Northside Middle School

Northside Middle School is one of the intimate middle-grades schools in Northport, Alabama, part of Tuscaloosa County, with 394 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Across the 35 schools in Tuscaloosa County (19,278 students total), Northside Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northside Middle School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Northside Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Northside Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tuscaloosa County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northside Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 64.0%; this one comes in at 39.8%, -24.2 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tuscaloosa County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), Northside Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Walker Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Northside Middle School. On composite proficiency, Northside Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northside Middle School has expanded 14%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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