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Blue Valley Northwest High High School
13260 Switzer Rd Overland Park KS, 66213, Johnson County Phone: 913-239-3400 Ranking:  (18 out of 308, top 6%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Blue Valley Unified School District 229 Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 91 | 88 | 114 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 93 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,607 | 1,659 | 1,673 | 1,715 | 1,699 | 1,624 | 1,571 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 367 | 22.8% | 394 | 23.7% | 390 | 23.3% | 416 | 24.3% | 441 | 26.0% | 412 | 25.4% | 414 | 26.4% |
| Grade 10: | 401 | 25.0% | 400 | 24.1% | 412 | 24.6% | 439 | 25.6% | 425 | 25.0% | 410 | 25.2% | 394 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 389 | 24.2% | 424 | 25.6% | 430 | 25.7% | 430 | 25.1% | 412 | 24.2% | 416 | 25.6% | 387 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 450 | 28.0% | 438 | 26.4% | 436 | 26.1% | 430 | 25.1% | 421 | 24.8% | 386 | 23.8% | 376 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 834 | 51.9% | 860 | 51.8% | 860 | 51.4% | 879 | 51.3% | 866 | 51.0% | 830 | 51.1% | 823 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 773 | 48.1% | 799 | 48.2% | 813 | 48.6% | 836 | 48.7% | 833 | 49.0% | 786 | 48.4% | 744 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 177 | 11.0% | 171 | 10.3% | 169 | 10.1% | 169 | 9.9% | 162 | 9.5% | 173 | 10.7% | 151 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 5.0% | 76 | 4.6% | 62 | 3.7% | 65 | 3.8% | 61 | 3.6% | 65 | 4.0% | 55 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 69 | 4.3% | 67 | 4.0% | 63 | 3.8% | 66 | 3.8% | 65 | 3.8% | 71 | 4.4% | 55 | 3.5% |
| White: | 1,224 | 76.2% | 1,286 | 77.5% | 1,322 | 79.0% | 1,363 | 79.5% | 1,368 | 80.5% | 1,311 | 80.7% | 1,308 | 83.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 52 | 3.2% | 55 | 3.3% | 52 | 3.1% | 46 | 2.7% | 38 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 6.0% | 84 | 5.1% | 82 | 4.9% | 75 | 4.4% | 65 | 3.8% | 55 | 3.4% | 24 | 1.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 2.5% | 40 | 2.4% | 41 | 2.5% | 40 | 2.3% | 29 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.8% | 19 | 1.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.64 | 18.85 | 14.64 | 19.25 | 18.59 | 17.10 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.45% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.25% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.81% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.02% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.98% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.62% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.19% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.45% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.24% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.49% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.79% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.84% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.22% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 11.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 88.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 5.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $52,184.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,517.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,944.0 |
* Blue Valley Northwest High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.