Northridge Middle School

Set in Middlebury, Indiana, Northridge Middle School is a large middle school, part of Middlebury Community Schools. It works with 963 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 62% larger than typical.

Within Middlebury Community Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 4,028 students, Northridge Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Northridge Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northridge Middle School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Northridge Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Elkhart County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 51.4%.

Around the school, Elkhart County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,561, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northridge Middle School is one of 60 public schools in Elkhart County (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students).

The closest other public school is Heritage Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Northridge Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northridge Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,125 (now 963).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.