# Northwest Rankin High School

Northwest Rankin High School is a suburban public high school located in Flowood, Mississippi, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Rankin County School District. The school's attendance was approximately 1,700 students at the 2018 campus census.
Plans for the construction of a new high school were approved by the Rankin County School District board. It was 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 (Pre-AP) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. In addition, there are five four-year academic specializations (referred to as academies) 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 upon graduation.

### Classes

In addition to pre-AP courses, several AP courses are also offered, including AP Art, 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 Algebra I, DC Algebra II, DC Biology I, DC Biology II, DC Composition I, DC Composition II, and DC Public Speaking are offered.

## Student body
### Demographics

As of the 2023-2024 school year, the school had an attendance of 1431 students.
Enrollment by Grade :
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ungraded |
| 480 | 450 | 367 | 387 | 22 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity :
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
| 3 | 58 | 457 | 54 | 0 | 1,091 | 42 |

### 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.

## Athletics

Northwest Rankin 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.

### Sports

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Bass Fishing
* Bowling
* Cheerleading
* Cross Country
* Dance Team
* Football
* Golf
* Powerlifting
* Soccer
* Softball: both fast-pitch and slow-pitch
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Track & Field

## Performance

As of 2024, Northwest Rankin High School was ranked #7 out of 37 Jackson, MS metro area high schools, and #2 of 8 Rankin County School District high schools by U.S. News & World. It had the highest dropout rate (8.9%) and lowest graduation rate (89.2%) of Rankin County School District high schools.

## School Feeder Pattern

Northwest Rankin High School is part of a larger primary/secondary education feeder pattern.
* Elementary schools
** Flowood Elementary School
** Highland Bluff Elementary School
** Northshore Elementary School
** Northwest Rankin Elementary School
** Oakdale Elementary School
* Middle school
** Northwest Rankin Middle School
* High school
** Northwest Rankin High School

## Notable alumni

* Jarrian Jones - NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
* Dalton Rogers - MLB pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization