Northwest Rankin High School



Northwest Rankin High School is a suburban public high school located in Flowood, Mississippi. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Rankin County School District. The school's attendance was approximately 1,700 students as of the 2018 campus census.
Plans for the construction for a new high school in between the current campus and the campus of Northwest Rankin Middle School were approved by the Rankin Country School District board. It is expected to be completed by the start of the 2021–2022 school year. Funding for this project was approved by the District's bond issue.

Academics

Northwest Rankin offers Pre-Advanced Placement and Advanced Placement courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. In addition, there are five four-year academic specializations offered in addition to several dual enrollment courses with Hinds Community College.

Academies

The academic specializations include the health science nursing 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 in upon graduation.

Classes

In addition to pre-AP courses, several AP courses are also offered, including AP Art, AP Microeconomics, AP US History, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, and AP Statistics. Dual credit courses including DC public speaking are offered.

Student Body

Demographics

As of the 2018-2019 school year, the school had an attendance of 1706 students.

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.

Clubs & Organizations

Northwest Rankin hosts several extracurricular activities for its students, covering several areas of academic, leadership, and cultural interests.
ClubDescriptionNoteworthy Achievements
Academic Team
Band
Beta ClubAn honorary academics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all courses
DECA
Educators Rising
Equestrian Club
HOSA: Future Health ProfessionalsA health professions preparatory organization where students compete in several categories at the regional, state, and international levelSeveral teams have placed Top 10 internationally for several health science competitive events. A student was elected Mississippi state president in 2016
Key Club
Literary Magazine
Mu Alpha ThetaAn honorary mathematics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all math courses
National Art Honor Society
National Honor Society An honorary academics organization where members must maintain a 90 average or above in all courses
SADD/SAVE
Science Olympiad
Spanish Club
Speech and Debate
Show Choir
Student Tech Team
Thespians
The PawA student run newspaper/digital news channel

Student Government

A yearly committee is elected by the student population. The government is divided into executive positions and class positions. All positions have one seat available; the noteworthy exception is the co-president position, which has two seats.
Executive Positions:
Class Positions:
The Northwest band received many accolades, including receiving all honors Lions Band, the highest honor given to secondary bands in the state of Mississippi. In addition, many of its students have been selected to chairs in the state band.

HOSA: Future Health Professionals

The Northwest chapter of HOSA: Future Health Professionals was charted in 2015 and was the flagship program in the Rankin County district. With the majority of its members also being health science nursing academy students, competitive skills are incorporated into the curriculum, with one day of every week dedicated to developing skills for competition. Several students have competed successfully at the international level and have placed Top 10 in several individual or team events. Notably, students have placed first in CPR first aid, second in medical terminology, and fifth in pathophysiology. In 2016, a student was elected Mississippi HOSA state president.

Athletics

Northwest 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.
SportNotes
Baseball
Basketball
Bass Fishing
Bowling
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Dance Team
Football
Golf
Powerlifting
Soccer
SoftballIncludes a fast pitch and slow pitch division
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field

Awards & Recognition

Northwest Rankin has received many awards and recognition over the years. They include the following:
Within the Rankin County district, Northwest Rankin has been acknowledged for the following achievements:
Northwest Rankin High School is part of a larger primary/secondary education feeder pattern.