Northwest High School
Waukee · IA · Waukee Comm School District · Public
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Waukee High School → Johnston Senior High School → Urbandale High School → Dallas Center-Grimes High School → Valley High School → North High School → Roosevelt High School → Ankeny Centennial High School →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, Johnston Senior High School, Urbandale 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.
Your state's public flagship
University of Iowa
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,531/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +6.0%/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 532 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $8,641,808/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.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee High School Waukee |
Public | 2.0 | 1,375 | +19.2% |
| Johnston Senior High School Johnston |
Public | 7.6 | 1,820 | +1.6% |
| Urbandale High School Urbandale |
Public | 8.9 | 1,301 | -1.3% |
| Dallas Center-Grimes High School Grimes |
Public | 5.6 | 1,073 | +13.3% |
| Valley High School West Des Moines |
Public | 7.4 | 2,178 | +6.3% |
| North High School Des Moines |
Public | 13.7 | 1,428 | -0.3% |
| Roosevelt High School Des Moines |
Public | 11.0 | 2,051 | -0.6% |
| Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny |
Public | 16.1 | 1,470 | +3.6% |