Northridge High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama enrolled 1,153 students in 2024-25 with 54.5 full-time teachers, 21.2 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Alabama: 90%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

1,145 students in 2022-23, 1,158 students in 2023-24, 1,153 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.5 to 54.5.

Students enrolled at Northridge High School by school year2022-23: 1,145, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,15305001k1.5k2022-231,1452023-241,1582024-251,153
Students enrolled at Northridge High School by school year2022-23: 1,145, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,15305001k1.5k2022-231,1452023-241,1582024-251,153
Students enrolled at Northridge High School by school year2022-23: 1,145, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,15305001k1.5k2022-231,1452023-241,1582024-251,153
Students enrolled at Northridge High School by school year2022-23: 1,145, 2023-24: 1,158, 2024-25: 1,15305001k1.5k2022-231,1452023-241,1582024-251,153
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,14551.522.2
2023-241,15855.021.1
2024-251,15354.521.2

21.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Alabama high schools

Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Northridge High School 21.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherNorthridge High School 21.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Northridge High School 21.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherNorthridge High School 21.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Northridge High School 21.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherNorthridge High School 21.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Northridge High School 21.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherNorthridge High School 21.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 281 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northridge High School enrolled 1,123 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 119 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 281 of the 1,123 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions119
  • Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.4% of students were White, 35.7% Black, 6.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White52.4%
  2. Black35.7%
  3. Hispanic6.2%
  4. Asian4.0%
  5. Two or more races1.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northridge High School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2246%41%47.3%
Math, 2022-2347%22% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 269 students in Northridge High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtAlabama
Four-year graduation rate93%87%90%
Students in the class26970052,928

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Tuscaloosa

4 public high schools in Tuscaloosa report 2024-25 enrollment; Northridge High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hillcrest High School1,43418.250.1%
Northridge High School1,15321.233.7%
Central High School79617.978.1%
Holt High School45616.378.3%

All public schools in Tuscaloosa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northridge High School

  1. Holt High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.4 miles away: 456 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  2. Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.4 miles away: 796 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Northridge High School with Holt High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tuscaloosa City School District spends per student$14,227 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,227
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaNorthridge High School is the number 50 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#50 of 319
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher21.2 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.21.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northridge High School

  1. How many students attend Northridge High School?
    1,153 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,145 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tuscaloosa, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northridge High School?
    21.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northridge High School a Title I school?
    Northridge High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northridge High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northridge High School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Northridge High School?
    93% of the 269 students in Northridge High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Northridge High School in?
    Tuscaloosa City School District, NCES district ID 0103360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010336002102 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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