Northridge Elementary

Northridge Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Johnstown, Ohio, overseen by Northridge Local, caters to 546 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 404.

Northridge Local runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,814 students. Northridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Northridge Elementary shows that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Licking County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, Northridge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.9%, the actual is 68.0%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Licking County) shows that median household earnings sit near $84,426, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Licking County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), Northridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northridge High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Northridge Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northridge Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.8%.

Northridge Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northridge Elementary has rose 64%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Northridge Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.