Northridge Middle School

Northridge is an improvement school and it does need improvement. good luck if you have a child in special ed, they totally want to violate your rights in every possible way. Thumbs down for the administrators
--Submitted by a parent

I went to Northridge MS 6-8 and i think its a nice school and the teachers are friendly and that our principal Dr.Wiltz is a awesome and I think its a great school and for 8th grade grad night we went to Six Flags and in 6th grade we went to the Zuma Beach. and the students are nice if you be nice to them and that the school has changed after i got in 8th grade and the teachers are really helpful.and and school presidents and that stuff like that.and the school has cool acadmeic programs.I loved this school.

northridge middle-poorly managed school,this school not only is poorly managed but its also fatal to walk into that school.the teachers are horrible at teaching and the kids learn on that, so i recomend to not put your child in that poorly taugh school.

Typical LAUSD school -- extremely dysfunctional and poorly managed. You would think that being on the chopping block would motivate administration to SUPPORT the teachers, but attempts at change and progress are constantly shot down with some bureaucratic excuse. There is a number of teachers who desire change but lack an effective leader who will help make this happen. There are also teachers who really, REALLY should not be teaching anymore. These teachers claim they are 'traditionalists' and that their way of teaching suits them just fine. Since when has teaching been about the teacher?
--Submitted by a teacher

Someone needs to tell the administration that kids learn OUTSIDE the classroom as well as inside it! The kids need to go on fieldtrips and experience real life learning. Sitting in a classroom is boring and isn't going to bring up test scores. Also... the SAS kids are going to go where the programs are. At other schools, the SAS kids travel quite a bit... not here.
--Submitted by a teacher

Northridge Middle School is just like any public school in that there is a mix of dedicated, strong teachers and mediocre teachers. What makes NMS different from many LAUSD middle schools is that it is small and so students feel more like a family. As a result, there is substantially less aggressive-type behavior. NMS is an extremely safe, clean, graffiti free school. Test scores are on the rise and administration is focused on improving instruction in the classroom. Is it a utopia? What school is nowadays?

The administration is awful. They very unprofessional. They are not supportive of the teachers, there is alack of equipment and resource. The students do not have a good discipline policy and nay extra activities to promote a supportive learning environment. The adminstration acts like theyy just want their big salaries. My child had a hard time at this school and I was happy we moved out of the area to a better school
--Submitted by a parent

Abysmal attempt at education. This school offers proof that mediocrity is an ideal that soars in the sky. The Principal is a proto moron and many of the teachers could be easily replaced with custodians and one would never know the difference by 'academic' achievement.
--Submitted by a parent

NMS needs to have a better staff and adminstration to even be considered an good school.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the worst school my child has ever atteneded. The teachers or the principal do not care. The standards are very very low.
--Submitted by a parent