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Waukee High School → Dallas Center-Grimes High School → ADM Senior High School → Dallas Center Christian School → Valley High School → Van Meter High School → Johnston Senior High School → Dowling Catholic High School →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Northwest High School compares for families
What families should know about Northwest High School.
- ▸ LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Waukee High School, Dallas Center-Grimes High School, ADM Senior High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,574 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $16,244 per student in district revenue, the 523 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $8,495,612/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee High School Waukee |
Public | 2.0 | 1,375 | +19.2% |
| Dallas Center-Grimes High School Grimes |
Public | 5.6 | 1,073 | +13.3% |
| ADM Senior High School Adel |
Public | 6.7 | 666 | +13.5% |
| Dallas Center Christian School Dallas Center |
Private | 6.7 | 26 | — |
| Valley High School West Des Moines |
Public | 7.4 | 2,178 | +6.3% |
| Van Meter High School Van Meter |
Public | 7.5 | 316 | +11.7% |
| Johnston Senior High School Johnston |
Public | 7.6 | 1,820 | +1.6% |
| Dowling Catholic High School West Des Moines |
Private | 8.7 | 1,389 | +0.7% |