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Best kept secret at Northridge Middle School?
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Enrollment
775
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336001889
Northridge Middle School
3811 Northridge Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 · (205) 759-3578 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Alabama public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
303 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 275 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%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
59.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Middle School
Northridge Middle School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Middle School this school | 775 | 39.1% | 50.8% |
| Prattville Junior High School Prattville | 928 | 39.7% | 45.3% |
| Ira F Simmons Middle School Hoover | 860 | 44.3% | 63.3% |
| Monrovia Middle School Huntsville | 988 | 31.8% | 52.2% |
| Bragg Middle School Gardendale | 731 | 45.8% | 47.7% |
| Buckhorn Middle School New Market | 701 | 34.4% | 46.6% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #78 of 260 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #69 of 260 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #111 of 260 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #40 of 265 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #48 of 244 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #48 of 246 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #221 of 264 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.2% | #8 of 79 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
775
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+66% since 2010-11, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 775 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 39% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 39% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 39% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 33% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 30% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (530 to 775); teachers up 48% (33 to 49).
About Northridge Middle School
Northridge Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school serving families in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In all, 775 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 53% more students than the average for middle schools in Alabama (about 508).
Tuscaloosa City serves 11,230 students across 19 schools.
The largest group at Northridge Middle School is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 36% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Tuscaloosa County is about 60% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
The school has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. Middle schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.9:1. The school reported 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County average 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Northridge Middle School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Alabama public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northridge Middle School would be expected to post about 55.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Tuscaloosa County show that the median household earns about $66,231 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Tuscaloosa County has 58 public schools with about 30,508 students, including Northridge Middle School.
Northridge Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Northridge High School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northridge Middle School at 6th of 9.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 807 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 775 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Paul W Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,134 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 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
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- The Alberta School of Performing ArtsElementary · 632 students
Other Northridge Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northridge Middle. Northridge Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Northridge MiddleCharlotte, NC · 1,014 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddlebury, IN · 963 students
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLVAN BUREN, AR · 713 students
- Northridge MiddleNorthridge, CA · 670 students
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDayton, OH · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Northridge High School0.5 mi · 1,153
- Verner Elementary School0.6 mi · 608
- Rock Quarry Elementary School1.3 mi · 671
- FaucettVestavia Elementary School2.4 mi · 343
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary2.6 mi · 324
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle2.6 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northridge Middle School?
Northridge Middle School enrolls approximately 775 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northridge Middle School serve?
Northridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northridge Middle School is approximately 15.8:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northridge Middle School?
At Northridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 9% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northridge Middle School in?
Northridge Middle School is part of Tuscaloosa City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.