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Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339002087
Northside Middle School
19130 Northside Parkway, Northport, AL 35475 · (205) 342-2740 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Alabama public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
108 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 31% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northside Middle School
Northside Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Middle School this school | 394 | 27.4% | 39.8% |
| Hayden Middle School Hayden | 437 | 34.3% | 56.9% |
| Corner Middle School Warrior | 437 | 35.2% | 47.2% |
| Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle Grant | 376 | 35.1% | 42.9% |
| Hartselle Intermediate School Hartselle | 522 | 34.9% | 74.4% |
| Cullman Middle School Cullman | 491 | 31.2% | 69.0% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #134 of 260 | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #121 of 260 | #4 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #118 of 260 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #162 of 265 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #75 of 244 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #225 of 246 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #249 of 264 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #33 of 79 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
0 (0%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 23.5 | 16.8:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 22.5 | 18.1:1 | 42% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 45% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 17.5 | 19.8:1 | 42% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 36% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 38% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (346 to 394); teachers up 34% (17.5 to 23.5).
About Northside Middle School
Northside Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Northport, Alabama, under Tuscaloosa County. Enrollment stands at 394 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 22% below the average for middle schools in Alabama.
Tuscaloosa County oversees Northside Middle School and 34 other schools, with 19,278 students in total.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. Among all residents of Tuscaloosa County, the White share is about 60%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Northside Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Northside Middle School comes to 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8:1. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for middle schools in Alabama. On the income side, 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Tuscaloosa County averages 54%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Northside Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Alabama public middle schools.
Test results at Northside Middle School are 24.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.8%, compared with a predicted 64.0%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Census data for Tuscaloosa County show the median household earns about $66,231 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County number 58, with about 30,508 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Walker Elementary School, is the closest to Northside Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Northside Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 394, close to the 394 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 19.7:1 in 2020-21 and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Northside Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other schools in Northport
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Echols Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Northport Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Northport Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
Other Northside Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Northside Middle. Northside Middle School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Northside Middle SchoolColumbus, IN · 908 students
- Northside Middle SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 859 students
- Northside MiddleNorfolk, VA · 732 students
- Northside MiddleRoanoke, VA · 648 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMuncie, IN · 630 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Elementary School0.3 mi · 743
- Northside High School0.3 mi · 535
- Northport Elementary School10.8 mi · 558
- Northport Intermediate School10.9 mi · 500
- Tuscaloosa County High School11.0 mi · 1,607
- Huntington Place Elementary School11.6 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Middle SchoolHow large is Northside Middle School?
Northside Middle School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northside Middle School serve?
Northside Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Middle School?
At Northside Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Northside Middle School public or private?
Northside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.