Northwest High School is a public high school located in far northern Fort Worth, Texas, with a Justin postal address. Located in southwest Denton County and classified as a 6A school by the UIL, it is a part of the Northwest Independent School District. The school is located southwest of Texas State Highway 114 and Farm to Market Road 156, about a mile west of the Texas Motor Speedway, and two miles north of Fort Worth Alliance Airport. In 2013, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Students can choose their courses from 60 subjects. Northwest High School offers many Advanced Placement classes. All of the students at the high school have the option to rent a Chromebook for school use as of the 2016–2017 school year. Northwest was named a 2001–02 National Blue Ribbon School.
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History
Northwest ISD was created in 1948 when the communities of Haslet, Justin, Rhome, and Roanoke met to consolidate their school districts into one. The community of Fairview was added to the district the next year. Construction began in 1950 on a consolidated high school. In 1988, the current building was constructed and has received several changes since. Around 2022, renovations and additions began in order to update the school.
Campus
The high school is located adjacent to the district’s administrative complex. It sits opposite of one of its feeder schools, Gene Pike Middle School. The campus complex includes an indoor athletic facility, numerous multipurpose football fields, the district’s flagship football stadium, NISD Stadium, varsity baseball and softball venues, and a new aquatics center. The school itself has a coffeeshop called Texan Cafe (formerly Java City).
Feeder schools
The middle schools that feed into Northwest High School are:
Gene Pike Middle School
Chisholm Trail Middle School
Athletics
The Northwest Texans compete in volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, wrestling, swimming, soccer, golf, tennis, track, baseball, softball, drill/dance team, marching band, and cheerleading.
Notable alumni
Avery Anderson III – basketball player
Caden Barnett – NFL guard for the Chicago Bears
Tyler Collins – former MLB outfielder
Mark Followill – sports announcer for the Dallas Mavericks
Cooper Lutkenhaus – middle-distance runner
Dustin May – pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2020 World Series champion
Cooper McDonald – NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
Laina Morris – internet personality
Jared Retkofsky – former long snapper for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Super Bowl Champion
Jordan Wall – played Joe Talbot in the children's public television show Wishbone (1998)