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Alumni: what's one memory from Northside Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
908
Middle
DISTRICT 849 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTHOLOMEW CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180036000076
Northside Middle School
1400 27th St, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4405 · Bartholomew County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL908 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Indiana 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
409 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 467 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 441 | 49% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
35.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Middle School
Northside Middle School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Middle School this school | 908 | 45.0% | 36.2% |
| LaPorte Middle School LaPorte | 862 | 43.7% | 39.7% |
| Kesling Intermediate School LaPorte | 847 | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| Shelbyville Middle School Shelbyville | 886 | 51.7% | 37.3% |
| Jasper Middle School Jasper | 709 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Wea Ridge Middle School Lafayette | 675 | 50.1% | 32.5% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #173 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #174 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #172 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 908 | #54 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #192 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #127 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #210 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #85 of 110 |
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
908
+65 (+8%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 908 | 57.7 | 15.7:1 | 45% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 59.2 | 14.8:1 | 51% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 57.8 | 15.6:1 | 49% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 36 | 23.4:1 | 44% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 54.5 | 16.1:1 | 47% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 42% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 42% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 21% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 833 | 54 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Middle School.
About Northside Middle School
Northside Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of Columbus, Indiana. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 908 students. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 53% higher.
Bartholomew Con School Corp has a total of 16 schools and 11,657 students, Northside Middle School among them.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at Northside Middle School. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. Northside Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. Middle schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 45%. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Bartholomew County.
allk12 grades Northside Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Northside Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 43.7%. Northside Middle School scores 36.2%, 7.5 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Bartholomew County show that median household income is about $79,901, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northside Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Bartholomew County, which together enroll about 12,688 students.
Columbus North High School is located about 0.2 miles from Northside Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Northside Middle School is behind the 44.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Northside Middle School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Clifty Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Clifty Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
Other Northside Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Northside Middle. Northside Middle School is the largest of the 8.
- Northside Middle SchoolMuncie, IN · 630 students
- Northside Middle SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 859 students
- Northside MiddleNorfolk, VA · 732 students
- Northside MiddleRoanoke, VA · 648 students
- Northside MiddleGreenwood, SC · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus North High School0.2 mi · 2,360
- Lillian Schmitt Elementary School0.3 mi · 704
- Parkside Elementary School0.9 mi · 733
- Richard L Johnson Early Educ Cntr1.2 mi · 80
- Excel Center - Bartholomew County1.4 mi · 49
- Central Middle School1.6 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Middle SchoolHow large is Northside Middle School?
Northside Middle School enrolls approximately 908 students in grades 07-08.
Is Northside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Northside Middle School have?
Northside Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Northside Middle School?
Student demographics at Northside Middle School are roughly 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Northside Middle School in?
Northside Middle School is part of Bartholomew Con School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.