Overview of Northwestern High School: Northwestern High School serves 1,861 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Northwestern High School landed in the upper 20% of all schools in South Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 20%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 10%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 63% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 76% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the South Carolina state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the learner body (majority Black), which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 49% (majority Black).

School Comparison: Northwestern High School is ranked within the upper 20% of all 1,142 schools in South Carolina (based on combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Northwestern High School is 0.63, which is more than the equity score at the state average of 0.62. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Northwestern High School is Applied Technology Center (0.3 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Rawlinson Road Middle School (0.3 miles away)