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Enrollment
963
Middle
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180660001162
Northridge Middle School
56691 Northridge Dr, Middlebury, IN 46540 · (574) 825-9531 · Elkhart County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Indiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
324 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 342 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 32% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Northridge Middle School→Northridge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Middlebury Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (51.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Middle School this school | 963 | 33.6% | 51.4% |
| Silver Creek Middle School Sellersburg | 748 | 35.6% | 43.7% |
| East Noble Middle School Kendallville | 767 | 38.1% | 32.7% |
| Pendleton Heights Middle School Pendleton | 730 | 37.4% | 47.1% |
| Hamilton Heights Middle School Arcadia | 742 | 32.1% | 48.1% |
| North Wood Middle School Wakarusa | 653 | 37.2% | 62.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #71 of 324 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #38 of 325 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #90 of 325 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #45 of 334 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #273 of 314 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #219 of 315 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #272 of 330 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #70 of 187 | #4 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
963
-133 (-12%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 963 | 54 | 17.8:1 | 34% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 928 | 61.5 | 15.1:1 | 36% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 976 | 61.5 | 15.9:1 | 35% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 1,096 | 67 | 16.4:1 | 31% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 1,125 | 61.6 | 18.3:1 | 29% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 1,086 | 59 | 18.4:1 | 32% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 33% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 923 | 49 | 18.8:1 | 12% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 31 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge Middle School.
About Northridge Middle School
Northridge Middle School is a public large middle school in Middlebury, Indiana. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 963 students. It has 62% more students than the average for middle schools in Indiana (about 594).
Northridge Middle School falls under Middlebury Community Schools, which has 7 schools enrolling 4,028 students.
Of every 100 students at Northridge Middle School, about 86 are White. It is also 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Elkhart County is roughly 74% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Northridge Middle School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.8:1. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for middle schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 34%. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Elkhart County is 17 points.
Northridge Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Indiana public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Northridge Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 51.4%. Predicted: 51.7%.
In Elkhart County, home to about 207,132 people, the median household earns about $68,561 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Northridge Middle School shares Elkhart County with 59 other public schools.
Northridge Middle School's nearest public school is Heritage Intermediate School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Northridge Middle School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Northridge Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 1,096 to 963. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.4 to 17.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Northridge Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middlebury Community Schools
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Heritage Intermediate SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Orchard View SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- York Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Middlebury Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other schools in Middlebury
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,331 students
- Heritage Intermediate SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Orchard View SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Middlebury Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other Northridge Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northridge Middle. Northridge Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Northridge MiddleCharlotte, NC · 1,014 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 775 students
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLVAN BUREN, AR · 713 students
- Northridge MiddleNorthridge, CA · 670 students
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDayton, OH · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Intermediate School0.1 mi · 574
- Orchard View School0.1 mi · 345
- Northridge High School0.5 mi · 1,331
- Middlebury Elementary School1.2 mi · 211
- York Elementary School3.7 mi · 260
- Jefferson Elementary School5.3 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend Northridge Middle School?
Northridge Middle School enrolls approximately 963 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northridge Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northridge Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northridge Middle School is approximately 17.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northridge Middle School?
Northridge Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Northridge Middle School public or private?
Northridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Middlebury Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.