Northwest High School

Northwest High School is a four-year high school of sizable scale in Waukee, Iowa, overseen by Waukee Comm School District, teacheing 1,574 students in grades 10 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 236% bigger than typical.

Northwest High School is one of 19 schools operated by Waukee Comm School District, a district that educates 13,917 students overall.

Demographically, Northwest High School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northwest High School has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Dallas County's rate of about 22%.

With demographic context factored in, Northwest High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 86.1%; this one delivers 80.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $102,379, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dallas County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,938 students), Northwest High School is one campus in the mix.

Trailridge School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northwest High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 81.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.