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Northridge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Northridge Middle School is a public middle school located in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 382 students. The school is part of the Northridge Local District, which is ranked 723 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Northridge Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio middle schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 951 out of 1,036 middle schools in the state.

Northridge Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district on Ohio state assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 4% to 22.7% across various subject areas and grade levels, significantly below the state averages of 47.6% to 63%. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 44.0% to 48.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Northridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Ohio middle schools for various student subgroups, indicating challenges in supporting the academic achievement of all students.

While Northridge Middle School's performance is significantly lower than many nearby middle schools, such as West Carrollton Intermediate School and Oakwood Junior High School, the school does stand out for its relatively strong performance in Algebra I, with proficiency rates ranging from 37.5% to 83.3% over the past few years. However, despite being a low-performing school, Northridge Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its rankings or academic proficiency rates over the past 5 years, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive and effective school improvement plan.

355

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,902

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 Timber Ln
Dayton, OH 45414-3945

(937) 275-6833

District: Northridge Local

Students who attend Northridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northridge High School

Feeder schools for Northridge Middle School:

Elementary:

Northridge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

African American:

31.0%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg19%

Ohio avg55%

951^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 14% (2021) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

723^rd of 828Northridge Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	14.0	1442 of 1676	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1322 of 1636	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1301 of 1651	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	1351 of 1678	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	1350 of 1684	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.9	1190 of 1687	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.9	1151 of 1701	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	1031 of 1709	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	1247 of 1686	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	1259 of 1662	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	1217 of 1610	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	1209 of 1582	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	1316 of 1609	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.3	1092 of 1504	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	1292 of 1501	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.8	969 of 1471	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	951 of 1036	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	915 of 1046	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	885 of 1048	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	863 of 1017	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	888 of 1037	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	414 of 442	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	334 of 429	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	322 of 436	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	347 of 413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	269 of 385	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	235 of 565	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	906 of 938	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	891 of 942	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	867 of 943	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	860 of 925	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	797 of 910	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	187 of 196	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	266 of 274	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	914 of 983	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	880 of 989	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	836 of 974	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	800 of 947	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	799 of 923	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	866 of 954	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	845 of 958	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	815 of 963	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	807 of 946	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	860 of 924	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	258 of 263	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	241 of 245	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	214 of 239	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	211 of 219	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	561 of 572	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	503 of 563	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	764 of 777	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	781 of 795	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	774 of 805	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	789 of 809	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	770 of 781	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)5th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I81%+22 vs state

Science20%-43 vs state

English Language Arts20%-37 vs state

Mathematics11%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-6833	355	24	14.7		174 (49.0%)	110 (31.0%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	8.2	951^st of 1036 public middle schools	8.2%		10.8	915^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.5%	36	20.0	14.9	12.7	4.0	19.8	22.7	16.9		81.3	$13,902
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	Public	7-9	31 Willowwood Drive	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5740	326	26	12.5		31 (9.5%)	255 (78.2%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	3.2	1031^st of 1036 public middle schools	0.5%		4.1	1032^nd of 1046 public middle schools	1.3%	1	7.8		2.4	3.0		4.1	4.4			$16,979
Weisenborn Junior High	Public	7-8	6061 Troy Pike	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-6350	845	46	18.4	54.3%	428 (50.7%)	229 (27.1%)	76 (9.0%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.7%)	33	706^th of 1036 public middle schools	31.9%		28.7	735^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.7%	29	47.9		35.4	24.5		48.0	45.5		95.8	$12,665
Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	562	35	15.8		381 (67.8%)	68 (12.1%)	47 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	44.1	615^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.6%		40.5	657^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.2%	42	66.0		33.1	24.5		66.9	44.8		86.5	$11,321
Kettering City Schools MCESC Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	5	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 225-4598	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Jefferson Township Local School District	Public, Virtual	8	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 835-5682	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	8555 Peters Pike	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 415-6600	699	43	16.2	36.8%	507 (72.5%)	73 (10.4%)	28 (4.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.4%)	58.3	474^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.2%		61.1	455^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.5%	19	79.3	61.3	39.3	19.8	59.2	64.2	65.3	91.5	73.1	$12,541
Wright Brothers Middle School	Public	7-8	1361 Huffman Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5940	374	21	17.8		111 (29.7%)	136 (36.4%)	93 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	5.1	1002^nd of 1036 public middle schools	3.3%		5.7	1005^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.9%	3	16.3		8.8	2.7		15.6	10.0		9.1	$15,315
Wogaman Middle School	Public	7-9	920 McArthur Ave	Dayton	45408	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5890	318	24	13.2		19 (6.0%)	276 (86.8%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	5.4	996^th of 1036 public middle schools	3.9%		4.7	1024^th of 1046 public middle schools	2.1%	28	14.0		4.2	12.3		13.8	9.9			$17,914
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4420 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-0017	548	34	16.1		38 (6.9%)	447 (81.6%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	11	896^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.5%		8.5	950^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.2%	54	31.4	4.5	14.7	24.5	13.2	26.3	20.1		88.2	$14,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Northridge Middle School

Is Northridge Middle School a good school?

Northridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Northridge Middle School in?

Northridge Local

What high school do graduates of Northridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Northridge Middle School usually go on to attend Northridge High School

How many students attend Northridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Northridge Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Middle School?

Students at Northridge Middle School are 49% White, 31% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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