Northwestern High High School
2503 West Main St
Rock Hill SC, 29732, York County
Phone: 803-981-1200
Ranking: (76 out of 202, top 38%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: York School District 3
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: | 89 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 101 | 83 | 94 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,813 | 1,730 | 1,689 | 1,734 | 1,791 | 1,790 | 1,733 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 580 | 32.0% | 521 | 30.1% | 486 | 28.8% | 490 | 28.3% | 523 | 29.2% | 541 | 30.2% | 585 | 33.8% |
Grade 10: | 437 | 24.1% | 441 | 25.5% | 448 | 26.5% | 441 | 25.4% | 467 | 26.1% | 519 | 29.0% | 448 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 427 | 23.6% | 409 | 23.6% | 396 | 23.4% | 430 | 24.8% | 466 | 26.0% | 392 | 21.9% | 388 | 22.4% |
Grade 12: | 369 | 20.4% | 359 | 20.8% | 359 | 21.3% | 373 | 21.5% | 335 | 18.7% | 338 | 18.9% | 312 | 18.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 894 | 49.3% | 887 | 51.3% | 861 | 51.0% | 905 | 52.2% | 902 | 50.4% | 882 | 49.3% | 837 | 48.3% |
Female: | 919 | 50.7% | 843 | 48.7% | 828 | 49.0% | 829 | 47.8% | 881 | 49.2% | 899 | 50.2% | 892 | 51.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 36 | 2.0% | 27 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.3% | 22 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 83 | 4.6% | 77 | 4.5% | 71 | 4.2% | 76 | 4.4% | 78 | 4.4% | 80 | 4.5% | 66 | 3.8% |
Black: | 659 | 36.3% | 602 | 34.8% | 593 | 35.1% | 628 | 36.2% | 692 | 38.6% | 739 | 41.3% | 730 | 42.1% |
White: | 995 | 54.9% | 997 | 57.6% | 967 | 57.3% | 978 | 56.4% | 987 | 55.1% | 942 | 52.6% | 911 | 52.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.2% | 23 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 691 | 38.1% | 648 | 37.5% | 599 | 35.5% | 590 | 34.0% | 629 | 35.1% | 592 | 33.1% | 580 | 33.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 3.8% | 84 | 4.9% | 79 | 4.7% | 96 | 5.5% | 94 | 5.2% | 106 | 5.9% | 103 | 5.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.30 | 17.85 | 17.36 | 19.20 | 17.77 | 21.50 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.3% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.8% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.2% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.5% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 62.9% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 61.2% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 66.1% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.4% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 78.1% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.1% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.9% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.2% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 52.2% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.7% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.3% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 54.4% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,816.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,652.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,771.0 |
* Northwestern High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.