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Northwest Junior High School
1507 8th St
Coralville IA, 52241, Johnson County
Phone: 319-688-1060
Ranking: (74 out of 696, top 11%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Iowa City Community School District
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: | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 678 | 643 | 637 | 626 | 615 | 620 | 610 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 333 | 49.1% | 342 | 53.2% | 293 | 46.0% | 335 | 53.5% | 293 | 47.6% | 327 | 52.7% | 295 | 48.4% |
Grade 8: | 345 | 50.9% | 301 | 46.8% | 344 | 54.0% | 291 | 46.5% | 322 | 52.4% | 293 | 47.3% | 315 | 51.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 339 | 50.0% | 342 | 53.2% | 323 | 50.7% | 339 | 54.2% | 340 | 55.3% | 338 | 54.5% | 308 | 50.5% |
Female: | 339 | 50.0% | 301 | 46.8% | 314 | 49.3% | 287 | 45.8% | 275 | 44.7% | 274 | 44.2% | 298 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 74 | 10.9% | 77 | 12.0% | 79 | 12.4% | 70 | 11.2% | 64 | 10.4% | 69 | 11.1% | 67 | 11.0% |
Hispanic: | 49 | 7.2% | 45 | 7.0% | 42 | 6.6% | 40 | 6.4% | 34 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.2% | 42 | 6.9% |
Black: | 144 | 21.2% | 138 | 21.5% | 113 | 17.7% | 113 | 18.1% | 118 | 19.2% | 119 | 19.2% | 107 | 17.5% |
White: | 376 | 55.5% | 356 | 55.4% | 388 | 60.9% | 399 | 63.7% | 399 | 64.9% | 399 | 64.4% | 392 | 64.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.0% | 14 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 207 | 30.5% | 170 | 26.4% | 147 | 23.1% | 173 | 27.6% | 169 | 27.5% | 162 | 26.1% | 136 | 22.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.5% | 31 | 5.0% | 27 | 4.4% | 25 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.10 | 15.60 | 15.84 | 15.52 | 15.45 | 15.50 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.92% | 81.55% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.54% | 79.76% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.57% | 69.65% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.60% | 71.13% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.28% | 81.18% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 78.76% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.25% | 74.10% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.75% | 72.28% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.7% | 44.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 58.3% | 55.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 8.3% | 12.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.7% | 87.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $52,429.0 | $49,681.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,413.0 | $33,315.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,067.0 | $51,964.0 |
* Northwest Junior High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.