Northwest High School
Public high school in Cedar Hill, Missouri · Northwest R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Northwest High School serves 1,788 students in grades 9–12 in Cedar Hill (Jefferson County). It is one of 10 schools in Northwest R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 26th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 111.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Northwest R-I School District |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292289001309 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Northwest R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,788 | 5,815 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.2% | 43.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Northwest High School in context
Size
Northwest High School is the only high school in Northwest R-I School District. Its 1,788 students are 30.7% of the district's 5,815. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 11 miles away and have a median of 1,012 students, so Northwest High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 477 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 410, against an average of 447 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 410 in grade 9 and 444 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 89.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Northwest R-I (87.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.8% across Northwest R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Northwest High School has 111.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,788 students would have about 146.6 teachers, so Northwest High School has 35.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Hillsboro High School, 9.5 miles away in Hillsboro R-III School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 4.5% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 410 |
| Grade 10 | 477 |
| Grade 11 | 457 |
| Grade 12 | 444 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6005 Cedar Hill Rd, Cedar Hill, MO 63016
Phone: (636)274-0555
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northwest High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro R-III | 9.5 mi | 1,050 | 15.7 | 29% |
| Eureka Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 9.9 mi | 1,586 | 15.6 | 11.9% |
| New Day - Day Treatment | Division of Youth Service | 10.6 mi | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Seckman Senior High School | Fox C-6 | 10.9 mi | 1,737 | 17 | 21.8% |
| Grandview High School | Grandview R-II | 11.1 mi | 237 | 13.5 | 39.2% |
| Pacific High School | Meramec Valley R-III | 11.4 mi | 973 | 16.4 | 40.3% |
| Rockwood Summit Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 12.4 mi | 1,194 | 15.4 | 17.1% |
| Windsor High School | Windsor C-1 | 14.0 mi | 887 | 15.6 | 30.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Northwest R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Woods Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 470 |
| Cedar Springs Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 425 |
| High Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 327 |
| House Springs Early Child Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 230 |
| House Springs Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 462 |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 425 |
| Murphy Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 433 |
| Northwest Valley School | Middle | 6–8 | 686 |
| Woodridge Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 569 |