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Which teacher or staff member at Northridge High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,153
High
DISTRICT 1,028 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336002102
Northridge High School
2901 Northridge Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 · (205) 759-3590 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,153 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Alabama public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
389 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 286 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 308 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 283 | 25% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northridge High School
Northridge High School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge High School this school | 1,153 | 33.7% | 41.2% |
| Muscle Shoals High School Muscle Shoals | 864 | 33.7% | 38.4% |
| East Limestone High School Athens | 1,216 | 34.0% | 42.5% |
| Gardendale High School Gardendale | 1,076 | 38.6% | 22.5% |
| Buckhorn High School New Market | 1,320 | 32.2% | 48.1% |
| Prattville High School Prattville | 1,844 | 37.6% | 29.9% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #54 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #33 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #118 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,153 | #50 of 319 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #296 of 307 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #57 of 307 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #282 of 317 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #44 of 130 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,153
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 1,226
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,153 | 54.5 | 21.2:1 | 34% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 1,158 | 55 | 21.1:1 | 35% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 1,145 | 51.5 | 22.2:1 | 35% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 1,133 | 55 | 20.6:1 | 28% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | 58.7 | 17.1:1 | 25% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 1,317 | 67 | 19.7:1 | 45% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 1,226 | 68 | 18.0:1 | 47% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (1,002 to 1,153); teachers down 7% (58.7 to 54.5).
About Northridge High School
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Northridge High School is a large high school. Enrollment totals 1,153 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 682.
Northridge High School is one of 19 schools in Tuscaloosa City, which enrolls 11,230 students in total.
The student body at Northridge High School is 52% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Northridge High School comes to 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.2:1. High schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.2:1. On the income side, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County.
Northridge High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Alabama public high schools.
A school in Alabama with Northridge High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 59.4%. Northridge High School scores 41.2%.
Census data for Tuscaloosa County show the median household earns about $66,231 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa County has 58 public schools.
Northridge High School's closest public school neighbor is Verner Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Northridge High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Northridge High School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 41.2% versus a 60.7% average.
Northridge High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,133 in 2020-21, 1,153 in 2024-25.
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Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa City
- Paul W Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,134 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other schools in Tuscaloosa
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- The Alberta School of Performing ArtsElementary · 632 students
Other Northridge High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Northridge High. Northridge High School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Northridge HighLAYTON, UT · 1,984 students
- Northridge High SchoolMiddlebury, IN · 1,331 students
- Northridge High SchoolGREELEY, CO · 1,322 students
- Northridge High SchoolDayton, OH · 493 students
- Northridge High SchoolJohnstown, OH · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Verner Elementary School0.1 mi · 608
- Northridge Middle School0.5 mi · 775
- Rock Quarry Elementary School1.6 mi · 671
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary2.1 mi · 324
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle2.1 mi · 173
- FaucettVestavia Elementary School2.4 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge High SchoolHow large is Northridge High School?
Northridge High School enrolls approximately 1,153 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northridge High School serve?
Northridge High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Northridge High School?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Northridge High School.
How diverse is Northridge High School?
Northridge High School reports a student body of 52% White, 6% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Northridge High School in?
Northridge High School is part of Tuscaloosa City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.