About Us

MYP MISSION:
Our mission is to develop a community of respectful, life-long learners who use inquiry, critical thinking,
and problem-solving skills to be socially responsible contributors to a changing global society.

VISION STATEMENT:
Our Indianapolis Public Schools Middle Years Programme is a diverse, equitable, inclusive family of public
International Baccalaureate World schools whose community members consider multiple perspectives
and are inspired to reflect, collaborate, and take action to positively impact the world.

IB MISSION STATEMENT:
The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people
who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end, the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to
develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate, and lifelong
learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

IPS MISSION STATEMENT:
IPS empowers and educates all students to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace
diversity, and to pursue their dreams with purpose.

School History

The school, built in 1962-1963, adopted a unique school mascot called the “Space Pioneer,” a reference to the United States’ early man-in-space program underway during the school’s founding.

The first classes entered Northwest in Indianapolis in September 1963. In the beginning, there was no Senior Class. The first Sophomores and Juniors transferred from other area high schools, mainly George Washington High School. These two classes were the graduating [Seniors in 1965] and 1966, respectively. Class enrollment at Northwest would increase over the years and at the end of the 70’s the graduating class comprised 400 seniors.

Beginning in 2018, Northwest transitioned into a middle school to create more focused offerings for junior high students.