Northwest H S

Northwest Isd · Denton County · High school

Northwest H S enrolled 2,672 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 94.8% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 38% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~20 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Northwest H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 49% in TX+4.6 vs TX
Northwest H S 94.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 33% in TX-6.7 vs TX
Northwest H S 68.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 46% in TX+1.6 vs TX
Northwest H S 46.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 28% in TX-7.4 vs TX
Northwest H S 73.7%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 22% in TX+10.5 vs TX
Northwest H S 25.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 37% in TX-4.6 vs TX
Northwest H S 21.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 25% in TX+12.3 vs TX
Northwest H S 67.4%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course67 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 144 · White: 78
Take an AP/IB exam15 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 138 · White: 22
Pass an AP/IB exam45 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 20 · White: 67

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

708090100201220152018202120249490

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080201720192021202320247568

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

3040506070201620182020202246

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

406080100201220152018202120248174

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

01020304050201220152018202120242515

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark470434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark496

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

182022201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

204060802017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

3040506070802017201920222024202550

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

204060802017201920222024202548

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

406080201420172020202320246755

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060802015201720192021202320245435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10203040502012201520182021202417

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406080201220152018202120244536

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336370

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494.8%94.4%94.8%94.6%92%
College/career/military ready202470.3%68.4%62.1%75.4%61.2%
Algebra I proficiency202523.7%21.4%20.5%24.6%17.3%
Biology proficiency202563.8%49.6%51.6%73.4%44.9%
English II proficiency202557.4%47.7%48.4%65.1%48.1%
Advanced course completion202473.3%67.4%68.5%78.2%63.2%
Took an AP/IB course202451%53.9%46.3%52.9%45.4%
Took an AP/IB exam202418.7%14.5%12%21.6%9.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202462%45%57.1%66.9%68.6%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).