📍 800 Lafayette RD, Clarksville, Montgomery County, 37042
Northwest High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Clarksville, Montgomery County. The school has 1,456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 43 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest High enrolls 1,456 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 29% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 628 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 422 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 159 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-70, state senate district 22, state house district 74.
Northwest High is one of 43 schools in Montgomery County, based in Clarksville, Tennessee. The district serves 39,385 students district-wide and employs 2,249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,456 students, Northwest High is larger than the district average of about 916 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize