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Northwest High High School
8492 Hwy 48
Littleton NC, 27850, Halifax County
Phone: 252-586-4125
Ranking: 
(287 out of 287, bottom 0%)*
(287 out of 287, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Halifax County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 42 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 463 | 507 | 583 | 671 | 762 | 824 | 807 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 128 | 27.6% | 151 | 29.8% | 173 | 29.7% | 176 | 26.2% | 247 | 32.4% | 306 | 37.1% | 285 | 35.3% |
| Grade 10: | 130 | 28.1% | 137 | 27.0% | 123 | 21.1% | 167 | 24.9% | 201 | 26.4% | 185 | 22.5% | 204 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 106 | 22.9% | 99 | 19.5% | 140 | 24.0% | 189 | 28.2% | 169 | 22.2% | 196 | 23.8% | 135 | 16.7% |
| Grade 12: | 99 | 21.4% | 120 | 23.7% | 147 | 25.2% | 139 | 20.7% | 145 | 19.0% | 137 | 16.6% | 183 | 22.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 250 | 54.0% | 268 | 52.9% | 318 | 54.5% | 363 | 54.1% | 421 | 55.2% | 429 | 52.1% | 412 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 213 | 46.0% | 239 | 47.1% | 265 | 45.5% | 308 | 45.9% | 333 | 43.7% | 387 | 47.0% | 389 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 28 | 6.0% | 35 | 6.9% | 42 | 7.2% | 50 | 7.5% | 68 | 8.9% | 74 | 9.0% | 71 | 8.8% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black: | 400 | 86.4% | 439 | 86.6% | 499 | 85.6% | 586 | 87.3% | 670 | 87.9% | 721 | 87.5% | 705 | 87.4% |
| White: | 20 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.9% | 31 | 5.3% | 27 | 4.0% | 20 | 2.6% | 25 | 3.0% | 28 | 3.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 352 | 76.0% | 391 | 77.1% | 386 | 66.2% | 225 | 33.5% | 477 | 62.6% | 439 | 53.3% | 425 | 52.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.3% | 27 | 4.6% | 16 | 2.4% | 52 | 6.8% | 75 | 9.1% | 82 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.02 | 12.87 | 13.50 | 13.13 | 14.83 | 14.20 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.8% | 56.9% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 38.6% | 42% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35.4% | 39% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 25.7% | 30.2% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 30.5% | 34.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 28.5% | 26.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 61.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | < 5.0% | 9.4% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.9% | 61.9% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 36.1% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 62.1% | 52.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 42.4% | 30.4% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 44.6% | 34.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 51.2% | 35.2% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 22.5% | 20.4% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 32.1% | 40.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 15.4% | 26.7% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 38.9% | 32.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 50% | 48.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 59.8% | 58% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 82.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 37.6% | 25.3% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 35.1% | 29.7% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 19% | 34% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 15.8% | 28.6% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 24.1% | 26% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 31.8% | 44.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 31.3% | 36.3% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 27.4% | 28.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 41.5% | 38.9% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 40.4% | 29.5% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 62.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 43.1% | 42.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 50% | 43.6% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 43.4% | 39.8% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 49.3% | 43.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 53.2% | 47.1% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 52.4% | 56.7% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 23.5% | 22.7% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 21.5% | 21.2% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 36.5% | 29% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 29.1% | 26.7% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 20% | 16.9% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 55.2% | 47.1% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 44.6% | 39.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 28% | 26% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 40.1% | 45.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 38.9% | 53.4% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 54.6% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 12.1% | 14.7% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 13.8% | 24.4% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 12.7% | 18.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 15.8% | 17.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 23.1% | 24.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 29.8% | 27.6% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 5.6% | 17.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 55.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 18.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 16.7% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 16.7% | 58.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 18.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 19.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 45.1% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 43.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 42.7% | 69.9% |
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* Northwest High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.