Northwest Independent School District

Northwest Public Schools is a Class III school that educates students Preschool through 12th grade. The total school system is accredited by the State of Nebraska Department of Education and the high school by the North Central Accreditation Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Northwest District serves students in six attendance centers, consisting of one Preschool building, four K-8 buildings and one 9-12 building. Those sites include Lockwood, 1-R, Cedar Hollow, St. Libory, Chapman and Northwest High School. As a district, the Northwest Board feels it is important to continue a neighborhood school concept and assure students in the northwest area that they have the option of attending the neighborhood high school Northwest along with any of their elementary attendance sites.