Summary:
ZIP code 62674 has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Northwestern Elementary School (PK–6), Northwestern Junior High School (grades 7–8), and Northwestern High School (grades 9–12). Together, they enroll 323 students. The clearest finding is that Elementary has the area’s strongest current results, while Junior High’s all-grades results are well below state rates.
In 2025–2026, Elementary’s all-grades IAR proficiency was 67% in ELA and 44% in math—11 and 5 percentage points above the state, respectively. Its grade 5 results stood out most: 81% in ELA, 50% in math, and 60% in science, exceeding state rates by 26, 14, and 13 points. Junior High was the weakest of the two schools with all-grades IAR results: 43% in ELA and 23% in math, 14 and 16 points below the state. High School was mixed: grade 11 ACT science was nearly even with the state, while grade 10 PreACT Secure ELA was 19 points below it. All-grades results combine different grade spans, so they are not a direct school-to-school comparison.
Recent results improved at both IAR schools, but Junior High still has ground to make up: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its all-grades ELA rose 8 points and math rose 5, narrowing its state gaps; Elementary’s ELA rose 11 points and its math rose 2. High School’s grade 11 ACT science rose 23 points, reaching nearly the state rate, while grade 10 PreACT Secure ELA fell 28 points. SchoolDigger ranked Elementary in the 60th percentile and High School in the 37th for 2025–2026; Junior High’s latest listed ranking is the 25th percentile for 2024–2025. Student–teacher ratios were 11.1 at Elementary and 7.9 at both secondary schools. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 52% at Elementary, 53% at Junior High, and 39% at High School; these are context, not an explanation of test results.
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