Northwest Community High School
5525 West 34th St Indianapolis IN, 46224, Marion County Phone: 317-693-5600 Ranking:  (348 out of 351, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Indianapolis Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 68 | 88 | 75 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 855 | 1,191 | 839 | 837 | 837 | 951 | 975 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 248 | 29.0% | 307 | 25.8% | 189 | 22.5% | 206 | 24.6% | 180 | 21.5% | 346 | 36.4% | 247 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 224 | 26.2% | 326 | 27.4% | 295 | 35.2% | 317 | 37.9% | 269 | 32.1% | 223 | 23.4% | 280 | 28.7% |
| Grade 11: | 178 | 20.8% | 305 | 25.6% | 202 | 24.1% | 174 | 20.8% | 212 | 25.3% | 199 | 20.9% | 248 | 25.4% |
| Grade 12: | 199 | 23.3% | 253 | 21.2% | 153 | 18.2% | 140 | 16.7% | 176 | 21.0% | 183 | 19.2% | 200 | 20.5% |
| Ungraded: | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 451 | 52.7% | 663 | 55.7% | 452 | 53.9% | 442 | 52.8% | 450 | 53.8% | 457 | 48.1% | 475 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 404 | 47.3% | 528 | 44.3% | 387 | 46.1% | 395 | 47.2% | 357 | 42.7% | 455 | 47.8% | 471 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 32 | 3.7% | 36 | 3.0% | 18 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 193 | 22.6% | 238 | 20.0% | 200 | 23.8% | 243 | 29.0% | 212 | 25.3% | 201 | 21.1% | 203 | 20.8% |
| Black: | 555 | 64.9% | 714 | 59.9% | 544 | 64.8% | 506 | 60.5% | 539 | 64.4% | 623 | 65.5% | 642 | 65.8% |
| White: | 52 | 6.1% | 150 | 12.6% | 51 | 6.1% | 49 | 5.9% | 57 | 6.8% | 86 | 9.0% | 96 | 9.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 2.5% | 50 | 4.2% | 24 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 660 | 77.2% | 791 | 66.4% | 608 | 72.5% | 624 | 74.6% | 597 | 71.3% | 663 | 69.7% | 643 | 65.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 4.7% | 55 | 4.6% | 46 | 5.5% | 58 | 6.9% | 51 | 6.1% | 70 | 7.4% | 107 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.67 | 13.53 | 11.19 | 17.31 | 15.79 | 15.10 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 32% | 30% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 29.8% | 38.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 27.1% | 42.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 8% | 15% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 14.9% | 24.9% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 6.5% | 18.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 20% | 38% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 33.2% | 38.8% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 43.7% | 52.5% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 36% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | 31% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 23% | 33% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 26% | 35% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 18% | 28% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 19% | 28% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 26% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 35% | 36% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 25% | 36% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 22% | 34% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 27% | 33% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 25% | 30% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 70% |
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* Northwest Community High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.