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Northwest High School

๐Ÿ“ 10761 Pippin Rd, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 45231

948
Pupils
22.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cincinnati, Hamilton County. The school has 948 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Local school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Northwest Local

Enrollment & staffing

Northwest High School enrolls 948 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.

Male students
541 (57%)
Female students
407 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
41.7
Student-teacher ratio
22.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 33% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American39041%
White31033%
Hispanic or Latino10611%
Two or more races10111%
Asian313.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander9<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

541 of the school's 948 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 455 qualify for free lunch and 86 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Northwest High School 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 OH-80, state senate district 8, state house district 29.

School district: Northwest Local

Northwest High School is one of 11 schools in Northwest Local, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The district serves 8,260 students district-wide and employs 470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 948 students, Northwest High School is larger than the district average of about 751 students per school.

8,260
District students
11
Schools
470
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

41%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
85%
Graduation rate
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (9) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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