Northridge Middle

northridgems.lausd.org

670 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Northridge Middle School, located on Chase Street in Northridge, California, is a public school serving students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Situated in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, the school functions as a community hub for local families, offering a standard middle school curriculum that emphasizes core subjects like English, mathematics, science, and history, while typically providing various elective opportunities such as arts, music, and physical education to support student development during the formative adolescent years.

As part of the expansive LAUSD system, Northridge Middle School benefits from the district's centralized resources and educational initiatives, though it maintains its own specific campus culture tailored to its Northridge neighborhood. The school focuses on fostering a structured learning environment designed to prepare students for the academic rigors of high school. Like many schools in the area, it strives to balance academic achievement with extracurricular engagement, aiming to support the diverse student body within its local community.

670

Total Students

40.3

Full-Time Teachers

16.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

94.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Northridge Middle
Demographic	Student Count
White	42
Hispanic	543
Black	21
Asian	46
Two or More	18

Hispanic
543 (81.0%)
Asian
46 (6.9%)
White
42 (6.3%)
Black
21 (3.1%)
Two or More
18 (2.7%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Los Angeles Unified
Phone:	(818)678-5100
Website:	http://northridgems.lausd.org
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	670
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	40.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	620
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	15

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 190

Grade 7 230

Grade 8 250