Northwest Rankin High School

Northwest Rankin Middle School
Northwest Rankin Middle School
Location
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5805 Highway 25

Flowood
,
Mississippi

United States
Coordinates32°21′31″N 90°00′00″W / 32.35868°N 90.00005°W / 32.35868; -90.00005
Information
TypePublic
School districtRankin County School District
SuperintendentSue Townsend
NCES School ID280383001076[1]
PrincipalLewis Bradford
Faculty115.99 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,894[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio16.33[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Black and Gold Chrome
   
MascotCougar
NicknameNorthwest, NWR
Websitenrh.rcsd.ms
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Northwest Rankin Middle School is a suburban public middle school located in Flowood, Mississippi, United States. The school serves grades 6-8 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]

Plans for the construction of a new high school 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 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 2023-2024 school year, the school had an attendance of 1431 students.[2]

Enrollment by Grade
9 10 11 12 Ungraded
480 450 367 387 22
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Black Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander White Two or More Races
3 58 457 54 0 1,091 42

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

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bass Fishing
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Dance Team
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer
  • Softball: both fast-pitch and slow-pitch
  • 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.[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.

  • Elementary schools
    • Flowood Elementary School
    • Highland Bluff Elementary School
    • Northshore Elementary School
    • Northwest Rankin Elementary School
    • Oakdale Elementary School
  • Middle schools
    • Northwest Rankin Middle School
  • High school
    • Northwest Rankin High School [8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - NORTHWEST RANKIN HIGH SCHOOL (280383001076)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  7. ^ "4-Year Graduation Rates" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education. January 2024. p. 79. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  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.
  10. ^ Cook, Joe (June 1, 2022). "The Rogers brothers bonding through baseball". WAPT. Retrieved June 1, 2024.