📍 8830 Highway 1 North, Lena, Rapides Parish, 71447
Northwood High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Lena, Rapides Parish. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwood High School enrolls 613 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 36% Black or African American and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 339 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 613 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 444 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwood High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 LA-60, state senate district 31, state house district 25.
Northwood High School is one of 47 schools in Rapides Parish, based in Alexandria, Louisiana. The district serves 21,340 students district-wide and employs 1,359 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 613 students, Northwood High School is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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