Northwest High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Northwest High School in Lincoln, Nebraska enrolled 1,017 students in 2024-25 with 66.8 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 58.4%).

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

Enrollment rose 104% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 64%

499 students in 2022-23, 902 students in 2023-24, 1,017 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.9 to 66.8.

Students enrolled at Northwest High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 902, 2024-25: 1,01705001k1.5k2022-234992023-249022024-251,017
Students enrolled at Northwest High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 902, 2024-25: 1,01705001k1.5k2022-234992023-249022024-251,017
Students enrolled at Northwest High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 902, 2024-25: 1,01705001k1.5k2022-234992023-249022024-251,017
Students enrolled at Northwest High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 902, 2024-25: 1,01705001k1.5k2022-234992023-249022024-251,017
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349940.912.2
2023-2490260.814.8
2024-251,01766.815.2

15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Nebraska high schools

Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; 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, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Northwest High School 15.2; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest High School 15.2state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Northwest High School 15.2; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest High School 15.2state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Northwest High School 15.2; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest High School 15.2state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Nebraska high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 23.5; Northwest High School 15.2; state median 10.1.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthwest High School 15.2state median 10.1U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest High School reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent41.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.3% of students were White, 19.3% Hispanic, 10.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White56.3%
  2. Hispanic19.3%
  3. Two or more races10.8%
  4. Black10.1%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.9%

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 Northwest High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 58.4% in math across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, 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 districtNebraska
Math20‑24%49% (2021-22)58.4%

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.

High schools in Lincoln

8 public high schools in Lincoln report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest High School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southwest High School2,11019.817.0%
Lincoln High School2,08613.848.8%
Lincoln East High School1,98217.214.0%
North Star High School1,92716.145.0%
Lincoln Southeast High School1,84817.226.1%
Lincoln Northeast High School1,81916.747.8%
Northwest High School1,01715.232.8%
University of Nebraska High School1658.5not reported

All public schools in Lincoln →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwest High School

  1. University of Nebraska High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.7 miles away: 165 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  2. Lincoln High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.4 miles away: 2,086 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  3. Compare Northwest High School with University of Nebraska High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lincoln Public Schools spends per student$13,573 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,573
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaNorthwest High School is the number 36 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#36 of 268
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.15.2:1
  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 Northwest High School

  1. How many students attend Northwest High School?
    1,017 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 499 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lincoln, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest High School?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northwest High School a Title I school?
    Northwest High School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Northwest High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Northwest High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 58.4% in math across Nebraska. Nebraska'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 district is Northwest High School in?
    Lincoln Public Schools, NCES district ID 3172840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317284002441 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
  • 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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