Northwest Junior High School

1507 8Th St, Coralville IA, 52241 | Iowa City Community School District | 319-688-1060
  • grades 7-8
  • students 730
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 71% 3% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Coralville
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
68%Coralville
69%Iowa

Northwest Junior High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Iowa City Community School District" in Coralville, IA. There are a total of 730 students and 43 teachers at Northwest Junior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Northwest Junior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 71.0%, which is 3% higher than the Iowa average.

Northwest Junior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students730
Teachers43
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Northwest Junior High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
767%
876%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
768%
875%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Northwest Junior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 58.9% 64.9% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 23.6% 18.1% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 11.6% 6.7% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.9% 9.0% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.7% 3.1% 3.1%

Coralville demographics profile

StatisticCoralvilleIowaNational
Population21,6303,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,7175791
Median age32.738.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%60%55%
Speak English79%92%79%
Speak Spanish2%4%13%

Education level achieved in Coralville

IndexCoralvilleIowaNational
Completed 8th grade92.0%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school91.7%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college78.3%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree62.1%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors55.4%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters25.2%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree11.8%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate5.0%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Northwest Junior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.