Northwest Rankin High School

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 at the 2018 campus census.^[2]

Northwest Rankin High School
Former campus of Northwest Rankin High School (now Northwest Rankin Middle School)
Location
5805 Highway 25 Flowood , Mississippi United States
Coordinates	32.35868°N 90.00005°W / 32.35868; -90.00005
Information
Type	Public
School district	Rankin County School District
Superintendent	Sue Townsend
NCES School ID	280383001076[1]
Principal	Lewis Bradford
Faculty	115.99 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,894[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.33[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Black and Gold Chrome
Mascot	Cougar
Nickname	Northwest, NWR
Website	nrh.rcsd.ms

Plans for the construction of a new high school were approved by the Rankin County School District board. It was 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 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 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

Several AP courses are offered, including AP Art, AP US History, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP English Language and Composition, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, and AP Statistics. Dual credit courses including DC College Algebra, DC Biology I, DC Biology II, DC Music Appreciation, DC Composition I, DC Composition II, DC American Literature, DC British Literature, DC World Literature, 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 Rankin 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 (sport)
• Tennis
• Track and field

Performance

As of 2024, Northwest Rankin High School was ranked #7 out 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 school
  • Northwest Rankin Middle School
• High school
  • Northwest Rankin High School ^[8]

Notable alumni

• Jarrian Jones - NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars^[9]
• Dalton Rogers - MLB pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization^[10]
• Reed Trimble - MLB outfielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization^[11]