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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050375001375
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
814 WEST LOCUST, CABOT, AR 72023 · (501) 743-3568 · Lonoke County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
223 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 61% · 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
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +18.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 26.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 370 | 60.3% | 34.0% |
| CENTER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 397 | 57.9% | 55.6% |
| MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEARCY | 445 | 60.4% | 42.7% |
| CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARLISLE | 380 | 62.1% | 29.0% |
| BEEBE EARLY CHILDHOOD BEEBE | 439 | 64.5% | N/A |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 394 | 67.3% | 39.0% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Lonoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #257 of 461 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #169 of 465 ▲ 149 | #8 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #203 of 465 ▲ 119 | #8 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #316 of 531 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #39 of 480 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #247 of 480 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #364 of 513 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #232 of 311 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
370
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 370 | 27.8 | 13.3:1 | 60% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 29.7 | 13.3:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 32.1 | 13.2:1 | 54% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 62% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 30.6 | 13.2:1 | 27% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 56% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 23% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 31 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in CABOT, Arkansas. The student body numbers 370 students, from pre-K through 4.
CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 17 schools and 10,672 students, including NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 72% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Black. County-wide, 85% of Lonoke County residents are White. NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 27.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.3:1. That is lower than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The school counts 223 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 60%.
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.0% is 3.4 points below the 37.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Lonoke County has about 75,272 residents, and the median household income is $72,828, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Lonoke County has 25 public schools and roughly 13,478 students.
CABOT HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.0% against a local average of 46.2%.
In the federal locale system, NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 370 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 400 it had in 2020-21.
The NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lonoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,272
Census ACS
Median income
$72,828
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 827 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
Other schools in CABOT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 827 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 27th largest of the 43.
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROGERS, AR · 464 students
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSILOAM SPRINGS, AR · 430 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,073 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
- Northside ElementaryPEARL, MS · 665 students
Nearby schools
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,170
- CABOT LEARNING ACADEMY0.9 mi · 28
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY1.0 mi · 827
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH1.1 mi · 920
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 550
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-04.
Is NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lonoke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.