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Northwest Classen High School

Q: Is Northwest Classen High School a good school?

Northwest Classen High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Oklahoma high schools.

Q: How many students attend Northwest Classen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,914 students attended Northwest Classen High School.

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

Students at Northwest Classen High School are 77% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Northwest Classen High School?

Northwest Classen High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Buchanan Elementary School Elementary : Cleveland Elementary School Elementary : Esperanza Elementary School Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School Elementary : Kaiser Elementary School Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary School Elementary : Rockwood Elementary School Elementary : Van Buren Elementary School Middle : Mary Golda Ross Middle School Middle : Taft Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 463 Oklahoma High Schools

Better than 2% of Oklahoma high schools

Summary

Northwest Classen High School is a public high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, serving 1,902 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Oklahoma City School District, which is ranked 389 out of 452 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest Classen High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Oklahoma, with 0 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% of 11th-grade students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 37% statewide. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 82.2% in 2023-2024, and a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 54.7% in the 2024-2025 school year. These challenges are particularly concerning given that 95.58% of the school's students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

The data reveals a stark contrast between Northwest Classen High School and some of the nearby schools, such as Classen High School Of Advanced Studies and Dove Science Academy High School, which consistently rank among the top-performing high schools in the state. These higher-performing schools have much higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve the educational outcomes at Northwest Classen High School.

1,914

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,626

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Northwest 27th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73107-3107

(405) 587-6300

District: Oklahoma City

Feeder schools for Northwest Classen High School:

Elementary:	Buchanan Elementary School
	Cleveland Elementary School
	Esperanza Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	More...
	Kaiser Elementary School
	Mark Twain Elementary School
	Rockwood Elementary School
	Van Buren Elementary School
Middle:	Mary Golda Ross Middle School
	Taft Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

7.5%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2010 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (9% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 19% Oklahoma)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg18%

Oklahoma avg31%

453^rd of 463

Oklahoma public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10High Schools in the Oklahoma City

389^th of 452Oklahoma City among Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	453 of 463	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	396 of 431	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	426 of 439	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	347 of 350	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	299 of 307	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	197 of 197	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	198 of 251	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.9	296 of 449	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	232 of 424	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	295 of 431	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.7	347 of 428	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	47 of 65	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	32 of 73	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	304 of 333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	339 of 353	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	92 of 101	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	116 of 129	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.7	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	356 of 374	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	319 of 370	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	364 of 380	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	199 of 201	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	324 of 361	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	341 of 355	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	90 of 187	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	307 of 333	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	204 of 346	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	279 of 350	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	108 of 196	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)43rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History21%-21 vs state

English Language Arts I12%-14 vs state

Mathematics2%-24 vs state

Science2%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

hello! Im Lapernie Roberts and i qraduated from NWC in 2008.. I loved this school when i went there all 4 years and i still love it after i'm qone.. I played basketball for the best coach alive Cindy George!! and i also had the best principal while there Tamie Sanders.. I couldn't ask more out of a wonderful school as NORTHWEST CLASSEN HIGH!! I wish i could qo back (smiles) but I will qo back to visit with friends and the wonderful staff.. Close Quote

Schools Near Northwest Classen High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)		OSTP Mathematics (2025)		OSTP Science (2025)		OSTP U.S. History (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Northwest Classen High School	Public	9-12	2801 Northwest 27th Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-6300	1,914	102	18.6	95.6%	143 (7.5%)	133 (6.9%)	1,476 (77.1%)	48 (2.5%)	31 (1.6%)	10 (0.5%)	73 (3.8%)	7.5	453^rd of 463 public high schools	2.2%		12.6	396^th of 431 public high schools	8.1%	57	12.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	21.0	21.0	$11,626
Astec Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2401 NW 23rd Street Ste 39A	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Astec Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 947-6272	435	22	19.5	98.9%	12 (2.8%)	4 (0.9%)	407 (93.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	31.4	335^th of 463 public high schools	27.6%		25	332^nd of 431 public high schools	23.0%	3	28.0	28.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	6.0	50.0	50.0	$12,368
Putnam Heights Academy High School	Public	9-12	1601 Northwest 36th Street	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-2700	95	15	6.5	92.6%	8 (8.4%)	35 (36.8%)	41 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	5.4	459^th of 463 public high schools	0.9%		5.5	426^th of 431 public high schools	1.2%	33	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	$52,254
Epic Charter Virtual High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1900 NW Expy Floor R3	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Epic Charter Virtual School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(405) 749-4550	14,517	676	21.4	72.1%	7,282 (50.2%)	886 (6.1%)	2,370 (16.3%)	77 (0.5%)	1,005 (6.9%)	15 (0.1%)	2,882 (19.9%)	29.5	354^th of 463 public high schools	23.5%		26.2	326^th of 431 public high schools	24.4%	28	25.0	25.0	8.0	8.0	20.0	20.0	29.0	29.0	$10,391
Classen High School Of Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	1901 North Ellison Avenue	Oklahoma City	73106	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-5400	810	46	17.6	45.6%	265 (32.7%)	146 (18.0%)	195 (24.1%)	91 (11.2%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	98 (12.1%)	97	10^th of 463 public high schools	97.8%		99.5	3^rd of 431 public high schools	99.3%	7	85.0	85.0	43.0	43.0	36.0	36.0	72.0	72.0	$12,896
Dove Science Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	919 NW 23rd	Oklahoma City	73106	Oklahoma County	Dove Schools Of Okc (Charter)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 524-9762	389	25	15.6	83.3%	52 (13.4%)	47 (12.1%)	261 (67.1%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	92.9	21^st of 463 public high schools	95.5%		98.8	8^th of 431 public high schools	98.1%	13	54.0	54.0	27.0	27.0	44.0	44.0	64.0	64.0	$9,941
Harding Fine Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3333 N Shartel Ave	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Harding Fine Arts Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 702-4322	400	25	15.9	62.5%	131 (32.8%)	106 (26.5%)	95 (23.8%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	71.3	99^th of 463 public high schools	78.6%		77.5	74^th of 431 public high schools	82.8%	25	52.0	52.0	15.0	15.0	25.0	25.0	54.0	54.0	$10,322
Emerson Alternative Education (Hs)	Public	9-12	715 North Walker Avenue	Oklahoma City	73102	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-7900	530	47	11.3	90.6%	69 (13.0%)	150 (28.3%)	236 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.4%)	5.3	460^th of 463 public high schools	0.6%		5.7	425^th of 431 public high schools	1.4%	35	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	14.0	$38,544
Putnam City High School	Public	9-12	5300 NW 50th Street	Oklahoma City	73122	Oklahoma County	Putnam City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 789-4350	1,995	102	19.6	66.4%	412 (20.7%)	528 (26.5%)	701 (35.1%)	114 (5.7%)	34 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	201 (10.1%)	33.6	319^th of 463 public high schools	31.1%		41.2	240^th of 431 public high schools	44.3%	79	30.0	30.0	11.0	11.0	13.0	13.0	36.0	36.0	$10,723
Proud To Partner Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4149 Highline Boulevard	Oklahoma City	73108	Oklahoma County	Proud To Partner Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(405) 697-0459	55	4	13.7	87.3%	8 (14.5%)	29 (52.7%)	18 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	455^th of 463 public high schools	1.7%					(n/a)	8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	8.0	15.0	15.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Classen High School

What schools feed into Northwest Classen High School?

Northwest Classen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buchanan Elementary School
Elementary : Cleveland Elementary School
Elementary : Esperanza Elementary School
Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary : Kaiser Elementary School
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary School
Elementary : Rockwood Elementary School
Elementary : Van Buren Elementary School
Middle : Mary Golda Ross Middle School
Middle : Taft Middle School

How many students attend Northwest Classen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,914 students attended Northwest Classen High School.

What district is Northwest Classen High School in?

Oklahoma City

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Classen High School?

Students at Northwest Classen High School are 77% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Northwest Classen High School a good school?

Northwest Classen High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Oklahoma high schools.

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