Northwest Catholic High School

B 3.7 Connecticut, US

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Overall

Matriculation B+

Academics B+

Extracurriculars A-

Community A-

Reviews C

Northwest Catholic High School is a coeducational, college preparatory school whose mission is to foster in young people a faith that gives meaning and direction to life, to challenge and guide them in the pursuit of academic excellence, and to instill within them a spirit of service to God and others. We are a school committed to academic excellence, personal attention, and development of faith and moral values.

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Current School

Tuition

$17000

Enrollment

514

International Students

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

68%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:12

Endowment

$3 millions

Average SAT Score

1119

Average ACT Score

25.7

Class Size

Matriculation

(2020-2022)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +
#3	Yale University	1 +
#6	University of Chicago	1 +
#7	Johns Hopkins University	1 +
#10	Duke University	1 +
#10	Northwestern University	1 +
LAC #2	Amherst College	1 +
#12	Dartmouth College	1 +
#13	Brown University	1 +
#13	Vanderbilt University	1 +
#15	Rice University	1 +
#17	Cornell University	1 +
#18	Columbia University	1 +
#18	University of Notre Dame	1 +
#20	University of California: Berkeley	1 +
#22	Georgetown University	1 +
#25	New York University	1 +
#25	University of Michigan	1 +
#25	University of Virginia	1 +
LAC #5	Wellesley College	1 +
#29	University of Florida	1 +
#29	Wake Forest University	1 +
#32	Tufts University	1 +
#32	University of California: Santa Barbara	1 +
#34	University of California: Irvine	1 +
#34	University of California: San Diego	1 +
#36	Boston College	1 +
#36	University of Rochester	1 +
#38	University of Texas at Austin	1 +
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +
#41	Boston University	1 +
#44	Brandeis University	1 +
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1 +
#44	Northeastern University	1 +
#44	Tulane University	1 +
#51	Lehigh University	1 +
#51	Purdue University	1 +
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#51	Spelman College	1 +
#51	Villanova University	1 +
#55	Rhodes College	1 +
#55	Santa Clara University	1 +
#55	University of Miami	1 +
#55	University of Washington	1 +
LAC #11	Middlebury College	1 +
LAC #11	Washington and Lee University	1 +
#62	George Washington University	1 +
#62	Syracuse University	1 +
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
#62	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +
#63	St. Olaf College	1 +
LAC #13	Vassar College	1 +
#67	University of Connecticut	1 +
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +
#67	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#68	St. Lawrence University	1 +
#72	American University	1 +
#72	Fordham University	1 +
#72	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +
#72	North Carolina State University	1 +
LAC #15	Davidson College	1 +
LAC #15	Hamilton College	1 +
#76	Muhlenberg College	1 +
#77	Clemson University	1 +
#77	Loyola Marymount University	1 +
#77	Michigan State University	1 +
	SUNY University at Stony Brook	1 +
#83	Gonzaga University	1 +
#83	Marquette University	1 +
#83	Stevens Institute of Technology	1 +
	SUNY University at Binghamton	1 +
#83	University of Iowa	1 +
#89	Elon University	1 +
#89	Howard University	1 +
#89	Stonehill College	1 +
	SUNY University at Buffalo	1 +
#89	University of Delaware	1 +
#89	Ursinus College	1 +
LAC #18	Colgate University	1 +
LAC #18	University of Richmond	1 +
#97	Clark University	1 +
#97	University of Illinois at Chicago	1 +
#105	Drexel University	1 +
#105	Miami University: Oxford	1 +
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +
#105	Saint Louis University	1 +
#105	University of Denver	1 +
#105	University of San Francisco	1 +
#105	University of Utah	1 +
#111	Ohio Wesleyan University	1 +
#111	Susquehanna University	1 +
#115	Fairfield University	1 +
#115	Loyola University Chicago	1 +
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +
#120	Hampshire College	1 +
#120	Roanoke College	1 +
LAC #24	Colby College	1 +
	Arizona State University	1 +
#121	Chapman University	1 +
#121	Temple University	1 +
#121	University of Vermont	1 +
#127	Clarkson University	1 +
#130	Eckerd College	1 +
#137	George Mason University	1 +
#137	Seton Hall University	1 +
#137	University of Alabama	1 +
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +
#137	University of New Hampshire	1 +
#142	Hartwick College	1 +
#147	Wittenberg University	1 +
#149	University of Mary Washington	1 +
#151	Colorado State University	1 +
#151	James Madison University	1 +
#151	Marymount Manhattan College	1 +
#151	Oregon State University	1 +
#151	Simmons University	1 +
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +
#166	Hofstra University	1 +
#166	Quinnipiac University	1 +
#166	University of Hawaii at Manoa	1 +
#166	Xavier University	1 +
#176	Catholic University of America	1 +
