📍 655 NW 10th ST, Waukee, Dallas County, 50263
Northwest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waukee, Dallas County. The school has 1,427 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicholas Ross. It is part of the Waukee Comm School District school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a rural setting. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest High School enrolls 1,427 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,130 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 60 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 1,427 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 22, state house district 44.
Northwest High School is one of 17 schools in Waukee Comm School District, based in Waukee, Iowa. The district serves 13,917 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,427 students, Northwest High School is larger than the district average of about 819 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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