Northglenn High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Northglenn, Colorado

Northglenn High School in Northglenn, Colorado enrolled 1,844 students in 2024-25 with 95.8 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

1,959 students in 2022-23, 1,834 students in 2023-24, 1,844 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 99.7 to 95.8.

Students enrolled at Northglenn High School by school year2022-23: 1,959, 2023-24: 1,834, 2024-25: 1,84405001k1.5k2k2022-231,9592023-241,8342024-251,844
Students enrolled at Northglenn High School by school year2022-23: 1,959, 2023-24: 1,834, 2024-25: 1,84405001k1.5k2k2022-231,9592023-241,8342024-251,844
Students enrolled at Northglenn High School by school year2022-23: 1,959, 2023-24: 1,834, 2024-25: 1,84405001k1.5k2k2022-231,9592023-241,8342024-251,844
Students enrolled at Northglenn High School by school year2022-23: 1,959, 2023-24: 1,834, 2024-25: 1,84405001k1.5k2k2022-231,9592023-241,8342024-251,844
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,95999.719.6
2023-241,83496.719.0
2024-251,84495.819.2

19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Colorado high schools

Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Northglenn High School 19.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherNorthglenn High School 19.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Northglenn High School 19.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherNorthglenn High School 19.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Northglenn High School 19.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherNorthglenn High School 19.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Northglenn High School 19.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherNorthglenn High School 19.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

17 AP courses and one counselor per 252 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northglenn High School enrolled 2,012 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 204 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses17
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 252 of the 2,012 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions204
  • Chronically absent50.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.0% of students were Hispanic, 17.4% White, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic75.0%
  2. White17.4%
  3. Two or more races3.1%
  4. Asian2.2%
  5. Black1.5%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Northglenn High School scored proficient or above: 17% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math17%32% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

89% of the 398 students in Northglenn High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate89%85%82.7%
Students in the class3982,92568,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Northglenn

2 public high schools in Northglenn report 2024-25 enrollment; Northglenn High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northglenn High School1,84419.260.5%
Vantage Point33110.465.0%

All public schools in Northglenn →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northglenn High School

  1. Vantage PointThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 331 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Thornton High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,439 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Northglenn High School with Vantage PointStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Adams 12 Five Star Schools spends per student$14,748 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,748
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoNorthglenn High School is the number 31 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 436
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.19.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northglenn High School

  1. How many students attend Northglenn High School?
    1,844 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,959 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Northglenn, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northglenn High School?
    19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northglenn High School a Title I school?
    Northglenn High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northglenn High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Northglenn High School scored proficient or above: 17% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Northglenn High School?
    89% of the 398 students in Northglenn High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Northglenn High School in?
    Adams 12 Five Star Schools, NCES district ID 0806900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080690001188 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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