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Northridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 23% of California middle schools

Summary

Northridge Middle is a public school serving about 670 students in grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a community where other nearby middle schools demonstrate that high achievement is possible even with similar student needs.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently in the bottom quarter of California schools and chronic student absenteeism, at 28.7%, being notably higher than at neighboring schools. For example, while Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle and Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle achieve high proficiency rates, Northridge Middle's are substantially lower. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than these higher-performing peers, indicating that how resources are used is critical.

Despite the overall struggles, the school shows relative strengths in supporting specific student groups, such as those from low-income families or in special education, scoring better for these subgroups than for its overall population. The key takeaway for parents is that the school's current outcomes are not inevitable, as shown by successful schools like James Jordan Middle in the area, but turning around performance would require a major focus on improving school attendance and climate.

670

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,157

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17960 Chase St.
Northridge, CA 91325-3811

(818) 678-5100

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Northridge Middle usually attend:

High:	Grover Cleveland Charter High
	Northridge Academy High
	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

Feeder schools for Northridge Middle:

Elementary:	Blythe Street Elementary
	Cantara Street Elementary
	Garden Grove Elementary
	Lorne Street Elementary
	More...
	Napa Street Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

Asian:

6.9%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,134^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	2134 of 2761	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2302 of 2783	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2346 of 2781	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2225 of 2740	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2323 of 2715	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2020 of 2480	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	1967 of 2508	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1751 of 2497	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	2044 of 2477	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1487 of 2379	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	1104 of 2259	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.0	1408 of 2236	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.3	1625 of 2179	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	1820 of 2063	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	1635 of 2005	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1680 of 1999	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	1346 of 1804	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	1550 of 1777	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.6	1409 of 1769	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	569 of 637	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	575 of 739	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	619 of 745	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	619 of 700	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	880 of 1531	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1270 of 1491	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1277 of 1369	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	856 of 1478	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1229 of 1521	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1439 of 1540	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	814 of 1442	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1151 of 1364	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1939 of 2533	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2104 of 2551	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2180 of 2531	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2146 of 2509	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2037 of 2380	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1787 of 2262	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1762 of 2395	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	2003 of 2388	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1990 of 2374	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1864 of 2359	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1969 of 2213	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1743 of 2072	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1740 of 2542	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	2015 of 2579	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2017 of 2531	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1817 of 2458	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1970 of 2369	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1703 of 2230	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2010 of 2534	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2156 of 2552	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2102 of 2538	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1958 of 2527	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2127 of 2407	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1933 of 2273	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	978 of 1566	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1344 of 1552	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1252 of 1531	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1311 of 1520	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1168 of 1537	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1331 of 1543	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	966 of 1555	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1188 of 1602	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1284 of 1496	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2022)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22.5	2134^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		18.9	2302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	17.3%	168		14.5	14.5		31.8	35.2	33.8	33.8		14.0	19.3	12.1	15.3	$26,157	$5,690	$20,467
James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25.0	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	62.6	839^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.6%		66.4	754^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	85		38.6	38.6		48.4	58.2	57.9	54.7		29.7	43.8	38.6	37.2	$18,733	$1,437	$17,296
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137		39.9	39.9		70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5		68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$22,710	$4,006	$18,704
William Mulholland Middle	Public	6-8	17120 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2500	1,098	57	19.3	93.5%	80 (7.3%)	24 (2.2%)	939 (85.5%)	39 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	37.5	1558^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		38.5	1519^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.4%	39		20.5	20.5		39.8	43.9	35.1	39.7		23.7	31.6	28.9	27.8	$23,355	$4,529	$18,826
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9950 Tampa Ave.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-4700	1,784	78	22.7	57.1%	400 (22.4%)	86 (4.8%)	847 (47.5%)	353 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.3%)	92.4	212^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%		93.8	191^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.1%	21		52.2	52.2		72.3	75.0	73.7	73.7		68.5	68.7	61.4	66.2	$18,034	$2,618	$15,416
Patrick Henry Middle	Public	6-8	17340 San Jose St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-3870	1,053	59	17.9	76.2%	124 (11.8%)	43 (4.1%)	765 (72.6%)	75 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	59.8	911^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.0%		50	1173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	57.9%	262		31.6	31.6		55.1	49.7	52.8	52.5		50.0	32.1	34.8	38.7	$22,989	$3,956	$19,033
John A. Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-5800	763	50	15.2	92.4%	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	619 (81.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	22.6	2128^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		21.2	2213^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	85		13.7	13.7		27.5	22.3	32.4	27.5		20.6	17.7	24.9	21.1	$22,818	$4,376	$18,442
Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	179	10	18.6	96.6%	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	161 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	2550^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		17.9	2350^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.6%	200		6.7	6.7		10.9	20.6	20.9	17.4		10.7	16.7	11.1	13.2	$24,283	$2,223	$22,060
Francisco Sepulveda Middle	Public	6-8	15330 Plummer St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2130	1,052	60	17.6	93.9%	21 (2.0%)	37 (3.5%)	946 (89.9%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	23.3	2086^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		15.3	2470^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	384		12.6	12.6		32.6	26.9	22.3	26.9		22.6	26.2	20.8	23.3	$22,034	$4,624	$17,410
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-1700	510	18	27.7	92.4%	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	472 (92.5%)	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2	$23,079	$2,611	$20,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Northridge Middle

Is Northridge Middle a good school?

Northridge Middle ranks in the bottom 22.7% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Northridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Northridge Middle usually go on to attend Grover Cleveland Charter High

What district is Northridge Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Northridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Northridge Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Middle?

Students at Northridge Middle are 81% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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