Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

Total students

2,171

Avg. teacher experience

12 years

Northwest ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.5 %

Northwest ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90%

Northwest High School is a high school in Justin, TX, in the Northwest ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,171 students. 33.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Northwest High School was 1025 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,990, which is $2,103 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

nhs.nisdtx.org

Address

2301 Texan Dr
Justin, TX 76247

Office phone number

(817) 215-0200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Northwest High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,171

African American

185 (8.5%)

Northwest ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

16 (0.7%)

Northwest ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

55 (2.5%)

Northwest ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

606 (27.9%)

Northwest ISD: 24%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

8 (0.4%)

Northwest ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,257 (57.9%)

Northwest ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

44 (2%)

Northwest ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

8.5%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

2.5%

Hispanic

27.9%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

57.9%

Two or more races

2.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

33.3 %

Northwest ISD: 33%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

29.8 %

Northwest ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.9 %

Northwest ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

33.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

29.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.6 %

Northwest ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.3 %

Northwest ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.7 %

Northwest ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.6%

Gifted and talented

10.3%

Special education

9.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Northwest ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.5 %

Northwest ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90%

African American

96.7 %

Northwest ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Northwest ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Northwest ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.9 %

Northwest ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.6 %

Northwest ISD: 98%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Northwest ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

96.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

92.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

96.6%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1 %

Northwest ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Northwest ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Northwest ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Northwest ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.6 %

Northwest ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Northwest ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.9 %

Northwest ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Northwest ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

16.5 %

Northwest ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

7.2 %

Northwest ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

6.3 %

Northwest ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.1 %

Northwest ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21 %

Northwest ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Northwest ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.2 %

Northwest ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

41.2 %

Northwest ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

35.1 %

Northwest ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

38.1 %

Northwest ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

25 %

Northwest ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

50 %

Northwest ISD: 61%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

32.4 %

Northwest ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northwest ISD: 40%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

35.7 %

Northwest ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Northwest ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

52.3 %

Northwest ISD: 60.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

37.5 %

Northwest ISD: 52%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Northwest ISD: 50%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

80 %

Northwest ISD: 64%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

51.9 %

Northwest ISD: 54.2%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northwest ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

53.4 %

Northwest ISD: 63.3%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Northwest ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1025

Northwest ISD: 1051

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

23.4

Northwest ISD: 24.6

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

61.2 %

Northwest ISD: 65.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

46.8 %

Northwest ISD: 52%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

43.2 %

Northwest ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

61.2%

Math

46.8%

Reading + Math

43.2%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

133

African American

4.6 (3.4%)

Northwest ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

2 (1.5%)

Northwest ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.2 (9.2%)

Northwest ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

113.2 (85.1%)

Northwest ISD: 86.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.8%)

Northwest ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.1 (0.1%)

Northwest ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

84.2 (63.3%)

Northwest ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

47.1 (35.4%)

Northwest ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.6 (1.2%)

Northwest ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.3

Northwest ISD: 16.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12 years

Northwest ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,990

Northwest ISD: $61,396

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$15,267

Northwest ISD: $49,004

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,823

Northwest ISD: $57,789

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,844

Northwest ISD: $59,735

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,882

Northwest ISD: $63,429

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,824

Northwest ISD: $68,965

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$75,338

Northwest ISD: $74,564

Statewide: $71,111

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