📍 704 7th Street North, Northwood, Worth County, 50459
Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Northwood, Worth County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Keith Fritz. It is part of the Northwood-Kensett Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School enrolls 273 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 273 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 26, state house district 51.
Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School is one of 2 schools in Northwood-Kensett Comm School District, based in Northwood, Iowa. The district serves 552 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School is close to the district average of about 276 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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