Northwest Middle School

Public 6-8

 5301 Pleasant Ridge RD
       Knoxville, TN  37912


(865) 594-1345

District: Knox County

SchoolDigger Rank:
524th of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,903 Help


Feeder schools for Northwest Middle School:

Elementary:    Lonsdale Elementary
    Norwood Elementary
    Pleasant Ridge Elementary
    Pond Gap Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  761

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.3%
White:
30.5%
African American:
25.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.9% Help


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Compare Details Northwest Middle School ranks worse than 88.2% of middle schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 15th among 16 ranked middle schools in the Knox County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.07. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Northwest Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36.3%), White (30.5%), African American (25%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northwest Middle School is 12.1, which is the 3rd best among 16 middle schools in the Knox County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northwest Middle School is $10,903, which is the 5th highest among 16 middle schools in the Knox County School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Northwest Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northwest Middle School 524th of 594 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Northwest Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Knox County:

SchoolDigger ranks Knox County 89th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Northwest Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 18.42 388th 435 10.8%
2011 18.33 409th 462 11.5%
2012 14.02 428th 466 8.2%
2013 28.01 418th 475 12.0%
2014 22.23 424th 485 12.6%
2015 28.91 409th 492 16.9%
2017 21.20 322nd 362 11.0%
2018 26.26 439th 563 22.0%
2019 16.95 494th 574 13.9%
2021 18.60 465th 576 19.3%
2022 16.21 483rd 569 15.1%
2023 13.07 524th 594 11.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.82 227th 279 18.6%
2019 20.78 212th 222 4.5%
2021 42.52 106th 238 55.5%
2022 26.54 220th 260 15.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.11 355th 481 26.2%
2019 18.05 435th 490 11.2%
2021 27.98 356th 483 26.3%
2022 29.45 355th 495 28.3%
2023 23.81 418th 514 18.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.34 466th 529 11.9%
2021 19.71 437th 538 18.8%
2022 19.48 453rd 552 17.9%
2023 16.22 478th 560 14.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.59 446th 523 14.7%
2021 19.87 427th 529 19.3%
2022 13.53 479th 540 11.3%
2023 10.34 522nd 557 6.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.77 193rd 284 32.0%
2019 18.81 257th 293 12.3%
2021 30.98 169th 277 39.0%
2022 18.55 258th 299 13.7%
2023 18.61 273rd 316 13.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.57 160th 219 26.9%
2019 17.22 213th 228 6.6%
2021 21.64 224th 261 14.2%
2022 23.51 226th 275 17.8%
2023 16.09 264th 285 7.4%
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Rank History for White students at Northwest Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.09 362nd 481 24.7%
2019 21.51 432nd 484 10.7%
2021 21.05 423rd 496 14.7%
2022 17.12 451st 500 9.8%
2023 16.01 455th 503 9.5%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Open Quote Their Principal is in his second year there, and is making huge strides! He is helping bring so much back into the school, so that the kids can be involved in things like going to Competitions, Inviting and working with Planet Fitness to remodel an area in their gym for teens to come work out after school. I'm so thankful that I kept my son in our district and chose to see what would happen when he went to 6th grade based on his experience, and he loves the place. Only thing he would change is all of the rap music that gets played so much. He says there are a few rowdy kids, but I think they are in every school. It helps with the teamwork and effort Mr Baldwin and the grade level principals as well as the rest of the teachers and staff put in to make sure they are in a welcoming, encouraging and challenging environment. Close Quote


by a citizen
Monday, December 24, 2018

Open Quote a family member went to northwest and he was in ''boys and girls club'' and when I came there I was warmly welcome the only reason i'm going there going there is because of there ''boys and girls club'' Close Quote



Enrollment information for Northwest Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 712 78 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1989 724 59 3 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 787
1990 691 83 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 784
1991 654 92 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 756
1992 775 109 5 7 0 n/a n/a 0 896
1993 744 228 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 982
1994 751 226 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 982
1995 700 213 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 920
1996 700 213 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 920
1997 698 200 14 4 3 n/a n/a -64 855
1998 760 115 13 7 2 n/a n/a -1 896
1999 686 210 14 6 3 n/a n/a 0 919
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1000 1000
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 936 936
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 963 963
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 963 963
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 949 949
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 956 956
2006 589 274 9 28 1 n/a n/a 0 901
2007 566 269 12 53 1 n/a n/a 0 901
2008 482 210 9 62 1 n/a n/a 0 764
2009 450 234 6 74 4 n/a n/a 0 768
2010 458 244 10 69 5 n/a n/a 0 786
2011 444 281 11 75 4 2 10 0 827
2012 391 233 8 76 4 0 15 0 727
2013 401 252 8 91 4 1 23 0 780
2014 411 248 9 122 2 1 30 0 823
2015 398 257 10 131 2 2 25 0 825
2016 420 253 9 168 4 0 27 0 881
2017 446 263 6 166 2 0 36 0 919
2018 415 249 11 193 0 0 46 0 914
2019 362 227 10 231 0 0 51 0 881
2020 317 210 9 259 0 2 57 0 854
2021 308 209 8 240 1 3 58 0 827
2022 264 198 5 249 1 2 55 0 774
2023 232 190 3 276 0 2 58 0 761

