▁North western ▁High ▁School ▁has ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 2 1 7 ▁students . ▁The ▁dem ograph ics ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁wer re ▁ 9 6 . 5 % ▁minor ity , ▁of ▁which ▁ 4 4 . 2 % ▁were ▁African - American / Black , ▁including ▁those ▁from ▁African ▁or ▁Car ib bean ▁nations ; ▁ 4 5 . 0 4 % ▁His pan ic ; ▁ 6 . 8 % ▁Asian ; ▁and ▁ 3 . 4 ▁C au cas ian . ▁Of ▁these ▁students , ▁ 1 2 7 0 ▁are ▁male ▁and ▁ 1 1 8 3 ▁are ▁female . ▁About ▁ 4 0 0 ▁students ▁are ▁" L im ited ▁English ▁Prof ic ient " ▁( LE P ) ▁or ▁ES OL ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁are ▁in ▁Special ▁Education . ▁More ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁North western ’ s ▁students ▁qual ify ▁for ▁Free ▁and ▁Red u ced ▁Me al ▁status . ▁ ▁Fe eder ▁patterns ▁and ▁adm issions ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁With ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Visual ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( CV PA ) ▁magnet ▁program , ▁North western ▁presently ▁has ▁two ▁separate ▁adm issions ▁processes . ▁General ▁ad mission ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁compreh ensive ▁program ▁requires ▁no ▁special ▁procedures . ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁designated ▁z oned ▁attend ance ▁area ▁for ▁North western , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁district ,