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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009000065

NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2001 NORTHSIDE DR, PANAMA CITY, FL 32405 · (850) 767-1506 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
291 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
59
Kindergarten
87
Grade 1
76
Grade 2
70
Grade 3
84
Grade 4
86
Grade 5
107
Student demographics
White
28550%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
11420%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 38%
Black
9917%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 21%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Two+
5910%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
29752%
Female
27248%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
46.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
569
-82 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
% White
50%
was 61%
% Hispanic
20%
was 12%
% Black
17%
was 17%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in PANAMA CITY, Florida, part of BAY. The school works with 569 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within BAY, which oversees 47 schools and 27,494 students, NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 47.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bay County) records that median household income runs about $73,533, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bay County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.9%.

NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 569). White enrollment moved from 61% to 50% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Bay County at a glance

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Population
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students

Quick facts

School name
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BAY
Address
2001 NORTHSIDE DR, PANAMA CITY, FL 32405
Phone
(850) 767-1506
County
Bay County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
569
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
291 (51%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
120009000065
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BAY
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
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Frequently asked questions

About NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 50% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BAY in Bay County.
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