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Enrollment
1,855
High
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383001076
Northwest High School
5875 Hwy 25, Flowood, MS 39232 · (601) 992-2242 · Rankin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,855 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
596 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 445 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 486 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 511 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 413 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
78.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 78.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 79.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northwest High School
Northwest High School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest High School this school | 1,855 | 32.1% | 77.5% |
| Germantown High School Madison | 1,411 | 25.9% | 75.6% |
| DeSoto Central High School Southaven | 2,004 | 32.6% | 72.1% |
| Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs | 1,928 | 35.5% | 84.6% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,335 | 45.2% | 73.5% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 1,339 | 38.5% | 76.9% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northwest High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #19 of 192 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #45 of 199 ▼ 12 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #20 of 199 ▼ 2 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,855 | #5 of 203 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #161 of 192 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #28 of 192 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #188 of 194 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #29 of 63 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,855
+112 (+6%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,839
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,855 | 124.8 | 14.9:1 | 32% (596) |
| 2023-24 | 1,894 | 116 | 16.3:1 | 33% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 1,898 | 112.3 | 16.9:1 | 100% (1,895) |
| 2020-21 | 1,743 | 104 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,740) |
| 2017-18 | 1,692 | 101.7 | 16.6:1 | 26% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 1,666 | 103 | 16.2:1 | 26% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 1,511 | 89 | 17.0:1 | 22% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 1,185 | 66 | 17.9:1 | 33% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 1,839 | 89 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest High School.
About Northwest High School
Northwest High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Flowood, Mississippi. The latest federal count shows 1,855 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 185% higher.
Rankin County School District (27 schools, 18,196 students) runs Northwest High School.
White students make up a majority at Northwest High School, at 52%. Other students are 34% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Rankin County residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Northwest High School employs 124.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 32% in 2024-25. That is 18 points below the 50% average for public schools in Rankin County.
The allk12 Grade for Northwest High School is A-. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Northwest High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (77.5% versus 78.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Federal survey data for Rankin County show that the median household income is $79,357, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 34 public schools in Rankin County, enrolling about 22,454 students in all.
Nearest public school: Northwest Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Local comparison: Northwest High School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 77.5% versus a 73.2% average.
In the federal locale system, Northwest High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Northwest High School had 1,743 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,855. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Northwest High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in Flowood
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Flowood ElementaryElementary · 458 students
Other Northwest High schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Northwest High. Northwest High School is the 3rd largest of the 16.
- Northwest High SchoolJUSTIN, TX · 2,672 students
- Northwest HighGermantown, MD · 2,300 students
- NORTHWEST HIGHCEDAR HILL, MO · 1,788 students
- Northwest High SchoolWaukee, IA · 1,574 students
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 1,517 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle School0.4 mi · 1,352
- Northwest Elementary0.6 mi · 477
- Highland Bluff Elementary0.6 mi · 491
- Oakdale Elementary1.8 mi · 566
- Northshore Elementary2.8 mi · 539
- Flowood Elementary4.1 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest High School?
Northwest High School enrolls approximately 1,855 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northwest High School serve?
Northwest High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Northwest High School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Northwest High School.
How diverse is Northwest High School?
Northwest High School reports a student body of 52% White, 5% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwest High School?
Northwest High School is overseen by Rankin County School District in Rankin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.