Northwestern Middle School
5200 East Central Ave
Zachary LA, 70791, East Baton Rouge County
Phone: 225-654-9201
Ranking: 
(60 out of 947, top 6%)*
(60 out of 947, top 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Zachary Community 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: | 80 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 73 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,250 | 1,245 | 1,208 | 1,157 | 1,119 | 1,080 | 1,014 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 398 | 31.8% | 420 | 33.7% | 399 | 33.0% | 385 | 33.3% | 353 | 31.5% | 336 | 31.1% | 353 | 34.8% |
| Grade 7: | 428 | 34.2% | 414 | 33.3% | 412 | 34.1% | 391 | 33.8% | 357 | 31.9% | 388 | 35.9% | 339 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 421 | 33.7% | 411 | 33.0% | 392 | 32.5% | 377 | 32.6% | 403 | 36.0% | 356 | 33.0% | 322 | 31.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 651 | 52.1% | 672 | 54.0% | 631 | 52.2% | 614 | 53.1% | 564 | 50.4% | 555 | 51.4% | 502 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 599 | 47.9% | 573 | 46.0% | 577 | 47.8% | 543 | 46.9% | 547 | 48.9% | 517 | 47.9% | 508 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 585 | 46.8% | 580 | 46.6% | 552 | 45.7% | 505 | 43.6% | 495 | 44.2% | 462 | 42.8% | 439 | 43.3% |
| White: | 613 | 49.0% | 640 | 51.4% | 632 | 52.3% | 631 | 54.5% | 606 | 54.2% | 602 | 55.7% | 564 | 55.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 2.2% | 10 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 37.8% | 412 | 33.1% | 436 | 36.1% | 386 | 33.4% | 336 | 30.0% | 351 | 32.5% | 288 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 8.2% | 111 | 8.9% | 90 | 7.5% | 71 | 6.1% | 83 | 7.4% | 90 | 8.3% | 78 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.55 | 16.14 | 15.90 | 15.19 | 14.45 | 14.80 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 59% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 55% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 58% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 62% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 68% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 70% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 71% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 70% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 62% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 55% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 65% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 65% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 57% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 68% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 55% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 63% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 68% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 59% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 61% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 59% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 60% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 65% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 67% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 62% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 66% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 55% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 64% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 58% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,269.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,054.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,474.0 |
* Northwestern Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.