Northside Middle School

Northside Middle School is a sizable junior high in Columbus, Indiana, overseen by Bartholomew Con School Corp. The school teaches 908 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 594.

Bartholomew Con School Corp comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,657 students; Northside Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Northside Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northside Middle School has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 45% of students at Northside Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northside Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 36.2%, a residual of -7.5 points.

Across the wider county, Bartholomew County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,901 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Bartholomew County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,688 students), Northside Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Columbus North High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northside Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northside Middle School has ticked up 4%, going from 875 students in 2018 to 908 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 21% to 26%.

On the community side, members of the Northside Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.