Northside Elementary

Northside Elementary is an elementary school in PEARL, Mississippi, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers grades 2 through 3, with 665 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll around 446, and this school is 49% larger than that mark.

Pearl Public Schools is the district for Northside Elementary. It has 5 schools and 4,258 students.

The biggest share of students at Northside Elementary, 43%, is White. The next largest groups are 37% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Rankin County overall, about 71% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northside Elementary scores 66%.

There are 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 15.9:1. Of all students at Northside Elementary, 70% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Rankin County, the average is 50%.

Northside Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Mississippi public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northside Elementary, the prediction is 59.4% and the result is 68.0%.

In Rankin County, the median household earns about $79,357 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Rankin County has 34 public schools with about 22,454 students, including Northside Elementary.

Of the public schools around it, Northside Elementary is closest to Pearl Lower Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Northside Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Northside Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.0% against a local average of 61.5%.

Northside Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

The school's student count rose 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 16.5 in 2024-25.

Northside Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.