Northridge Middle School
120 Northridge Dr
Van Buren AR, 72956, Crawford County
Phone: 479-471-3126
Ranking: 
(240 out of 800, top 30%)*
(240 out of 800, top 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Van Buren School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 48 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 705 | 751 | 480 | 515 | 555 | 521 | 475 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 218 | 30.9% | 244 | 32.5% | 242 | 50.4% | 283 | 55.0% | 277 | 49.9% | 252 | 48.4% | 222 | 46.7% |
| Grade 7: | 247 | 35.0% | 259 | 34.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 240 | 34.0% | 248 | 33.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 383 | 54.3% | 390 | 51.9% | 257 | 53.5% | 264 | 51.3% | 265 | 47.7% | 254 | 48.8% | 228 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 322 | 45.7% | 361 | 48.1% | 223 | 46.5% | 251 | 48.7% | 290 | 52.3% | 259 | 49.7% | 243 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 39 | 8.2% |
| Asian: | 23 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 8.8% | 63 | 8.4% | 40 | 8.3% | 40 | 7.8% | 44 | 7.9% | 46 | 8.8% | 40 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 18 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.2% | 19 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.7% |
| White: | 515 | 73.0% | 577 | 76.8% | 365 | 76.0% | 410 | 79.6% | 449 | 80.9% | 439 | 84.3% | 371 | 78.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 74 | 10.5% | 60 | 8.0% | 47 | 9.8% | 36 | 7.0% | 29 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 38.7% | 271 | 36.1% | 180 | 37.5% | 168 | 32.6% | 165 | 29.7% | 158 | 30.3% | 140 | 29.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 13.0% | 90 | 12.0% | 59 | 12.3% | 66 | 12.8% | 74 | 13.3% | 64 | 12.3% | 58 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.82 | 15.97 | 18.29 | 20.71 | 17.34 | 18.00 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 47% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 56% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68% | 68% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 74% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 74% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 76% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 41% | 43% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 44% | 50% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | 56% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 60% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 63% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 50% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 68% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 37% | 41% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 65% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 75% | 77% |
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* Northridge Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.