Northwest Rankin High School

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Northwest Rankin High School
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Northwest Rankin High School
Location
Northwest Rankin High School
5805 Highway 25

Flowood
,
Mississippi

United States
Coordinates 32°21′31″N90°00′00″W / 32.35868°N 90.00005°W / 32.35868; -90.00005
Information
Type Public
School district Rankin County School District
SuperintendentSue Townsend
NCES School ID 280383001076 [1]
PrincipalLewis Bradford
Faculty112.33 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,898 [1]  (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio16.90 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Black and Gold Chrome
  
MascotCougar
Nickname Northwest, NWR
Website nrh.rcsd.ms
Northwest Rankin High School

Northwest Rankin High School is a suburban public high school located in Flowood, Mississippi, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Rankin County School District. The school's attendance was approximately 1,700 students as of the 2018 campus census. [2]

Contents

Plans for the construction for a new high school in between the current campus and the campus of Northwest Rankin Middle School were approved by the Rankin Country School District board. It is expected to be completed by the start of the 2021–2022 school year. Funding for this project was approved by the District's bond issue. [2]

Academics

Northwest Rankin offers Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. In addition, there are five four-year academic specializations (referred to as academies) offered in addition to several dual enrollment courses with Hinds Community College.

Academies

The academic specializations include the health science nursing academy, engineering academy, convergent media academy, educational leadership academy, and JROTC. All of these academies are four year programs that the student can receive an endorsement in upon graduation.

Classes

In addition to pre-AP courses, several AP courses are also offered, including AP Art, AP US History, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, and AP Statistics. Dual credit courses including DC Algebra I, DC Algebra II, DC Biology I, DC Biology II, DC Composition I, DC Composition II, and DC Public Speaking are offered. [3]

Student body

Demographics

As of the 2018-2019 school year, the school had an attendance of 1706 students. [2]

Enrollment by Grade
9101112Ungraded
48045036738722
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
3584575401,09142

Matriculation statistics

In the typical graduating class, 70% of all students attend a 2- or 4-year college or university, with 20% joining the workforce and 10% joining active US military service. From the 2017 graduating class, the estimated total scholarship award to national colleges and universities amounted to $110 million.[ citation needed ]

Athletics

Northwest offers a wide range of athletic extracurricular activities, in which most events have both women's and men's teams. The campus features a football, soccer, track, and softball field, in addition to several auxiliary outdoor athletic facilities. [4]

Sports

Performance

As of 2024 Northwest Rankin High School was ranked #7 of 37 Jackson, MS metro area high schools, and #2 of 8 Rankin County School District high schools by U.S. News & World. [5] [6] It had the hIghest dropout rate (8.9%) and lowest graduation rate (89.2%) of Rankin County School District high schools. [7]

School Feeder Pattern

Northwest Rankin High School is part of a larger primary/secondary education feeder pattern.

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 "17-201 New Northwest Rankin High School at Flowood :: Plans :: Rankin County School District Online Plan Room". www.rcsdplans.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Activities - Northwest Rankin High School". nrh.rcsd.ms. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. ↑ "Northwest Rankin High School Athletics - Official Athletics Website". Northwest Rankin High School Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-10.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Best High Schools in the Jackson, MS Area". U.S. News & World Report. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "High Schools in Rankin County School District". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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  8. ↑ "About RCSD / Our Schools". www.rcsd.ms. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  9. ↑ Horka, Tyler (19 December 2018). "Signing Day: Northwest Rankin's Jarrian Jones signs with Mississippi State". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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