Northwest Rankin High School
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Northwest Rankin High School | |
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5805 Highway 25 , United States | |
Coordinates | 32°21′31″N 90°00′00″W / 32.35868°N 90.00005°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Rankin County School District |
Superintendent | Sue Townsend |
NCES School ID | 280383001076[1] |
Principal | Lewis Bradford |
Faculty | 112.33 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,898[1] (2022-23) |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.90[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Black and Gold Chrome |
Mascot | Cougar |
Nickname | Northwest, NWR |
Website | nrh |
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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Demographics
[edit]As of the 2018-2019 school year, the school had an attendance of 1706 students.[2]
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ungraded |
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480 | 450 | 367 | 387 | 22 |
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
[edit]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
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Northwest Rankin hosts several extracurricular activities for its students, covering several areas of academic, leadership, and cultural interests.[3]
Club | Description | Noteworthy achievements |
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Academic team | ||
Band | A large band program in the state of Mississippi consisting of over 150 members, the Northwest Rankin Marching Band has earned many accolades over the years | Latest 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 Club | An honorary academics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all courses | |
DECA | ||
Educators Rising | ||
Equestrian Club | ||
HOSA: Future Health Professionals | A health professions preparatory organization where students compete in several categories at the regional, state, and international level | Several 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 | All groups led by Toney Keebler | |
Student Tech Team | ||
Thespians | ||
The Paw | A student run newspaper/digital news channel |
Band
[edit]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
[edit]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
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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]
Sport | Notes | |
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Baseball | ||
Basketball | ||
Bass Fishing | ||
Bowling | ||
Cheerleading | Johnny Taylor | |
Cross Country | ||
Dance Team | ||
Football | ||
Golf | ||
Powerlifting | ||
Soccer | ||
Softball | Includes a fast pitch and slow pitch division | |
Swimming | ||
Tennis | ||
Track & Field |
Performance
[edit]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
[edit]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 [10]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Jarrian Jones - NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars[11]
- Dalton Rogers - MLB pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - NORTHWEST RANKIN HIGH SCHOOL (280383001076)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Activities - Northwest Rankin High School". nrh.rcsd.ms. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ a b "Competitive Event Winners". www.hosa.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ a b "Future Health Professionals (HOSA) | The Mississippi Department of Education". www.mdek12.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Northwest Rankin High School Athletics - Official Athletics Website". Northwest Rankin High School Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Best High Schools in the Jackson, MS Area". U.S. News & World Report. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "High Schools in Rankin County School District". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "4-Year Graduation Rates" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Education. January 2024. p. 79. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "About RCSD / Our Schools". www.rcsd.ms. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Horka, Tyler (19 December 2018). "Signing Day: Northwest Rankin's Jarrian Jones signs with Mississippi State". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Cook, Joe (June 1, 2022). "The Rogers brothers bonding through baseball". WAPT. Retrieved June 1, 2024.