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Northwest Jr High Middle School, 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: | 37 | 40 | 36 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 492 | 517 | 534 | 526 | 569 | 581 | 581 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 144 | 29.3% | 183 | 35.4% | 171 | 32.0% | 151 | 28.7% | 184 | 32.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 167 | 33.9% | 173 | 33.5% | 162 | 30.3% | 188 | 35.7% | 164 | 28.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 172 | 35.0% | 154 | 29.8% | 189 | 35.4% | 177 | 33.7% | 215 | 37.8% | 303 | 52.2% | 67 | 11.5% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 15 | 2.6% | 96 | 16.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 246 | 50.0% | 261 | 50.5% | 287 | 53.7% | 278 | 52.9% | 301 | 52.9% | 294 | 50.6% | 296 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 246 | 50.0% | 256 | 49.5% | 247 | 46.3% | 248 | 47.1% | 268 | 47.1% | 287 | 49.4% | 281 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 424 | 86.2% | 437 | 84.5% | 459 | 86.0% | 450 | 85.6% | 464 | 81.5% | 492 | 84.7% | 474 | 81.6% |
| White: | 49 | 10.0% | 68 | 13.2% | 63 | 11.8% | 64 | 12.2% | 98 | 17.2% | 74 | 12.7% | 91 | 15.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 373 | 75.8% | 369 | 71.4% | 400 | 74.9% | 383 | 72.8% | 370 | 65.0% | 418 | 71.9% | 376 | 64.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.7% | 47 | 9.1% | 36 | 6.7% | 39 | 7.4% | 39 | 6.9% | 41 | 7.1% | 50 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.32 | 12.78 | 14.70 | 12.84 | 14.46 | 13.90 | 14.90 | |||||||
* Northwest Jr High Middle School, Students and Teachers was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.