Northwestern High School, 2503 W. Main St.: ninth grade to 12th grade, 1,822 students in 2024-25, rated Good on the 2026 state report card.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Rock Hill Schools’ directory of schools, zone maps, bell times and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); York County’s school attendance boundary data behind the district’s School Zone Locator; the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2025 and 2026 report card data; the federal NCES school directory; and the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 reclassification.

Northwestern High School is a Rock Hill Schools high school at 2503 W. Main St., Rock Hill, serving ninth grade through 12th grade.

Who to call
Address 2503 West Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Phone 803-981-1200
Grades 9 to 12
District Rock Hill Schools (York School District 3)
Mascot Trojans
Calendar Modified year-round

Principal

Principal Marek Marshall, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 1,822 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s 2025 report card.
  • Federal count: 1,764 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

South Carolina rates every public school on a 100-point scale as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory, using test results, student growth, graduation rates, English learners’ progress, college and career readiness and school climate, as the district’s State Report Card page explains. The 2026 report card, released in October 2026, covers the 2025-26 school year. The test and graduation figures below are from the 2025 card, which covers 2024-25.

  • Overall rating, 2026: Good, 62 points out of 100 (2026 card)
  • Overall rating, 2025: Average, 57 points out of 100
  • End-of-course tests, English: 70.5% of students scored A, B or C
  • End-of-course tests, math: 49% scored A, B or C
  • Graduation rate: 85.4% for 2025, the same as for 2024; the district’s 2025 rate was 83.3%
  • College or career ready: 64.7% of the graduating class

The full card, with student growth, school climate and teacher figures, is on screportcards.com.

Attendance zone

Rock Hill Schools assigns each address an elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the School Zone Locator, a York County tool linked from the district’s Find My School page, or open the district’s high school zone map (PDF), one of the 2024-25 maps on its School Zone Maps page. Zones do not follow city limits or mailing addresses.

In York County’s attendance boundary data, the data behind the locator, Northwestern High’s zone overlaps the Castle Heights Middle, Dutchman Creek Middle, Rawlinson Road Middle, Saluda Trail STEAM Middle and Sullivan Middle middle school zones; no middle school feeds only one high school.

We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s site; Rock Hill Schools, 803-981-1000, can confirm an address.

Calendar and bell times

Northwestern High follows the district’s modified year-round calendar. Coming dates on the 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school, Election Day
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early dismissal; last day of the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5

Bell times: 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. for every Rock Hill Schools high school, with early dismissal at 12:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page.

Sports and activities

Northwestern is a 5A school in Region 2 for the 2026-28 alignment, with Boiling Springs, Dorman, Fort Mill, Rock Hill and Spartanburg, according to the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 reclassification.

The Trojans’ athletics website lists these teams:

  • Boys: basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball and wrestling
  • Girls: basketball, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball and wrestling
  • Also listed: baseball, cheer, cross country, football, softball, swimming and track and field

Northwestern plays home football games on its own campus, as our Friday night football guide notes.

Programs: the school’s academics pages list Advanced Studies (AP and dual credit) and an Air Force JROTC unit, and the Applied Technology Center next door at 2399 W. Main St. offers career and technical courses to the district’s high school students.

Schedules and scores: our Friday night football guide and scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Northwestern High serve?

Northwestern High serves ninth grade through 12th grade, according to the state’s 2025 report card.

What is Northwestern High’s state report card rating?

Northwestern High is rated Good, with 62 points out of 100, on South Carolina’s 2026 report card, which covers the 2025-26 school year. It was rated Average, with 57 points, on the 2025 card.

What time does Northwestern High start?

Rock Hill Schools high schools run 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page. On early dismissal days they let out at 12:15 p.m.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Northwestern High?

Enter the address in the School Zone Locator linked from the district’s Find My School page, or call Rock Hill Schools at 803-981-1000. Zones do not follow city limits.