📍 1605 Shackelford Rd, Florissant, St. Louis County, 63031
Northwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Florissant, St. Louis County. The school has 767 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazelwood school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Middle enrolls 767 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 17% White and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 551 | 72% |
| White | 132 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 767 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 59 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 Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MO-10, state senate district 13, state house district 69.
Northwest Middle is one of 33 schools in HAZELWOOD, based in FLORISSANT, Missouri. The district serves 16,321 students district-wide and employs 1,095 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 767 students, Northwest Middle is larger than the district average of about 495 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large