Northwest High School, LA

location_on  3746 Hwy. 104, Opelousas, LA 70570 • workspace_premium  4.1 star
Public Regular High

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 630
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 33
Student-Teacher Ratio 19
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		47% 49% 49%
Male 		53% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		37% 22% 23%
Grade 10 		21% 20% 22%
Grade 11 		23% 19% 21%
Grade 12 		19% 18% 21%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		0% 2% 6%
Black 		71% 40% 15%
Caucasian 		26% 49% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		1% 7% 27%
Native American 		0% 1% 1%
Other 		1% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 47%
Reading Proficiency 67%
Average Proficiency 57%
Test Participation 92%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		66% 72% 51%
Male 		52% 65% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		57% 70% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		54% 59% 39%
Caucasian 		72% 76% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Low-Income 		52% 64% 40%
With Disabilities 		50% 39% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 77%
Low-Income 62%
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities 50%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		77% 77% 75%
Caucasian 		74% 81% 86%

Nearby Public Schools

Plaisance Elementary School
4 miles, E • 3.7 star
Lawtell Elementary School
4 miles, SW • 4.1 star
JS Clark Leadership Academy
6 miles, SE • 4.1 star
Grolee Elementary School
6 miles, SE • 3.7 star

Nearby Private Schools

Opelousas Catholic School
7 miles, SE • 5 star
Apostolic Christian Academy
8 miles, SE • 1 star