754 | 47.7% | 763 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 761 | 50.9% | 673 | 49.0% | 704 | 48.9% | 731 | 48.9% | 768 | 49.2% | 732 | 46.3% | 774 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 32 | 2.1% | 31 | 2.3% | 29 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.2% | 37 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.3% | 46 | 3.0% |
| Asian: | 19 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.7% | 23 | 1.6% | 33 | 2.2% | 33 | 2.1% | 47 | 3.0% | 59 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 237 | 15.9% | 219 | 16.0% | 226 | 15.7% | 223 | 14.9% | 198 | 12.7% | 168 | 10.6% | 159 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 160 | 10.7% | 148 | 10.8% | 157 | 10.9% | 194 | 13.0% | 210 | 13.5% | 226 | 14.3% | 226 | 14.7% |
| White: | 887 | 59.4% | 820 | 59.7% | 881 | 61.2% | 907 | 60.6% | 972 | 62.3% | 1,016 | 64.3% | 1,051 | 68.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 155 | 10.4% | 127 | 9.2% | 119 | 8.3% | 103 | 6.9% | 107 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 494 | 33.1% | 439 | 32.0% | 448 | 31.1% | 479 | 32.0% | 473 | 30.3% | 403 | 25.5% | 376 | 24.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 8.9% | 155 | 11.3% | 160 | 11.1% | 158 | 10.6% | 136 | 8.7% | 173 | 10.9% | 115 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.33 | 17.47 | 18.42 | 18.89 | 19.06 | 20.50 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.96% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.76% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.29% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.67% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.99% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.37% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.77% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.79% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.64% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.39% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,961.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,085.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,537.0 |
* Northwest High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.