Northwest High School (Texas)

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Northwest High School
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Northwest High School (Texas)
2301 Texan Drive

Justin
,
Texas
76247

USA
Information
School type Public high school
MottoFlagship
Established1949
School district Northwest Independent School District
PrincipalDaryl Porter [1]
Teaching staff143.25 [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,549 (2023–24) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.79 [2]
Color(s)Red, white, and blue
   
Athletics conference UIL Class 6A
MascotTexans
NewspaperTexan Times (discontinued)
Website Northwest High School

Northwest High School is a public high school located in far northern Fort Worth, Texas, [3] with a Justin postal address. [4] Located in southwest Denton County and classified as a 6A school by the UIL, it is a part of the Northwest Independent School District. The school is located southwest of Texas State Highway 114 and Farm to Market Road 156, about a mile west of the Texas Motor Speedway, and two miles north of Fort Worth Alliance Airport. In 2013, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]

Contents

Students can choose their courses from 60 subjects. Northwest High School offers many Advanced Placement classes. All of the students at the high school have the option to rent a Chromebook for school use as of the 2016–2017 school year. Northwest was named a 2001–02 National Blue Ribbon School. [6]

History

Northwest ISD was created in 1948 when the communities of Haslet, Justin, Rhome, and Roanoke met to consolidate their school districts into one. The community of Fairview was added to the district the next year. Construction began in 1950 on a consolidated high school. [7] In 1988, the current building was constructed and has received several changes since. [8] Around 2022, renovations and additions began in order to update the school. [9]

Campus

The high school is located adjacent to the district’s administrative complex. It sits opposite of one of its feeder schools, Gene Pike Middle School. The campus complex includes an indoor athletic facility, numerous multipurpose football fields, the district’s flagship football stadium, NISD Stadium, varsity baseball and softball venues, and a new aquatics center. The school itself has a coffeeshop called Texan Cafe (formerly Java City). [10]

Feeder schools

The middle schools that feed into Northwest High School are:

Athletics

The Northwest Texans compete in volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, wrestling, swimming, soccer, golf, tennis, track, baseball, softball, drill/dance team, marching band, and cheerleading. [11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nisdtx.org/news-events/newsroom/details/~board/homepage-news/post/dr-daryl-porter-named-next-principal-of-northwest-high-school
  2. 1 2 3 "NORTHWEST H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Fort Worth city, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 13, 2016. Index map, Map page 3 showing detail around Northwest HS
  4. ↑ Home. Northwest High School. Retrieved on December 13, 2016. "2301 Texan Drive Justin, TX 76247"
  5. ↑ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002.( (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  7. ↑ "School Information". nisdtx.org.
  8. ↑ "About Us – Northwest High School". nhs.nisdtx.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Northwest High School Additions and Renovations". Northwest ISD Construction Website. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Engelland, Sandra; Smith, Diane (September 14, 2017). "Calculus and caffeine: More high schools are adding a coffee shop". Fort Worth Star Telegram . Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

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