Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTROSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1J·NCES 080579000994
Northside Elementary School
528 NORTH UNCOMPAHGRE, MONTROSE, CO 81401 · (970) 249-2554 · Montrose County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
250 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
18.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 17.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 (24.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School this school | 327 | 76.5% | 24.8% |
| Lawrence Elementary School ARVADA | 412 | 73.8% | 30.6% |
| Putnam Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 258 | 77.1% | 36.9% |
| Sunset Park Elementary School PUEBLO | 425 | 75.8% | 29.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary School LONGMONT | 321 | 76.6% | 21.1% |
| Fisher's Peak Elementary School TRINIDAD | 393 | 75.3% | 29.1% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Colorado | In Montrose County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #683 of 931 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #730 of 940 ▲ 15 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #750 of 946 ▼ 49 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #623 of 1,056 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #292 of 896 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #310 of 896 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #192 of 983 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #463 of 664 | #3 of 7 |
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
327
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 327 | 22.6 | 14.5:1 | 76% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 80% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 22.7 | 14.0:1 | 76% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 78% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.2 | 14.5:1 | 78% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 83% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 77% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 55% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 15 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (366 to 327); teachers down 10% (25.2 to 22.6).
About Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School is an elementary school in MONTROSE, Colorado, and it is part of Montrose County School District Re-1J. Its 327 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Montrose County School District Re-1J includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 5,977 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Northside Elementary School, at 55%. The remaining students are 39% White and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Montrose County is about 22% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 14.5:1 comes from the school's 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The lunch program counts 76% of students at Northside Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 56% for public schools in Montrose County.
allk12 grades Northside Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Northside Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.8% is 4.5 points above the 20.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Montrose County census figures show that the median household income is $72,120, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Montrose County is home to 19 public schools and about 6,237 public school students.
The school nearest to Northside Elementary School is Peak Virtual Academy, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Northside Elementary School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Northside Elementary School had 335 students in 2020-21 and 327 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montrose County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$72,120
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montrose County School District Re-1J
- Montrose High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Olathe Middle/High SchoolHigh · 499 students
- Columbine Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Olathe Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in MONTROSE
- Montrose High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Columbine Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 34th largest of the 43.
- Northside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,073 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
- Northside ElementaryPEARL, MS · 665 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolDallas, GA · 626 students
- Northside ElementarySeneca, SC · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Peak Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 262
- Black Canyon High School0.8 mi · 100
- Montrose High School0.9 mi · 1,279
- Centennial Middle School1.0 mi · 540
- Outer Range1.0 mi · 71
- Pomona Elementary School1.1 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Northside Elementary School serve?
Northside Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Northside Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Northside Elementary School.
How diverse is Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School is overseen by Montrose County School District Re-1J in Montrose County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.