Northwestern Sr High School
3431 North 400 West
Kokomo IN, 46901, Howard County
Phone: 765-454-2332
Ranking: 
(18 out of 351, top 5%)*
(18 out of 351, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Northwestern School Corporation
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: | 37 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 555 | 558 | 569 | 566 | 538 | 582 | 593 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 136 | 24.5% | 135 | 24.2% | 158 | 27.8% | 149 | 26.3% | 120 | 22.3% | 133 | 22.9% | 154 | 26.0% |
| Grade 10: | 125 | 22.5% | 160 | 28.7% | 146 | 25.7% | 127 | 22.4% | 133 | 24.7% | 155 | 26.6% | 149 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 156 | 28.1% | 142 | 25.4% | 126 | 22.1% | 139 | 24.6% | 148 | 27.5% | 143 | 24.6% | 152 | 25.6% |
| Grade 12: | 138 | 24.9% | 121 | 21.7% | 139 | 24.4% | 151 | 26.7% | 137 | 25.5% | 151 | 25.9% | 138 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 296 | 53.3% | 282 | 50.5% | 288 | 50.6% | 295 | 52.1% | 264 | 49.1% | 284 | 48.8% | 313 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 259 | 46.7% | 276 | 49.5% | 281 | 49.4% | 271 | 47.9% | 260 | 48.3% | 283 | 48.6% | 271 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.7% | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% |
| White: | 508 | 91.5% | 511 | 91.6% | 526 | 92.4% | 525 | 92.8% | 512 | 95.2% | 550 | 94.5% | 564 | 95.1% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 11.7% | 76 | 13.6% | 70 | 12.3% | 63 | 11.1% | 40 | 7.4% | 45 | 7.7% | 36 | 6.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.6% | 31 | 5.6% | 21 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.7% | 21 | 3.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 23 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.12 | 14.61 | 16.25 | 16.55 | 16.20 | 17.70 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 59% | 67% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 77.1% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 86.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 51.0% | 51.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Northwestern Sr High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.