📍 1507 8th St, Coralville, Johnson County, 52241
Northwest Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Coralville, Johnson County. The school has 730 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Junior High School enrolls 730 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 28% Black or African American and 10% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 204 | 28% |
| Asian | 73 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 730 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 37, state house district 74.
Northwest Junior High School is one of 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District, based in Iowa City, Iowa. The district serves 15,013 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 730 students, Northwest Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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