Northridge High School (Alabama)
| Northridge High School | |
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2901 Northridge Road Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35406 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "A commitment to excellence" |
| Founded | 2003 |
| School district | Tuscaloosa City Schools |
| Principal | Kyle Ferguson |
| Staff | 70 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,200 (2011) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Carolina Blue and Black |
| Nickname | Jaguars |
| Feeder schools | Rock Quarry Middle, Southview Middle, University Place Middle |
| Website | www |
Northridge High School is a public high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, enrolling 1300 students in grades 9–12. It is one of three high schools in the Tuscaloosa City School District. Northridge High offers technical, academic programs, as well as joint enrollment with Shelton State Community College and the University of Alabama. Northridge High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Founded in 2003, Northridge High School is one of the two youngest public high schools in Tuscaloosa. After the retirement of Central High School East, the Tuscaloosa City School system divided the city into three schools: Northridge High School, Paul W. Bryant High School (both of which were opened in 2003) and Central High School. Northridge High School is located on the north side of the Black Warrior River on Northridge Road.
56% percent of Northridge High's enrollment is African American, three percent is of Asian descent, forty percent is of European descent, and the remainder is mostly Hispanic. In addition, Northridge offers the most AP Classes in Tuscaloosa County.
On average, four Northridge High students earn the National Merit Finalist Cy Young status each year.
Northridge High School has routinely scored above the national and state averages since the school's inception in 2003. Like all Alabama public high school students, Northridge High students are assessed using the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (ending with the graduating class of 2014). In addition, NHS students are measured on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, and on Advanced Placement tests.
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