Total enrollment
32,098
+6,720 (+26%) vs SY 2020-21
43 schools in NORTHWEST ISD
Texas · 32,098 students · 9 cities
NORTHWEST ISD's public-school directory holds 43 schools, serving about 32,098 K-12 students inside Texas (an average of 746 per school).
4-year change in NORTHWEST ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
+8 (+28%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NORTHWEST ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #219 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32,098 | #43 of 760 | #201 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #56 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #579 of 758 | #5,897 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 29.1% | #698 of 750 | #6,709 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #56 of 557 | #591 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside NORTHWEST ISD
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from Samuel Beck Elementary School at 78.4% proficient to Prairie View Elementary School at 27.9%, a gap of 50.5 points. That is the 63rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 26 district schools that reported both years went from 23,107 to 25,919 students (up 12%) and from 1,491 to 1,666 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About NORTHWEST ISD
NORTHWEST ISD is a sparse Texas school district running 43 schools with combined enrollment near 32,098.
On the school-mix side, NORTHWEST ISD comprises 29 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NORTHWEST ISD runs about 746 students per school, 23% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in NORTHWEST ISD has increased 26% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 25,378 students to 32,098. Over that span, NORTHWEST ISD opened 8 schools, going from 29 to 37.
In the discussion threads here, the community for NORTHWEST ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.