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 ]

Clubs and organizations

Northwest Rankin hosts several extracurricular activities for its students, covering several areas of academic, leadership, and cultural interests. [3]

ClubDescriptionNoteworthy achievements
Academic team
BandA large band program in the state of Mississippi consisting of over 150 members, the Northwest Rankin Marching Band has earned many accolades over the yearsLatest achievements from 2021 include 1st place at the Gulf Coast Invitiational Competition, and an all-superior performance at the 6A Marching Band State Evaluation
Beta ClubAn honorary academics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all courses
DECA
Educators Rising
Equestrian Club
HOSA: Future Health ProfessionalsA health professions preparatory organization where students compete in several categories at the regional, state, and international levelSeveral teams have placed Top 10 internationally for several health science competitive events. A student was elected Mississippi state president in 2016 [4] [5]
Key Club
Literary Magazine
Mu Alpha Theta An honorary mathematics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all math courses
National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
National Honor Society (NHS)An honorary academics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all courses
SADD/SAVE
Science Olympiad
Spanish Club
Speech and Debate
Show Choir
Student Tech Team
Thespians
The PawA student run newspaper/digital news channel

Band

The Northwest band received many accolades, including receiving all honors Lions Band, the highest honor given to secondary bands in the state of Mississippi. In addition, many of its students have been selected to chairs in the state band.[ citation needed ]

HOSA: Future Health Professionals

The Northwest chapter of HOSA: Future Health Professionals was charted in 2015 and was the flagship program in the Rankin County district. With the majority of its members also being health science nursing academy students, competitive skills are incorporated into the curriculum, with one day of every week dedicated to developing skills for competition. Several students have competed successfully at the international level and have placed Top 10 in several individual or team events. Notably, students have placed first in CPR first aid, second in medical terminology, and fifth in pathophysiology. In 2016, a student was elected Mississippi HOSA state president. [4] [5]

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. [6]

SportNotes
Baseball
Basketball
Bass Fishing
Bowling
CheerleadingJohnny Taylor
Cross Country
Dance Team
Football
Golf
Powerlifting
Soccer
SoftballIncludes a fast pitch and slow pitch division
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field

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. [7] [8] It had the hIghest dropout rate (8.9%) and lowest graduation rate (89.2%) of Rankin County School District high schools. [9]

School Feeder Pattern

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

Notable alumni

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