Northwest High School, LA

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
3746 Hwy. 104, Opelousas, LA 70570
phone
(337) 543-2255

How Northwest High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score79
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Northwest High School

630 Students
100% Low-Income Students
33 Teachers
19 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School LA US
Female 47% 48% 48%
Male 53% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School LA US
Grade 9 37% 20% 17%
Grade 10 21% 17% 17%
Grade 11 23% 16% 17%
Grade 12 19% 18% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School LA US
Asian <1% 2% 4%
Black 71% 42% 14%
Caucasian 26% 47% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 1% 6% 22%
Native American <1% 1% 2%
Other 1% 3% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Northwest High School

47% Math Proficiency
67% Reading Proficiency
57% Average Proficiency
92% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School LA US
Female 66% 69% 50%
Male 52% 62% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School LA US
High School 57% 66% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School LA US
Black 54% 57% 38%
Caucasian 72% 73% 54%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School LA US
Low-Income 52% 61% 39%
With Disabilities 50% 39% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Northwest High School

77% Overall Rate
62% Low-Income
- Limited English
50% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School LA US
Black 77% 71% 69%
Caucasian 74% 76% 79%

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