#176	University of Massachusetts Lowell	1 +
#182	Adelphi University	1 +
#182	Belmont University	1 +
#182	Montclair State University	1 +
#182	Ohio University	1 +
	SUNY University at Albany	1 +
#182	University of Rhode Island	1 +
LAC #37	Bucknell University	1 +
LAC #39	Denison University	1 +
LAC #39	Lafayette College	1 +
LAC #39	Skidmore College	1 +
LAC #39	Trinity College	1 +
#202	Springfield College	1 +
#219	Hampton University	1 +
#219	Illinois State University	1 +
#219	Keiser University	1 +
#219	Sacred Heart University	1 +
#219	University of Maine	1 +
LAC #45	Furman University	1 +
#234	Georgia State University	1 +
#234	Pace University	1 +
#234	Suffolk University	1 +
#234	University of Hartford	1 +
#234	University of Massachusetts Boston	1 +
#234	West Virginia University	1 +
#234	Western New England University	1 +
LAC #51	Dickinson College	1 +
LAC #55	Connecticut College	1 +
#285	University of New England	1 +
#299	Middle Tennessee State University	1 +
#299	Old Dominion University	1 +
#299	University of the Incarnate Word	1 +
LAC #60	Bard College	1 +
LAC #61	Gettysburg College	1 +
	Albertus Magnus College	1 +
	American International College	1 +
	Arcadia University	1 +
	Assumption College	1 +
	Babson College	1 +
	Becker College	1 +
	Bentley University	1 +
	Bowie State University	1 +
	Bowling Green State University: Firelands College	1 +
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	Bryant University	1 +
	Butler University	1 +
	Capital Community College	1 +
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	Central Connecticut State University	1 +
	Champlain College	1 +
	City University of New York: Queensborough Community College	1 +
	Clark Atlanta University	1 +
	Coastal Carolina University	1 +
	Colby-Sawyer College	1 +
	College of Charleston	1 +
	College of Saint Rose	1 +
	College of William and Mary	1 +
	Concordia University	1 +
	Curry College	1 +
	Daytona State College	1 +
	Dean College	1 +
	Delaware State University	1 +
	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	1 +
	Elms College	1 +
	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus	1 +
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	Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: Los Angeles	1 +
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	Johnson & Wales University: Providence	1 +
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	Keene State College	1 +
	Lasell College	1 +
	Le Moyne College	1 +
	Louisiana State University at Eunice	1 +
	Loyola University Maryland	1 +
	Lynn University	1 +
	Manchester Community College	1 +
	Manhattan College	1 +
	Manhattanville College	1 +
	Marist College	1 +
	Maryland Institute College of Art	1 +
	Marywood University	1 +
	Merrimack College	1 +
	Miami-Jacobs Career College: Columbus	1 +
	Mitchell College	1 +
	Monmouth University	1 +
	Montserrat College of Art	1 +
	Mount Saint Mary College	1 +
	Mount Saint Mary's University	1 +
	New England College	1 +
	New England Institute of Technology	1 +
	Newbury College	1 +
	Nichols College	1 +
	North Park University	1 +
	Norwich University	1 +
	Oberlin College	1 +
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +
	Otis College of Art and Design	1 +
	Parsons The New School for Design	1 +
	Penn State University Park	1 +
	Pine Manor College	1 +
	Plymouth State University	1 +
	Pratt Institute	1 +
	Providence College	1 +
	Queen's University	1 +
	Regis College	1 +
	Roger Williams University	1 +
	Rutgers University	1 +
	Saint Anselm College	1 +
	Saint Bonaventure University	1 +
	Saint Joseph's University	1 +
	Saint Michael's College	1 +
	Saint Peter's University	1 +
	Salve Regina University	1 +
	Savannah College of Art and Design	1 +
	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	1 +
	School of Visual Arts	1 +
	Siena College	1 +
	Southern Connecticut State University	1 +
	Southern New Hampshire University	1 +
	St. John Fisher College	1 +
	St. John's College	1 +
	St. John's University	1 +
	Texas State University	1 +
	The Sage Colleges	1 +
	Tunxis Community College	1 +
	Union College	1 +
	United States Coast Guard Academy	1 +
	University of Bridgeport	1 +
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +
	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	1 +
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +
	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	1 +
	University of Lynchburg	1 +
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +
	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +
	University of New Haven	1 +
	University of North Carolina at Asheville	1 +
	University of Saint Joseph	1 +
	University of Scranton	1 +
	University of Southern Maine	1 +
	University of Tampa	1 +
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +
	University of Texas at San Antonio	1 +
	University of Toronto	1 +
	Virginia State University	1 +
	Wagner College	1 +
	Washington & Jefferson College	1 +
	Wentworth Institute of Technology	1 +
	Western Connecticut State University	1 +
	Westfield State University	1 +
	Wheaton College-Norton-MA	1 +

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2022	2018-2020	2016	2013-2015	Total
	All schools	98	97	27	40
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +admitted				1
#2	Harvard College			1 +	1 +	2
#3	Yale University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#6	University of Chicago	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#7	Johns Hopkins University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#10	Northwestern University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#10	Duke University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#12	Dartmouth College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#13	Brown University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#13	Vanderbilt University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#15	Rice University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#17	Cornell University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#18	University of Notre Dame	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#18	Columbia University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#20	University of California: Berkeley	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#21	Emory University				1 +	1
#22	Georgetown University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#23	University of Southern California				1 +	1
#25	University of Michigan	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#25	New York University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#25	University of Virginia	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#29	University of Florida	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#29	Wake Forest University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#32	University of California: Santa Barbara	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#32	Tufts University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#34	University of California: Irvine	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#34	University of California: San Diego	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#36	University of Rochester	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#36	Georgia Institute of Technology				1 +	1
#36	Boston College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#38	University of Texas at Austin	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#41	Boston University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#44	Brandeis University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#44	Tulane University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#44	Northeastern University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#51	Villanova University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#51	Purdue University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#51	Lehigh University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#52	Pepperdine University				1 +	1
#55	Santa Clara University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#55	University of Miami	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#55	University of Washington	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#61	Southern Methodist University				1 +	1
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#62	Syracuse University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#62	George Washington University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#62	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#66	Texas A&M University		1 +admitted			1
#67	University of Connecticut	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#67	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#72	Indiana University Bloomington	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#72	Fordham University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#72	North Carolina State University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#72	American University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#77	Clemson University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#77	Michigan State University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#77	Loyola Marymount University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#77	SUNY University at Stony Brook	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#83	University of Iowa	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#83	Gonzaga University	1 +admitted				1
#83	SUNY University at Binghamton	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#83	Stevens Institute of Technology	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#83	Marquette University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#89	SUNY University at Buffalo	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#89	Howard University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#89	University of Delaware	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#89	Elon University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#97	University of Illinois at Chicago	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#97	Clark University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#105	University of Denver	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#105	Drexel University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#105	University of San Francisco	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#105	Miami University: Oxford	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#105	Saint Louis University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#105	University of Utah	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#115	Loyola University Chicago	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#117	University of Arizona			1 +		1
#121	Temple University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#121	Chapman University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#121	University of Vermont	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#121	Arizona State University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#127	Clarkson University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#137	University of Alabama	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#137	University of New Hampshire	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#137	Seton Hall University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#151	Oregon State University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#151	Simmons University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#176	Catholic University of America	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#182	SUNY University at Albany	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	College of William and Mary	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	Rutgers University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
	Penn State University Park	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	University of Saint Joseph	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2022	2018-2020	2016	2013-2015	Total
	All schools	24	23	8	20
#1	Williams College				1 +	1
#2	Amherst College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#5	Wellesley College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#6	Bowdoin College			1 +		1
#11	Washington and Lee University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#11	Middlebury College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#13	Vassar College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#14	Wesleyan University				1 +	1
#14	Smith College				1 +	1
#15	Davidson College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#15	Hamilton College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#18	University of Richmond	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#18	Colgate University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#23	Macalester College				1 +	1
#24	Colby College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#25	Kenyon College				1 +	1
#25	Bates College				1 +	1
#27	Colorado College			1 +		1
#33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +		3
#35	Mount Holyoke College				1 +	1
#37	Bucknell University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#39	Denison University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#39	Trinity College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#39	Skidmore College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#39	Lafayette College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#45	Furman University	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#51	Dickinson College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
#55	Connecticut College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted	1 +	1 +	4
#60	Bard College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
#61	Gettysburg College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
	Union College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2
	Oberlin College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted		1 +	3
	Franklin & Marshall College	1 +admitted	1 +admitted			2

AP Scores

(2017)

Number of students took AP test

81%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

AP

(17)

Biology	Calculus AB
Chemistry	English Language and Composition
Spanish Language and Culture	Statistics

Sports

(15)

Baseball	Basketball
Cheerleading	Cross Country
Field Hockey	American Football

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(22)

ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY	CONNECTIKIDS
CHINESE CLUB	DRAMATEURS
EMPTY BOWLS	FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICA

Arts

(14)

Band	Chamber Choir
Choir	Chorus
Jazz	Music

Contact Info

https://www.northwestcatholic.org/

29 Wampanoag Drive, West Hartford, CT 06117

860-236-4221

nbannon@nwcath.org

Connecticut

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: 9-12

Rural

IB: No

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1961

Campus Size: 30 acres

Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Application Info

Deadline: 12/31

Interview: Skype

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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, is the cultural and financial heart of New England. With a rich history dating back to the American Revolution, it is home to iconic landmarks such as the Freedom Trail, the Boston Common, and the Massachusetts State House. The city boasts prestigious universities like Harvard and MIT and is known for its vibrant arts scene, diverse neighborhoods, and thriving economy. Boston's blend of historical significance and modern innovation makes it one of the most influential cities in the U.S.

Population (2022) 609,023

Cost of Living Higher than average 54%

Nearby Airport Logan International Airport

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Biology	Calculus AB
Chemistry	English Language and Composition
Spanish Language and Culture	Statistics
United States History	Physics 1
French Language and Culture	Computer Science A
Comparative Government and Politics	United States Government and Politics
Music Theory	Studio Art: 2-D Design
World History	English Literature and Composition
Psychology

Baseball	Basketball
Cheerleading	Cross Country
Field Hockey	American Football
Golf	Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	Soccer
Softball	Swimming
Tennis	Track and Field
Volleyball

ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY	CONNECTIKIDS
CHINESE CLUB	DRAMATEURS
EMPTY BOWLS	FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICA
GLOBAL AWARENESS	INTRAMURALS
LITERARY MAGAZINE	LINK CREW
MATH TEAM	MOCK TRIAL
MODEL UNITED NATIONS	NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
NEWSPAPER	PRO-LIFE
ROBOTICS	STUDENT COUNCIL
SKI CLUB	THE STOCK MARKET GAME INVESTMENT
UNIFIED THEATER	YEARBOOK

Band	Chamber Choir
Choir	Chorus
Jazz	Music
Music Theory	String
Theater	Voice
Digital Photography	Drawing
Sculpture	Studio Art