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Northwest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Jackson County. The school has 778 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Community Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northwest Elementary School enrolls 778 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 11% Two or more races and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 591 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 778 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 383 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-50, state senate district 16, state house district 65.
Northwest Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Northwest Community Schools, based in Jackson, Michigan. The district serves 3,507 students district-wide and employs 201 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 778 students, Northwest Elementary School is close to the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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