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Northwest HS

Denton County · Region 11: Fort Worth · 2,806 students

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Current score
78/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−7.9 ptsvs 85.9 average · 1,193 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,002 of 1,193tied with 20 others
C78

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 83 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 85.9 average for 1,193 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
71%vs 60% avg · +11 pts
Masters
39%vs 31.9% avg · +7.1 pts

Among 1,073 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Northwest HS is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 85.9 average for 1,193 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,002nd of 1,193 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 20 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageNorthwest HS 7776767578 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 83 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7885.9 1,193 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7585.9 1,169 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7684.4 1,153 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7684.7 1,140 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7786.4 1,123 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement79 C−7.5 vs similar economic context · 1,165 reporting
  • School Progress77 C−6.4 vs similar economic context · 1,162 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps75 C−8.3 vs similar economic context · 1,153 reporting
  • Academic Growth77 C−2.2 vs similar economic context · 1,143 reporting
  • Relative Performance77 C−2.8 vs similar economic context · 1,162 reporting
  • Northwest HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,193 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement79C1
School Progress77C3
Closing the Gaps75C5
Academic Growth77C3
Relative Performance77C3

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 1 point below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (79), so School Progress (77) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 79.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level82%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,165 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,165 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,165 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,164 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,164 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,164 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,161 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,161 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,161 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level94%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,073 reporting
  • Meets grade level71%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,073 reporting
  • Masters grade level39%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,073 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level95%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 600 reporting
  • Meets grade level72%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 600 reporting
  • Masters grade level41%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 600 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,193 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
96.1%+2.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 340 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
95.4%+2.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 339 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
95.6%+3.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 340 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.2%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 340 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
74.0%−15.2 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria74.0%89.2%−15.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course35.2%63.1%−27.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA33.7%38.9%−5.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)21.0%16.9%+4.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course34.0%37.2%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification52.1%36.4%+15.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.9%−0.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.1%−4.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit33.3%6.2%+27.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness3.0%2.7%+0.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student6.3%7.1%−0.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.7%3.3%+0.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 341 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
573

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
206

36.0% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
338

59.0% of graduates

Not trackable
29

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
573
Selected comparison
271.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 295 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
206
Selected comparison
130.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 295 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
36.0%
Selected comparison
49.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 295 rated schools reporting

−13.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
59.0%
Selected comparison
45.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 295 rated schools reporting

+13.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
5.1%
Selected comparison
5.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 295 rated schools reporting

−0.2 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE DIST (003626)51
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (003594)35
  3. TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (003631)17

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
2,806
Economically disadvantaged
35.1%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
10.7%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.7%−1.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.8%−1.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
18.6%+6.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Northwest HS

African American: 15.4%Hispanic: 30.9%White: 46%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 3.6%Pacific Islander: 0.4%Two or More Races: 3.4%
  • African American 15.4%
  • Hispanic 30.9%
  • White 46%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 3.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.4%
  • Two or More Races 3.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,193 reporting for every category shown · 1,193 in full cohort

African American: 9.1%Hispanic: 32.3%White: 47.5%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 5.9%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 4.7%
  • African American 9.1%
  • Hispanic 32.3%
  • White 47.5%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 5.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 4.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
2,806
Economically disadvantaged students
985
Emergent bilingual students
300
Special education students
469

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
333
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,839
TEA-published mobility rate
11.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 2,806 students in 2025–26, an increase of 134 (5.0%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
2,806

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+134

Increase · +5.0%

Change since 2021–22
+635

Increase · +29.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
2,806
Selected comparison
756.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,168 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Northwest HS
School yearStudents enrolledNorthwest HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,171 First available year 767.7
2022–23 2,264 Increase of 93 (4.3%) 769.2
2023–24 2,549 Increase of 285 (12.6%) 769.1
2024–25 2,672 Increase of 123 (4.8%) 764.3
2025–26 2,806 Increase of 134 (5.0%) 756.9

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
466

16.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
1,318

46.61 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,828

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
16.5%
Selected comparison
9.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 919 rated schools reporting

+6.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
46.61
Selected comparison
21

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 998 rated schools reporting

+25.6 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Northwest HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,104 207 9.8% 646 30.70 8.2% 15
2021–22 2,318 332 14.3% 932 40.21 10.1% 21.1
2022–23 2,399 428 17.8% 1,126 46.94 10.4% 22.1
2023–24 2,736 498 18.2% 1,380 50.44 10.2% 22.4
2024–25 2,828 466 16.5% 1,318 46.61 9.9% 21
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Northwest HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 466 16.5% 1,318 46.61 9.9% 21
In-school suspensions 323 11.4% 693 24.50 8.9% 16.1
Out-of-school suspensions 264 9.3% 442 15.63 4.9% 6.7
DAEP placements 152 5.4% 180 6.36 3.6% 4.3
Mandatory DAEP placements 133 4.7% 148 5.23 2.9% 3.3
Discretionary DAEP placements 28 1.0% 32 1.13 1.8% 2.1
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$25k$42k20182020202220242025
  • Northwest HS
  • Parent district: Northwest ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$28,437
Selected comparison
$11,928

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,169 rated schools reporting

+$16,509 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $28,437 per student for this campus, $30,943 per student for its parent district, Northwest ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearNorthwest HSParent district: Northwest ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$9,201$16,804$13,054$7,674 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,066 rated schools reporting
2019$9,313$16,136$13,108$7,805 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,082 rated schools reporting
2020$8,842$18,022$14,058$8,133 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,090 rated schools reporting
2021$9,006$16,443$14,797$8,595 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,104 rated schools reporting
2022$10,446$16,810$15,708$9,818 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,122 rated schools reporting
2023$40,171$25,982$16,792$10,409 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,141 rated schools reporting
2024$34,469$25,273$18,125$11,522 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,153 rated schools reporting
2025$28,437$30,943$18,972$11,928 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,169 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$71,391+$3,543 vs similar economic context
Teachers
143+92.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
19.7+5.4 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Northwest HS

Beginning: 1.2%1 to 5 years: 14.5%6 to 10 years: 27.7%11 to 20 years: 35.4%21 to 30 years: 15.6%Over 30 years: 5.6%
  • Beginning 1.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 14.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 27.7%
  • 11 to 20 years 35.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.6%
  • Over 30 years 5.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,193 reporting for every category shown · 1,193 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.1%1 to 5 years: 22.8%6 to 10 years: 19.6%11 to 20 years: 31.6%21 to 30 years: 17.3%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 5.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 22.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 31.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.3%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Northwest HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classNorthwest HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English19.716.3
Secondary languages other than English22.918.5
Secondary math2717.2
Secondary science27.418.6
Secondary social studies28.718.6

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 200 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 24

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Denton County · of the 24 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

5 measures

  • 4of 24

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Denton County · of the 24 that report this measure

  • 6of 406

    Per-student spending

    Similar size · of the 406 that report this measure

  • 8of 24

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Denton County · of the 24 that report this measure

  • 8of 24

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Denton County · of the 24 that report this measure

  • 10of 22

    Dropout Rate (lowest is best)

    Denton County (standard accountability only) · of the 22 that report this measure · tied with 2

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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