📍 5200 East Central Avenue, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70791
Northwestern Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 912 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Zachary Community School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern Middle School enrolls 912 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 33% White and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 531 | 58% |
| White | 304 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 3% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 912 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwestern Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 15, state house district 62.
Northwestern Middle School is one of 7 schools in Zachary Community School District, based in Zachary, Louisiana. The district serves 5,494 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 912 students, Northwestern Middle School is larger than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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