Northridge Academy High School
Northridge Academy High School '' is a public high school located in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Overview
Northridge Academy High School is administered by the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school opened as a partnership between LAUSD and California State University, Northridge. While the connection has weakened between them following the COVID-19 pandemic, the current administration is working to strengthen the bond. Currently, students at Northridge Academy High School have the opportunity to study at CSUN, along with access their library resourcesIn 2010, Western Association of Schools and Colleges accredited the school, and in 2024 received the California Distinguished Schools award.
History
The school opened on September 10, 2004 with 614 students in grades 9 and 10 and currently serves approximately 916 students in grades 9-12.Before the school opened, LAUSD referred to the school as Valley New High School #1. The school relieved overcrowding at Monroe, Cleveland High School, and Granada Hills Charter High School.
Northridge Academy does not have its own attendance boundary. Rather, it shares the attendance boundary of four neighboring high schools. Eighth graders who live in the attendance areas for these schools have the option of applying to attend Northridge Academy.
Academics
Presently, Northridge Academy maintains a Block Schedule in which students go to three 105-minute classes, in addition to 50 minute daily advisory periods, with school starting at 8:30am and ending at 3:33pm. Tuesday is an exception as they use a traditional schedule with six ~50-minute classes with no advisory period, starting 8:30am and ending at 2:33pm. Students get a 10 minute break, and a 30 minute lunch break throughout the day.Students have the option in 10th grade to take AP Biology and/or AP World History. From the 11th-12th grade, students can take any of 10 additional AP Courses, but no IB courses. Additionally the school offers a three-year Career Technical Education (CTE) Photography and Design Visual Media Arts pathway, which involves training with Photography and Photoshop which culminates with the chance to receive .
There are also a variety of student-based organizations for students to join and participate.