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Northridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Northridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Newton, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 359. The school is part of the Newton school district, which is ranked 243 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 412 and 559 out of around 650-670 schools over the past several years. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Northridge Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Newton district and state averages across all grades and years. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Northridge Elementary had 42.5% proficiency in ELA and only 22.5% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to the Newton district at 30.87% in ELA and 22.9% in Mathematics, and the state at 44.47% in ELA and 38.73% in Mathematics.

Northridge Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.5% to 24.9% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.57% to 73.26%. In comparison, the nearby Slate Creek Elementary and South Breeze Elementary, which are also part of the Newton district, generally perform better on these key metrics. Addressing the challenges faced by Northridge Elementary and improving student outcomes should be a priority for the school and the district.

345

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,442

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Windsor Dr.
Newton, KS 67114

(316) 284-6540

District: Newton

Students who attend Northridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chisholm Middle School
	Santa Fe 5/6 Center
High:	Newton Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg27%

Kansas avg42%

509^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Newton

243^rd of 264Newton among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	509 of 656	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	553 of 653	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	519 of 660	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	481 of 668	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	412 of 670	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	547 of 667	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	475 of 656	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.7	263 of 659	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.4	277 of 656	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.9	405 of 678	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	476 of 668	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	63.5	286 of 660	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	34.3	402 of 591	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	525 of 591	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	449 of 574	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	89 of 260	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	351 of 533	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	475 of 546	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	460 of 541	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	412 of 512	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	249 of 494	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	314 of 509	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	289 of 512	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	325 of 605	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	402 of 586	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	369 of 575	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	215 of 313	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	510 of 576	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	546 of 579	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	535 of 584	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	496 of 596	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	444 of 587	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	538 of 592	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	487 of 574	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2021)46th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1900 Windsor Dr.	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6540	345	19	18.4	71.9%	201 (58.3%)	7 (2.0%)	101 (29.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	25.3	509^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.4	553^rd of 653 public elementary schools	15.3%	44	36.1	47.7			42.5	27.0	18.6			22.5			$8,442	$1,919	$6,524
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-4	619 Boyd	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6570	199	19	10.5	77.4%	140 (70.4%)	2 (1.0%)	37 (18.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	22	536^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	559^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.4%	23	26.8	30.8			28.8	17.1	43.6			30.0			$13,175	$2,946	$10,229
Slate Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	901 E. 4th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6550	236	21	11.4	69.1%	126 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (35.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.1%)	39	421^st of 656 public elementary schools	35.8%		41.2	408^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.5%	13	37.5	50.0			43.6	20.9	51.3			35.0			$14,141	$4,956	$9,185
South Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1020 Old Main	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6560	316	24	13.2	62.0%	174 (55.1%)	16 (5.1%)	86 (27.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	18.7	556^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.2%		28.8	489^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.1%	67	34.4	41.3			37.3	17.5	19.6			18.3			$10,465	$2,399	$8,067
Hesston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E Amos	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 327-7102	306	21	14.8	30.1%	251 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (9.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	86.1	64^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.3	62^nd of 653 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	63.2	70.5			67.4	64.9	73.1			69.6			$10,992	$620	$10,372
R L Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 772-5783	283	23	12.4	40.3%	236 (83.4%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	66.8	202^nd of 656 public elementary schools	69.2%		69.5	169^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.1%	33	56.8	56.4	55.8	72.4	59.5	43.2	41.0	44.2	70.0	48.3	51.2	51.2	$13,347	$720	$12,628
Goessel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Main	Goessel	67053	Marion County	Goessel	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 367-8118	118	12	9.6	37.3%	103 (87.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	56.2	287^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.3%		39.5	418^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.0%	131	36.8	46.7	60.0		48.1	31.6	46.7	55.0		44.4	70.0	70.0	$18,592	$1,748	$16,844
Moundridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	207 S. Drucilla	Moundridge	67107	McPherson County	Moundridge	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 345-5500	182	15	12.5	48.4%	161 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)								(n/a)	61.3				61.3	51.6				51.6			$13,087	$1,516	$11,571
Peabody-Burns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	506 Elm Street	Peabody	66866	Marion County	Peabody-Burns	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 983-2188	104	11	9.2	60.6%	76 (73.1%)	4 (3.8%)	19 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	29.1	488^th of 656 public elementary schools	25.6%		14.4	579^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.3%	91	35.7	9.1	45.0		33.3	35.7	18.2	45.0		35.6	40.0	40.0	$22,007	$3,292	$18,715
Bentley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	221 N Phelps	Bentley	67016	Sedgwick County	Halstead	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 835-3000	200	19	10.7	53.5%	157 (78.5%)	3 (1.5%)	34 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)								(n/a)	48.3				48.3	40.0				40.0			$14,069	$1,592	$12,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Northridge Elementary

How many students attend Northridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Northridge Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Elementary?

Students at Northridge Elementary are 58% White, 29% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Northridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chisholm Middle School
Middle : Santa Fe 5/6 Center
High : Newton Senior High

What district is Northridge Elementary in?

Newton

Is Northridge Elementary a good school?

Northridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

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