Northwest High School
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LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL → NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL → LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL → LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL → STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL → SPECIAL ED YANKEE HILL PROGRAM → WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL → CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL →How Northwest High School compares for families
What families should know about Northwest High School.
- ▸ LocallyNE students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL, LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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 Nebraska-Lincoln
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 $17,747/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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 7.1 | 1,848 | -6.8% |
| NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 6.6 | 1,927 | -14.0% |
| LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 8.1 | 1,819 | -2.3% |
| LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 5.4 | 2,086 | -9.5% |
| STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 12.3 | 631 | +99.1% |
| SPECIAL ED YANKEE HILL PROGRAM LINCOLN |
Public | 4.7 | — | — |
| WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL WAVERLY |
Public | 14.2 | 679 | +0.6% |
| CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL LINCOLN |
Public | 4.7 | — | — |