NISD welcomes 31,000+ students back to campus
NISD welcomes 31,000+ students back to campus
Northwest ISD welcomed more than 31,600 students on the first week of the 2024-2025 school year, hitting an enrollment milestone as the district added roughly 1,500 students to its enrollment from the start of the previous school year.
Based on enrollment trends, the district will likely eclipse 32,000 students this year. Northwest ISD began the school year on Wednesday, August 14, which also marked the opening of two new school buildings.
Perrin Elementary School celebrated its status as the district’s newest school on Wednesday, welcoming students eager to make their mark and set new traditions. Additionally, Pike Middle School opened a new replacement building and welcomed students and teachers excited for more space with their increased capacity and improved facility.
As Northwest ISD retains its status as the fastest-growing school district in North Texas, families can monitor the progress of plans for future schools on the district’s construction website. The district continues work on the voter-approved 2023 bond package to add 12 schools that will provide space for an additional 8,400 students joining Northwest ISD over the next several years.
To stay engaged during the school year, families are encouraged to download the ParentSquare app and set their preferences on communication from teachers, schools and the district. For families of bus riders, the newly implemented SMART Tag app will allow real-time tracking of a student’s bus and provide alerts of changes in schedules. Please log in to access this valuable new resource.
Northwest ISD thanks its community for the continued support of its schools as well as the support the community provides students and schools.
Family Resources
- School Hours: A listing of Northwest ISD's school hours per campus level.
- Calendars: Northwest ISD's calendar for the 2024-2025 school year, including student holiday dates.
- Enroll: Where families who still need to enroll their children for the current school year can do so. Proof of residency and immunization records are required for enrollment.
- Home Access Center: Where families can find student information such as grades, attendance and more. Families can update their contact information in HAC.
- AlphaBEST Education: After-school child care program.
- Menus: The Nutrislice online menu system, where students and families can see school meal information for the week. Manage your student's cafeteria accounts on My School Bucks.
- ParentSquare: Northwest ISD's communication service, which families can see teacher and school messages for their children after registering with the same email they provided during enrollment.
- SMART Tag: The district's new online bus-tracking system. Families can register for the SMART Tag app to receive automated alerts of buses running late.
- CrimeStoppers Tips: Through the CrimeStoppers tip form, students or families can anonymously submit tips about suspicious or inappropriate activity at schools.
