Northwestern Middle School

Regular School · Zachary, LA

Northwestern Middle School is a regular school school in Zachary, Louisiana, serving grades 07–08 with 841 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

841

Teachers (FTE)

62.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	514	61%
White	253	30%
Hispanic/Latino	30	4%
Two or more races	30	4%
Asian	13	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	841	440M / 401F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% +11.5pp	29.5%	808
Reading Proficiency	68.0% +27.3pp	40.7%	808
Science Proficiency	41.0%	—	800

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.34 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

79 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	841	100%

Contact & Location

5200 East Central Avenue

Zachary, LA 70791

Phone: (225)654-9201

District

Zachary Community School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,615

District enrollment: 5,853

Other Schools in District

Northwestern Elementary School Elementary
Rollins Place Elementary Elementary
Zachary Elementary School Elementary
Zachary High School High
Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School Middle
Zachary Early Learning Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70791) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220003900406

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD