Niles West High School
| Niles West High School | |
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5701 W. Oakton St. Skokie, Illinois 60077 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°01′28″N 87°46′20″W / 42.0244°N 87.7723°WCoordinates: 42°01′28″N 87°46′20″W / 42.0244°N 87.7723°W |
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| School type | public, comprehensive secondary |
| Opened | 1959 |
| School district | Niles Twp. HS District 219 |
| NCES District ID | 1728530 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Nanciann Gatta |
| NCES School ID | 172853002988 |
| Principal | Jason Ness |
| Teaching staff | 178.37 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,698 (2011–2012) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.13:1 |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) |
red white |
| Athletics conference | Central Suburban League |
| Team name | Wolves |
| Newspaper | Niles West News |
| Yearbook | Spectrum |
| Website | http://www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/west/ |
Niles West High School, or NWHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Niles Township Community High School District 219, which also includes Niles North High School, and Niles East High School. Its school teams were originally the Indians, but this was later changed in 2001 to the Wolves. Its feeder middle schools are Lincoln Junior High School (located in Skokie), Fairview South School (located in Skokie), Lincoln Hall Middle School (located in Lincolnwood), Culver Middle School (located in Niles), and Park View School (located in Morton Grove).
Niles West High School sits on over an acre of land. The school opened in 1959.
In 1996, the Niles Township Federation of Teachers went on a strike for two weeks over negotiations with administrators. During that time numerous students staged a walkout and pledged their allegiance to Niles West. Strikes have also happened in 1979 and 1985 with similar results.
In 2007, Niles West had an average composite ACT score of 22.3, and graduated 93.4% of its senior class. The average class size is 19.2. In 2012, Newsweek ranked Niles West on its list of the Top 1000 Public Schools in the nation.
The "West Word" student newspaper has been awarded first place for seven years running, with special merit twice, by the American Scholastic Press Association Newspaper contest. Starting in the 2010–2011 school year, the print newspaper was retired, renamed "Niles West News", and moved online.
In April 2007, Niles West, together with Niles North, received the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award for excellence in arts education.
In summer 2010, the Niles West High School Theatre Department performed at the 2010 American High School Theatre Festival in Scotland.
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