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Northwest Secondary School

(414) 393-3100

Physical Address:
5496 North 72nd ST
Milwaukee, WI  53218
Mailing Address:
5496 N 72nd ST
Milwaukee, WI  53218

School Information

District:
Milwaukee School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Milwaukee County
Level:
Other
Grade Span:
6 - 12
Number of Students:
1047

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Northwest Secondary School

This School County Average State Average
Black 93.31% 45.55% 11.88%
White 3.25% 33.77% 77.48%
Hispanic 1.34% 17.50% 8.39%
Asian/Pacific 1.34% 5.39% 3.86%
American Indian 0.76% 1.30% 2.56%

Genders in Northwest Secondary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.39% 49.89% 48.05%
Female 46.61% 50.11% 51.95%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Northwest Secondary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 910 885 977
White 31 31 34
Hispanic 6 8 14
Asian/Pacific 17 20 14
American Indian 1 4 8
Others 0 0 0
Total 965 948 1047

Enrollment by Gender for Northwest Secondary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 511 514 559
Female 454 434 488
Total 965 948 1047

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Northwest Secondary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 965 948 1047
# Eligible for free lunch 741 (77%) 747 (79%) 856 (82%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 89 (9%) 74 (8%) 85 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 830 (86%) 821 (87%) 941 (90%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Northwest Secondary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 965 948 1047
Fulltime teachers 53.8 53.9 55.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.90 17.60 19.04
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 28.41 21.57 26.80