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What do students at Northridge Middle actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
1,014
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001889
Northridge Middle
7601 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28215 · (980) 343-5015 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,014 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,011 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 319 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 364 | 36% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · 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→Rocky River High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
45.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Northridge Middle's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Middle this school | 1,014 | 99.7% | 47.2% |
| River Bend Middle Raleigh | 995 | 99.7% | 31.8% |
| J. M. Alexander Middle Huntersville | 799 | 99.6% | 32.9% |
| East Garner Middle Garner | 1,109 | 99.7% | 45.4% |
| Southwest Middle School Charlotte | 1,205 | 99.8% | 39.6% |
| Whitewater Middle Charlotte | 731 | 99.6% | 46.3% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #271 of 463 | #16 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #285 of 461 | #17 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #269 of 463 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,014 | #36 of 478 | #11 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #393 of 456 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #284 of 456 | #19 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #7 of 472 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.2% | #11 of 143 | #1 of 9 |
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
1,014
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,014 | 55.2 | 18.4:1 | 100% (1,011) |
| 2023-24 | 1,046 | 58.7 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,043) |
| 2022-23 | 1,088 | 57.3 | 19.0:1 | 58% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 994 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 46% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 42.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 100% (716) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 80% (708) |
| 2000-01 | 1,217 | 75 | 16.2:1 | 25% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (713 to 1,014); teachers up 30% (42.6 to 55.2).
About Northridge Middle
Northridge Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school's enrollment of 1,014 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 145,014 students spread across 186 schools.
A majority of students at Northridge Middle, 54%, are Black. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% White. Mecklenburg County's residents are about 30% Black, 24 points below the school's share. Northridge Middle has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.4:1, with 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Northridge Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Northridge Middle scores 47.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
Across Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Mecklenburg County number 226 and enroll about 170,407.
Grove Park Elementary School is the public school closest to Northridge Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Northridge Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northridge Middle at 2nd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Northridge Middle inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment at Northridge Middle was 994 in 2020-21 and 1,014 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.3:1 in 2020-21, and 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Other Northridge Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northridge Middle. Northridge Middle is the largest of the 7.
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddlebury, IN · 963 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
- Grove Park Elementary School0.1 mi · 740
- Cato Middle College High School0.4 mi · 173
- Joseph W Grier Academy0.6 mi · 529
- Devonshire Elementary1.3 mi · 550
- Cochrane Collegiate Academy1.4 mi · 854
- Vaughan Academy of Technology1.8 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge MiddleHow many students attend Northridge Middle?
Northridge Middle enrolls approximately 1,014 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northridge Middle serve?
Northridge Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northridge Middle have?
Northridge Middle employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Northridge Middle?
Student demographics at Northridge Middle are roughly 3% White, 36% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northridge Middle?
Northridge Middle is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.