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northwest Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 790 38.0 20.7 n/a
1989 787 38.0 20.7 n/a
1990 784 38.0 20.6 n/a
1991 756 43.0 17.5 n/a
1992 896 43.0 20.8 n/a
1993 982 43.0 22.8 n/a
1994 982 52.0 18.9 n/a
1995 920 52.0 17.7 n/a
1996 920 52.0 17.7 n/a
1997 855 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 896 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 919 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 1000 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 936 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 963 n/a n/a n/a
2003 963 n/a n/a n/a
2004 949 n/a n/a n/a
2005 956 n/a n/a n/a
2006 901 58.7 15.3 n/a
2007 901 62.0 14.5 66.3
2008 764 57.0 13.4 77.5
2009 768 61.3 12.5 70.4
2010 786 52.9 14.8 72.4
2011 827 56.6 14.6 73.6
2012 727 49.6 14.6 76.9
2013 780 57.6 13.5 79.2
2014 823 58.7 14.0 79.3
2015 825 58.0 14.2 57.3
2016 881 59.0 14.9 63.9
2017 919 61.4 14.9 n/a
2018 914 55.0 16.6 n/a
2019 881 66.4 13.2 n/a
2020 854 66.9 12.7 n/a
2021 827 68.9 11.9 n/a
2022 774 61.5 12.5 n/a
2023 761 62.5 12.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northwest Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 790 38.0 20.7 n/a
1989 787 38.0 20.7 n/a
1990 784 38.0 20.6 n/a
1991 756 43.0 17.5 n/a
1992 896 43.0 20.8 n/a
1993 982 43.0 22.8 n/a
1994 982 52.0 18.9 n/a
1995 920 52.0 17.7 n/a
1996 920 52.0 17.7 n/a
1997 855 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 896 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 919 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 1000 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 936 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 963 n/a n/a n/a
2003 963 n/a n/a n/a
2004 949 n/a n/a n/a
2005 956 n/a n/a n/a
2006 901 58.7 15.3 n/a
2007 901 62.0 14.5 66.3
2008 764 57.0 13.4 77.5
2009 768 61.3 12.5 70.4
2010 786 52.9 14.8 72.4
2011 827 56.6 14.6 73.6
2012 727 49.6 14.6 76.9
2013 780 57.6 13.5 79.2
2014 823 58.7 14.0 79.3
2015 825 58.0 14.2 57.3
2016 881 59.0 14.9 63.9
2017 919 61.4 14.9 n/a
2018 914 55.0 16.6 n/a
2019 881 66.4 13.2 n/a
2020 854 66.9 12.7 n/a
2021 827 68.9 11.9 n/a
2022 774 61.5 12.5 n/a
2023 761 62.5 12.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Northwest Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $991 (9.6%) $8,785 (85.1%) $10,322
2020 $1,197 (10.5%) $9,572 (84.2%) $11,363
2021 $1,317 (12.1%) $9,148 (83.9%) $10,903

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northwest Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 494th of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 524th of 594 Middle schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Northwest Middle School)10.17.1
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Knox County)40.635.5
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Northwest Middle School)13.315.4
 2.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County)40.338
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Northwest Middle School)19.724.5
 4.8%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Knox County)4749.8
 2.8%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Northwest Middle School)13.18.9
 4.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Knox County)37.338.2
 0.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Northwest Middle School)15.316.6
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County)41.540.1
 1.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Northwest Middle School)2916.8
 12.2%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Knox County)52.752.5
 0.2%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Northwest Middle School)15.77.1
 8.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County)33.227.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Algebra I (Northwest Middle School)32.353.8
 21.5%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Knox County)7468.3
 5.7%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)75.676.3
 0.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Northwest Middle School)2422
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Knox County)47.449.4
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Northwest Middle School)9.36.4
 2.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Knox County)40.838.1
 2.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Northwest Middle School)14.713
 1.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Knox County)38.740.1
 1.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Algebra I (Northwest Middle School)32.353.8
 21.5%
   All Grades Algebra I (Knox County)27.321.2
 6.1%
   All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)27.423.2
 4.2%
All Grades Social Studies (Northwest Middle School)24.221.3
 2.9%
   All Grades Social Studies (Knox County)49.150.6
 1.5%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students881761
 13.6%
African American227190
 16.3%
American Indian00
Asian103
 70%
Hispanic231276
 19.5%
Pacific Islander02
White362232
 35.9%
Two or More Races5158
 13.7%


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Northwest Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Tennessee middle schools.

Students at Northwest Middle School are 36% Hispanic, 30% White, 25% African American, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 761 students attended Northwest Middle School.


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