Northwest Independent School District, Texas

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Northwest Independent School District
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Tarrant County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Mark Foust
# of school board members: 7
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Northwest Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Mark Foust is the superintendent of the Northwest Independent School District. Foust was appointed superintendent in December 2022, following the death of former superintendent David Hicks. Foust entered office in January 2023.[1]

Past superintendents

  • David Hicks was the superintendent of the Northwest Independent School District. Hicks was appointed superintendent in April 2022. Hicks died unexpectedly on September 9, 2022.[2]
  • Karen G. Rue was the superintendent of the Northwest Independent School District from 2005 to 2016. Rue's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District.[5]

School board

The Northwest Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by place.[6]


Elections

See also: Northwest Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[6]

Two seats on the board were up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Northwest Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,430,000 $568 4%
Local: $292,904,000 $11,539 85%
State: $38,290,000 $1,508 11%
Total: $345,624,000 $13,616
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $418,276,000 $16,478
Total Current Expenditures: $250,630,000 $9,873
Instructional Expenditures: $155,115,000 $6,110 37%
Student and Staff Support: $24,605,000 $969 6%
Administration: $28,270,000 $1,113 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $42,640,000 $1,679 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $96,797,000 $3,813
Construction: $92,122,000 $3,629
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $231,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $56,234,000 $2,215


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $61,500 $74,650
2023-2024[10] $60,100 $72,450

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 48 62 31 38 45-49 60-79 54
2018-2019 63 78 48 53 50-59 70-74 67
2017-2018 59 79 43 48 50-59 60-64 63
2016-2017 85 94 74 79 80-89 84 88
2015-2016 83 94 74 76 85-89 80-84 86
2014-2015 82 89 72 73 70-79 80-84 85
2013-2014 84 90 76 79 80-89 80-84 86
2012-2013 86 91 78 80 80-84 85-89 88
2011-2012 90 90-94 83 87 85-89 85-89 91
2010-2011 91 90-94 82 88 90-94 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 63 40 42 45-49 >=50 57
2018-2019 60 73 48 49 45-49 67 65
2017-2018 60 73 47 49 55-59 60-64 64
2016-2017 83 89 73 76 75-79 86 87
2015-2016 84 91 75 76 80-84 84 87
2014-2015 85 91 79 76 85-89 89 88
2013-2014 87 92 82 80 90-94 89 89
2012-2013 89 93 84 82 85-89 85-89 91
2011-2012 94 >=95 91 91 90-94 90-94 95
2010-2011 94 90-94 91 88 >=95 95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 95 >=95 90-94 95 >=50 >=80 96
2017-2018 94 >=90 >=95 94 >=50 >=90 94
2016-2017 94 >=90 90-94 90-94 >=50 >=90 93
2015-2016 93 >=90 90-94 90-94 >=50 >=80 94
2014-2015 94 >=90 90-94 90-94 >=50 >=80 95
2013-2014 93 >=90 90-94 90-94 >=50 >=80 93
2012-2013 93 >=80 90-94 90-94 >=50 >=80 94
2011-2012 93 >=80 90-94 85-89 >=50 >=50 94
2010-2011 90 >=80 70-79 80-84 >=50 PS 93


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 29,248 5.7
2021-2022 27,583 8.0
2020-2021 25,383 1.4
2019-2020 25,040 3.6
2018-2019 24,141 4.1
2017-2018 23,141 4.7
2016-2017 22,044 4.8
2015-2016 20,976 5.5
2014-2015 19,831 4.4
2013-2014 18,950 6.0
2012-2013 17,811 6.7
2011-2012 16,626 7.6
2010-2011 15,370 7.8
2009-2010 14,164 8.1
2008-2009 13,012 8.6
2007-2008 11,898 12.7
2006-2007 10,388 15.8
2005-2006 8,750 13.1
2004-2005 7,602 9.0
2003-2004 6,917 10.2
2002-2003 6,211 8.5
2001-2002 5,686 5.8
2000-2001 5,356 3.3
1999-2000 5,181 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Northwest Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.6 5.1
Black 11.8 12.8
Hispanic 24.5 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 3.5 3.0
White 52.8 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Northwest Independent School District had 1,866.76 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.67.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 21.00
Kindergarten: 122.53
Elementary: 757.47
Secondary: 736.28
Total: 1,866.76

Northwest Independent School District employed 37.41 district administrators and 110.98 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 37.41
District Administrative Support: 92.01
School Administrators: 110.98
School Administrative Support: 132.96
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 281.94
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 68.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 20.09
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 171.66
Other Support Services: 348.35


Schools

The Northwest Independent School District operates 37 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alan And Andra Perrin El0
Berkshire El714PK-5
Byron Nelson H S2,8099-12
Carl E Schluter El701PK-5
Chisholm Trail Middle6846-8
Clara Love El766PK-5
Cw Worthington Middle06-8
Denton Co J J A E P19-10
Gene Pike Middle1,1506-8
Haslet El884PK-5
James M Steele Early College H S2269-12
J C Thompson El816PK-5
J Lyndal Hughes El672PK-5
Johnie R Daniel El0
John M Tidwell Middle1,0396-8
Justin El605PK-5
Kay Granger El755PK-5
Lakeview El547PK-5
Lance Thompson El825PK-5
Legacy Learning Center2912-12
Leo Adams Middle1,3836-8
Lizzie Curtis El683PK-5
Medlin Middle9916-8
Molly Livengood Carter El0
Northwest H S2,2649-12
O A Peterson703PK-5
Prairie View El631PK-5
Roanoke El677PK-5
Samuel Beck El725PK-5
Sendera Ranch El693PK-5
Seven Hills El667PK-5
Sonny & Allegra Nance El516PK-5
Tarrant County Jjaep111-11
Truett Wilson Middle1,4146-8
V R Eaton H S3,2739-12
Wayne A Cox El791PK-5
W R Hatfield El613PK-5

Noteworthy events

2017: Bond measure

In addition to choosing two candidates for the Northwest ISD board of trustees on May 6, 2017, citizens of the Northwest Independent School District approved a $399 million bond measure. The district asked for funds to accommodate student enrollment growth, expanding student programs, technology and infrastructure improvements, facility maintenance, and security enhancements. Because it was approved, the bond increased property taxes by approximately $7.03 per month for owners of homes worth an average of $250,000.[12][13][14]

Contact information

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Northwest Independent School District
2001 Texan Dr.
Justin, TX 76247
Phone: 817-215-0170

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Cross Timbers Gazette", "Northwest ISD names Foust as lone finalist for superintendent," December 13, 2022
  2. ↑ "NBC 5 Dallas-Forth Worth", "Northwest ISD Superintendent Dies Unexpectedly," September 9, 2022
  3. ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Northwest ISD names new superintendent," accessed July 19, 2016
  4. ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed November 4, 2019
  5. ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Superintendent's Profile," archived July 11, 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Northwest Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed August 3, 2021
  7. ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed November 30, 2023
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  9. ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Compensation Plan 2024-2025," accessed April 22, 2025
  10. ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Compensation Plan 2023-2024," accessed February 6, 2024
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  12. ↑ Northwest ISD 2017, "What's Proposed," archived April 7, 2017
  13. ↑ Northwest ISD 2017, "Questions," archived May 7, 2017
  14. ↑ Northwest Independent School District, "Voters approve Northwest ISD bond, choose trustees," May 6, 2017
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