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Northwest High School

Q: Is Northwest High School a good school?

Northwest High School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Nebraska high schools.

Q: How many students attend Northwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,517 students attended Northwest High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northwest High School?

Students at Northwest High School are 38% African American, 20% White, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Northwest High School?

Northwest High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Adams Elementary School Elementary : Boyd Elementary School Elementary : Hartman Elementary School Elementary : Masters Elementary School Elementary : Mount View Elementary School Elementary : Pinewood Elementary School Elementary : Prairie Wind Elementary School Elementary : Saddlebrook Elementary School Elementary : Springville Elementary School Elementary : Wakonda Elementary School Middle : Alfonza W Davis Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 1% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Northwest High School is a public high school serving 1,608 students in grades 9-12 in the Omaha Public Schools district. Despite being one of the larger high schools in the district, Northwest High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Nebraska over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of all Nebraska high schools.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 11.47% of 11th graders proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 18.46% for the Omaha Public Schools district and 42.74% for the state of Nebraska. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of only 69% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the district average of 87.9%. Additionally, Northwest High School has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching over 61% in the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the district and state averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Omaha Public Schools district, such as Burke High School and North High School, Northwest High School consistently underperforms on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates. However, it is worth noting that these nearby schools also struggle with low performance compared to the state average. The school's location in a high-poverty area of Omaha and its diverse student population could present opportunities for targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique challenges faced by the school and its students.

1,517

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,986

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8204 Crown Point Ave
Omaha, NE 68134-1999

(531) 299-2740

District: Omaha Public Schools

Feeder schools for Northwest High School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary School
	Boyd Elementary School
	Hartman Elementary School
	Masters Elementary School
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	Mount View Elementary School
	Pinewood Elementary School
	Prairie Wind Elementary School
	Saddlebrook Elementary School
	Springville Elementary School
	Wakonda Elementary School
Middle:	Alfonza W Davis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.5%

White:

19.6%

Asian:

18.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Nebraska average (69% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

Nebraska avg45%

145^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High Schools in the Omaha Public Schools

115^th of 118Omaha Public Schools among Nebraska districts

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	0.7	145 of 146	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	165 of 168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	214 of 215	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	208 of 209	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	216 of 217	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	215 of 219	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.1	217 of 219	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	241 of 246	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.0	236 of 242	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	237 of 247	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	236 of 245	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	247 of 252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	242 of 249	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	208 of 251	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.8	150 of 247	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.2	181 of 249	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	19.0	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	2.7	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	134 of 136	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	140 of 144	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	43 of 43	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	39 of 41	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	87 of 89	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	74 of 74	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	81 of 82	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	77 of 79	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	2.0	92 of 93	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	134 of 135	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	134 of 135	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	138 of 140	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	135 of 138	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2018	10.9	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	192 of 196	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	195 of 200	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	196 of 207	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	197 of 205	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)9th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science17%-31 vs state

English Language Arts11%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 21, 2009

This school is what you make of it. They have fine teachers and a great principal, they have some excellent counselors. If your child is independent and can work well
with students of all socio-economic backgrounds they will be a success at Northwest.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	8204 Crown Point Ave	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2740	1,517	75	20.2		298 (19.6%)	569 (37.5%)	234 (15.4%)	284 (18.7%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (7.5%)	0.7	145^th of 146 public high schools	0.7%		0.9	165^th of 168 public high schools	1.8%	20	11.5		17.1	$18,986	$1,410	$15,688
Transition Program North	Public	12	4839 North 72nd Street	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2960	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Radius High School	Public	9-12	5040 Grand Avenue	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Radius Omaha	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 895-0055	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Omaha Home For Boys Schools	Public	8-12	4343 N 52nd St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Home For Boys School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 457-7155	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nova Alternative School	Public	5-12	8502 Mormon Bridge Rd	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Nova Alternative School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 991-8551	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benson High School	Public	9-12	5120 Maple St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2520	1,488	81	18.4		206 (13.8%)	461 (31.0%)	320 (21.5%)	407 (27.4%)	17 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.2%)	0.8	142^nd of 146 public high schools	2.7%		0.5	168^th of 168 public high schools	0.0%	26	14.2	9.1	17.8	$20,299	$1,877	$15,770
North High School	Public	9-12	4410 N 36th St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2700	1,754	75	23.5		327 (18.6%)	846 (48.2%)	399 (22.7%)	39 (2.2%)	18 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	123 (7.0%)	0.7	143^rd of 146 public high schools	2.1%		1.3	164^th of 168 public high schools	2.4%	21	13.0	8.9	17.3	$18,229	$1,275	$14,757
Uta Halee Academy Program	Public	7-12	10625 Calhoun Road	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Uta Halee Academy Program	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 905-9655	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parrish Program	Public	7-12	4315 Cuming St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2860	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westside High School	Public	9-12	8701 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 343-2600	2,145	134	16.0	35.9%	1,405 (65.5%)	241 (11.2%)	270 (12.6%)	56 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	168 (7.8%)	41.6	98^th of 146 public high schools	32.9%		52	88^th of 168 public high schools	47.6%	10	50.8	44.4	48.8	$16,793	$151	$14,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest High School

How many students attend Northwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,517 students attended Northwest High School.

Is Northwest High School a good school?

Northwest High School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Nebraska high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest High School?

Students at Northwest High School are 38% African American, 20% White, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Northwest High School?

Northwest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary School
Elementary : Boyd Elementary School
Elementary : Hartman Elementary School
Elementary : Masters Elementary School
Elementary : Mount View Elementary School
Elementary : Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Wind Elementary School
Elementary : Saddlebrook Elementary School
Elementary : Springville Elementary School
Elementary : Wakonda Elementary School
Middle : Alfonza W Davis Middle School

What district is Northwest High School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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