Flint Northwestern High School

Flint Northwestern High School was a high school in Flint, Michigan, United States that served grades nine through twelve. It was part of Flint Community Schools and opened in 1964.[3]

Flint Northwestern High School
Address
G-2138 West Carpenter Road

Flint
,
Michigan
48505

United States
Coordinates43.076°N 83.720°W / 43.076; -83.720
Information
TypePublic, magnet
Opened1964
StatusClosed
Closed2018
School districtFlint Community Schools
SuperintendentLawrence E. Watkins, Jr.
NCES School ID261452005114[1]
Teaching staff47
Grades9-12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment524 (2015-16)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16:1
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Green and white
Athletics conferenceSaginaw Valley League, MHSAA
NicknameWildcats
RivalFlint Southwestern Academy

In July 2018, the campus was repurposed as Flint Junior High School, which serves grades seven and eight, while its former high school students were relocated to Flint Southwestern Academy.[4]

History

The school first opened in September 1964. After initial construction, the school was dedicated to the Flint Community Schools Board of Education by Claude E. Stout. Further additions to the building were a swimming pool in November 1964 and the Guy V. Houston football stadium in the fall of 1967.

The high school's official mascot was the wildcat. The official school colors were green and white.

In 1999, Flint Community Schools entered into a contract with EdisonLearning, Inc. (formerly known as Edison Schools, Inc.), the country's leading private manager of public schools, in order to improve the school and boost student performance. Flint Northwestern High School became an EdisonLearning partnership school, and its official name became Flint Northwestern-Edison Community High School. In 2005, the contract was not renewed and Flint Community Schools gave the high school its present name: Flint Northwestern Preparatory Academy. The district officially closed the school ahead of the 2018–2019 school year. In July 2018, Flint Community Schools opened the district's first junior high school at the site.[4]

Academics

Flint Northwestern Academy was a state and nationally accredited school through the AdvancED/North Central Accreditation of Colleges and Schools.[5]

Demographics

Flint Northwestern High School profile 2013/2014:[6]

 
Grade Students
9 249
10 159
11 134
12 87
Ungraded 0
TOTAL 629
  
Male Female
53% 47%
  
Enrollment (% of total)
Total Minority 94%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.3%
Asian 0%
Black 89%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0%
Hispanic 2%
White 6%
Two or more races 3%

Athletics
 

Fall sports

  

Winter sports

  

Spring sports

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Flint Northwestern High School (261452005114)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. "Northwestern High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. "Secondary Schools Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine." Flint Community Schools. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.
  4. "New Flint Junior High will have laptops for all, new curriculum, 'looping' teachers". mlive. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  5. "AdvancEd Institution Summary". AdvancED. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. "Flint Northwestern Academy in Flint, Mi | Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. "Boys Basketball Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  8. "Boys Track and Field Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. "Girls Basketball Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved 24 March 2015.


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