📍 6005 Cedar Hill Rd, Cedar Hill, Jefferson County, 63016
Northwest High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cedar Hill, Jefferson County. The school has 1,841 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest R-I school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 109.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest High enrolls 1,841 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 109.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,647 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 1,841 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 56 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 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-30, state senate district 22, state house district 111.
Northwest High is one of 10 schools in NORTHWEST R-I, based in House Springs, Missouri. The district serves 5,815 students district-wide and employs 422 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,841 students, Northwest High is larger than the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe