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Northridge High School

Public Grades 9-12
287th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Colorado High Schools
Better than 12% of Colorado high schools
Summary

Northridge High School is a public high school in Greeley, Colorado, serving 1,346 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Greeley School District No. 6, which is ranked 100 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northridge High School consistently performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests, such as CMAS, SAT, and PSAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to the district average of 15.4% and the state average of 25%. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, Northridge had an 84.2% four-year graduation rate, while the district average was 87.3% and the state average was 93%. Additionally, the school has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, with a 45.7% rate in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district average of 34.4% and the state average of 27.7%.

When comparing Northridge High School to other nearby schools in the Greeley School District, such as Greeley Central High School and Greeley West High School, Northridge consistently performs worse academically and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism and lower graduation rates. Additionally, a nearby charter school, Windsor Charter Academy Early College High School, significantly outperforms Northridge High School and the Greeley School District as a whole on academic measures, suggesting that the charter school model may be more effective in this area.

1,322
Students ?
19.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,695
Per pupil spending ?
68.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 100 71st Avenue
       Greeley, CO  80634-9182

(970) 348-5200

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6


Feeder schools for Northridge High School:

Elementary:    James Madison STEAM Academy
    Martinez Elementary School
    S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy
    Shawsheen Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Franklin Middle School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.5%
White:
17.5%
Asian:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
94% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)
Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg31%
Colorado avg47%
287th of 328
Colorado public high schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5High Schools in the GreeleySchool District No. 6
100th of 115GreeleySchool District No. 6 among Colorado districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202514.4287 of 32812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202412.4307 of 34912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.5305 of 34912.6%★☆☆☆☆
20223.8209 of 2215.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.0205 of 2102.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.1308 of 41125.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.8300 of 38822.7%★☆☆☆☆
201712.1230 of 25610.2%★☆☆☆☆
201610.7240 of 2555.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.2281 of 2923.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.8314 of 36914.9%★☆☆☆☆
201314.6293 of 34916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201212.7287 of 33414.1%★☆☆☆☆
201113.2291 of 33713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201016.5271 of 32717.1%★☆☆☆☆
200915.7265 of 31014.5%★☆☆☆☆
200820.3246 of 30118.3%★☆☆☆☆
200721.9241 of 29819.1%★☆☆☆☆
200614.2252 of 28611.9%★☆☆☆☆
20059.8253 of 2809.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200415.0245 of 27912.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202540.437 of 5937.3%★★☆☆☆
202416.974 of 8411.9%★☆☆☆☆
202315.367 of 749.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202510.4225 of 2478.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.7229 of 25710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202310.1232 of 2548.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.8226 of 25712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202110.6216 of 2399.6%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202528.7116 of 13614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.4119 of 14015.0%★☆☆☆☆
20239.5129 of 1354.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.1101 of 1086.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.7100 of 11815.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202517.7159 of 18715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202415.3173 of 19913.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.1172 of 19813.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2169 of 20517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.0164 of 1819.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202519.9164 of 19415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.3187 of 21111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8182 of 2009.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2177 of 20312.8%★☆☆☆☆
202111.6177 of 1885.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202514.6209 of 24615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202411.7228 of 25610.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1221 of 25212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.3210 of 25317.0%★☆☆☆☆
202113.0206 of 24014.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202216.067 of 7713.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202519.7173 of 20917.2%★☆☆☆☆
20247.6216 of 2295.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.9217 of 2347.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.6191 of 22816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8175 of 22522.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile~ school
Special Education (2022)13th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
Reading and Writing40%-24 vs state
Mathematics18%-18 vs state
Science13%-12 vs state

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Students at Northridge High School are 76% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,322 students attended Northridge High School.

Northridge High School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Colorado high schools.


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