Northwest Academy of Law | |
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Location | |
Information | |
Former names | Northwest High School Northwest Accelerated Middle School |
Type | Magnet high school |
Opened | 1964 |
Closed | 2022 |
School district | St. Louis Public Schools |
Superintendent | Keisha Scarlett |
Principal | Christopher Crumble |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 194 (2018) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Blue and Gray |
Athletics conference | Public High League |
Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cheerleading, Football, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling |
Mascot | Hornets |
Website | www |
Northwest Academy of Law was a magnet high school in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It was a part of St. Louis Public Schools, and closed in 2022.
The school opened in February 1964 as Northwest High School. It was built in 1960 on the grounds of a former synagogue. The high school initially closed in 1992, and re-opened as a middle school in 1993. [1] In the 2000s, Northwest was converted to a magnet high school. [2]
The student body was made up of 194 students with around 95% being African-American in 2018. The average ACT score was 13.4 and the graduation rate was 70%. [3] The mission of Northwest Academy of Law was to provide rigorous and relevant educational background particularly in Law to prepare students for success in college and in the workplace. [4] Northwest held mock court sessions where students defend themselves when they are accused of breaking rules. [2] In 2017, Northwest won its first state championship in basketball. [5]
In January 2021, the SLPS board voted to close eight schools, including Northwest, at the conclusion of the 2020–21 school year. [6] Northwest closed in 2022. The building was briefly occupied by a charter school following the closure, but has sat vacant since 2022. [7]
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