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Northwest High School

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Northwest High School ranks 61 st of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 58% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Northwest High School is a public high school located in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving 653 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Northwest Public Schools district and has been ranked 61st out of Nebraska's high schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest High School consistently outperforms the state average in ACT proficiency rates for 11th-grade students across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 54.94% in ELA, 54.32% in Math, and 58.02% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.74%, 41.27%, and 47.59%, respectively. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.9% to 100% over the past few years, which are generally higher than the state average. Additionally, Northwest High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.7 to 14.0 over the past few years, which is lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, such as St. Paul Junior/Senior High School and Wood River Rural High School.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.3% to 21.1% over the past few years, are an area of concern and may warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student attendance. Overall, Northwest High School appears to be a strong-performing school within the Nebraska education system, with a focus on academic excellence and high graduation rates, but the school's chronic absenteeism rates are an area that could benefit from further analysis and improvement efforts.

680

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,438

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2710 N North Rd
Grand Island, NE 68803-1199

(308) 385-6394

District: Northwest Public Schools

Feeder schools for Northwest High School:

Elementary:	1r Elementary
	Cedar Hollow School
	St Libory Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (56% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg44%

61^st of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	61 of 146	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	76 of 168	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	107 of 215	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	124 of 202	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	97 of 209	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	105 of 217	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.6	161 of 219	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.4	121 of 219	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.5	109 of 246	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	146 of 242	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.9	106 of 247	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	79 of 247	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.1	138 of 245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	118 of 252	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.9	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	244 of 251	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	248 of 252	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	189 of 247	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	45 of 93	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	69 of 136	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	103 of 142	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	110 of 144	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	10 of 41	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	85.1	11 of 62	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	33 of 89	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	31 of 74	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.4	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	31 of 82	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	51 of 79	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	40 of 93	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	77 of 135	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	85 of 135	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	63 of 130	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	44 of 140	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	88 of 138	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	48 of 113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	58 of 125	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	99 of 206	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	118 of 196	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	94 of 200	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	115 of 207	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	158 of 205	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)61st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+10 vs state

English Language Arts55%+12 vs state

Mathematics54%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (2025)			NSCAS Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2710 N North Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6394	680	48	14.0	15.6%	561 (82.5%)	4 (0.6%)	96 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	61.4	61^st of 146 public high schools	58.2%		57	76^th of 168 public high schools	54.8%	15									54.9	54.3	58.0	$15,438	$122	$13,912
Islander Annex	Public	9-12	3025 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 385-5977	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	2124 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5950	2,696	151	17.8		796 (29.5%)	123 (4.6%)	1,676 (62.2%)	19 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	60 (2.2%)	6.2	136^th of 146 public high schools	6.8%		4.9	159^th of 168 public high schools	5.4%	23									27.7	24.1	30.2	$15,191	$899	$11,514
Indra House	Public	9-12	2131 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5635	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Pathways Institute	Public	9-12	1215 S Adams St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5601	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	221	20	10.9	19.0%	206 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	67.7	50^th of 146 public high schools	65.8%		83.4	20^th of 168 public high schools	88.1%	30		64.9	59.1		70.3	63.6	83.8	83.8	54.2	58.3	62.5	$20,242	$82	$17,623
Wood River Rural High School	Public	9-12	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	145	16	8.9	40.7%	111 (76.6%)	3 (2.1%)	28 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	61.3	63^rd of 146 public high schools	56.8%		71.8	48^th of 168 public high schools	71.4%	15									67.5	42.5	60.0	$47,329	$853	$38,115
Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Howard County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	190	23	8.4	31.6%	168 (88.4%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	66.2	53^rd of 146 public high schools	63.7%		57.2	75^th of 168 public high schools	55.4%	22	53.9	82.1	65.7			64.2			66.7	51.5	57.6	$24,223	$202	$19,937
Giltner High School	Public	7-12	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 849-2238	93	11	8.5	30.1%	86 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			53.1									$26,250	$948	$21,314
St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	277	23	11.9	26.0%	256 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	78.7	26^th of 146 public high schools	82.2%		79.7	25^th of 168 public high schools	85.1%	1	59.6	70.7	64.8	76.6		75.0	85.4	85.4	58.7	60.9	71.7	$19,135	$00	$15,974

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest High School

What is the racial makeup of Northwest High School?

Students at Northwest High School are 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Northwest High School a good school?

Northwest High School ranks 61^st of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Northwest High School in?

Northwest Public Schools

How many students attend Northwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Northwest High School.

What schools feed into Northwest High School?

Northwest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : 1r Elementary
Elementary : Cedar Hollow School
Elementary : St Libory Elementary School

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