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Northridge Middle School

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Northridge Middle School ranks 419 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Northridge Middle School is a public middle school located in Johnstown, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 274 students. The school is part of the Northridge Local District, which is ranked 341 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northridge Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Ohio middle schools, typically between the 300-500 range out of over 1,000 schools. The school's performance on state tests is generally on par with the Northridge Local District average, but lags behind the state average in several subject areas, particularly in mathematics. However, the school's Algebra I end-of-course performance is a standout, with 100% proficiency in the last three school years, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. Northridge Middle School's gifted and talented students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 11 Ohio middle schools in the most recent year.

Compared to nearby schools, Northridge Middle School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby Wilson Middle School and Liberty Middle School, which are also part of the Newark City and Newark City districts, respectively. In contrast, the higher-performing Granville Middle School and Johnstown Middle School, which are part of the Granville Exempted Village and Johnstown-Monroe Local districts, respectively, outperform Northridge Middle School across multiple subject areas and student subgroups.

270

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,333

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6066 Johnstown Utica Rd
Johnstown, OH 43031-9408

(740) 967-6671

District: Northridge Local

Students who attend Northridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northridge High School

Feeder schools for Northridge Middle School:

Elementary:

Northridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (64% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg61%

Ohio avg55%

419^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

341^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	419 of 1036	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	371 of 1046	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	512 of 1048	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	490 of 1017	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	478 of 1037	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	363 of 1050	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	396 of 1010	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.9	356 of 1038	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.4	355 of 1050	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	464 of 1035	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.6	396 of 1008	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.1	343 of 1001	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	307 of 989	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.5	162 of 925	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	196 of 895	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	144 of 858	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	243 of 835	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	165 of 837	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	131 of 732	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.5	137 of 692	80.2%	★★★★☆
2004	68.1	146 of 400	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	289 of 565	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	231 of 576	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	382 of 658	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	355 of 643	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	421 of 938	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	399 of 942	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	391 of 943	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	354 of 925	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	323 of 910	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	422 of 917	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	419 of 897	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	11 of 194	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	63.7	68 of 173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	187 of 241	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	229 of 274	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	79 of 164	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	162 of 521	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	537 of 983	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	386 of 989	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	613 of 974	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	637 of 947	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	462 of 923	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	244 of 945	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	525 of 924	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	383 of 954	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	319 of 958	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	578 of 963	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	572 of 946	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	552 of 924	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	283 of 933	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	369 of 916	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	450 of 572	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	368 of 563	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	520 of 590	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	450 of 777	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	402 of 795	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	550 of 805	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	489 of 809	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	509 of 781	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	374 of 796	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	392 of 781	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)94th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

Mathematics54%+4 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 Biology (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 967-6671	270	24	11.3	93.0%	244 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	63.3	419^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.6%		67.7	371^st of 1046 public middle schools	64.5%	48		62.8			53.8	44.3	63.6			54.8	70.0	64.8			100.0	$14,333
Johnstown Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Oregon St	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Johnstown-Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 967-8766	412	26	16.1	23.5%	349 (84.7%)	9 (2.2%)	21 (5.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	82.6	147^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.8%		85.6	114^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.1%	33		78.7			67.5	82.6	77.3			62.4	81.6	73.0			100.0	$13,774
Granville Intermediate School	Public	4-6	2025 Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 587-8103	580	31	18.8	8.4%	516 (89.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.8%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)								(n/a)	89.3		94.3	85.2	79.7		100.0	92.1	93.6	85.9						$13,448
Granville Middle School	Public	7-8	210 New Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 587-8104	413	24	17.3		373 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	88.1	72^nd of 1036 public middle schools	93.1%		92.9	28^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.3%	44		94.2				59.8	89.9				88.6	84.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,699
Centerburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3782 Columbus Rd	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 625-6055	243	10	24.3		231 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	66.7	365^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.8%		76.5	232^nd of 1046 public middle schools	77.8%	133		68.8			70.4	67.1	34.5			65.4	70.4	56.3			100.0	$6,154
Utica Middle School	Public	5-8	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2691	349	24	14.8	92.6%	334 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	66.8	364^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.9%		67.4	375^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.1%	11		67.6			62.2	53.0	61.7			53.8	76.5	56.5			100.0	$12,137
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1055 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7320	456	24	19.2		380 (83.3%)	13 (2.9%)	11 (2.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.6%)	69.7	333^rd of 1036 public middle schools	67.9%		74.3	267^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.5%	66		74.5			57.3	61.5	68.8			59.7	56.4	69.7			100.0	$11,564
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	805 W Church St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7120	389	24	16.1		324 (83.3%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.8%)	43.5	627^th of 1036 public middle schools	39.5%		48.2	599^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.7%	28		59.1			33.0	34.8	52.7			43.0	56.0	45.7			94.7	$11,900
New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)								(n/a)	86.2		92.9	83.9	82.2	100.0		85.5	89.8	80.3						$12,920
Licking Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	4000 Mink St SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-9046	820	42	19.3	57.3%	252 (30.7%)	276 (33.7%)	46 (5.6%)	217 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	44.9	608^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.3%		44.8	625^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.2%	17		50.6				30.5	53.2				58.7	47.3		100.0	100.0	$9,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Northridge Middle School

What district is Northridge Middle School in?

Northridge Local

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Middle School?

Students at Northridge Middle School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Northridge Middle School a good school?

Northridge Middle School ranks 419^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Northridge Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Northridge Middle School attend?

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

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