Northrop High School

Northrop High School
Address
7001 Coldwater Road Fort Wayne , Indiana 46825 United States
Coordinates	41°8′47″N 85°8′22″W
Information
Type	Public, Secondary
Established	1971
Locale	Suburban
School district	Fort Wayne Community Schools
Principal	Adam Swinford
Teaching staff	129.17 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,158 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.71[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Summit Athletic Conference
Nickname	Bruins
Website	northrop.fortwayneschools.org

Northrop High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school located in the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States. Northrop is classified as 5A by the IHSAA. Northrop High School has had a sister school, the Goethe Gymnasium, in Fort Wayne's sister city, Gera, Germany, since 1994.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2180 students enrolled in 2021–2022 was:^[1]

• Male - 49.4%
• Female - 50.6%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
• Asian - 5.7%
• Black - 19.1%
• Hispanic - 17.7%
• Native HawaiianPacific islander - 0.2%
• White - 48.6%
• Multiracial - 8.2%

Arts

Northrop's Mixed show choir, Charisma competes in competitions and festivals throughout the Midwest. Allure is Northrop's all female show choir. Allure competes similar to Charisma all around the Midwest. The Big Orange Pride or BOP is Northrop High School's Marching Band. They compete as an ISSMA Class A Open school, but switched to Class A Scholastic under the direction of Rob F. Wilson in 2016. They were 1983 ISSMA Class A State Champion.^[2]

Athletics

The Bruins are members of the Summit Athletic Conference. The school's team name is the Bruins and their colors are burnt orange, brown and teal.^[3] Many sports are offered at Northrop. Here is a listing, along with the state team championships won.^[4][5]

• Baseball (boys)
  • State champ - 1983
• Basketball (boys & girls)
  • Boys state champ - 1974
  • Girls state champ - 1986
• Cross country (boys & girls)
• Football (boys)
• Golf (boys & girls)
  • Boys state champ - 1984
• Gymnastics (girls)
• Soccer (boys & girls)
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys & girls)
• Tennis (boys & girls)
• Track (boys & girls)
  • Boys state champ - 1997, 2004
  • Girls state champ - 1981, 1991, 2000–2005, 2011, and 2013
• Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

• Dan Butler, American television, film, and stage actor.
• Heather Headley, Broadway and R&B singer.
• Jon Schaffer, guitarist in the power/thrash metal band Iced Earth.
• Eric Wedge, NCAA Baseball manager for Wichita State University, formerly and MLB manager for the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners.
• Josh Gaines, Arena Football League player.
• Matt Land, Trine University football coach.
• Walter Jordan, NBA basketball small forward.
• Angie Hicks, co-founder of and Chief Customer Officer for Angi.

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

1. "Northrop High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "Indiana State School Music Association". issma.net. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
3. "IHSAA Member School Directory Search". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
4. "Northrop Athletics". Northrop Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
5. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

External links

• Northrop High School website
• Fort Wayne Community Schools website
• Indiana Department of Education statistics