Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BOLIVAR CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280018601411
Northside High School
1305 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, SHELBY, MS 38774 · (662) 398-2372 · Bolivar County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
370 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within North Bolivar Consolidated. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 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 Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 26.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 High School
Northside High School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside High School this school | 370 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School RULEVILLE | 331 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Humphreys County High School Belzoni | 427 | 100.0% | 39.9% |
| Aberdeen High School Aberdeen | 312 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #178 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #173 of 199 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #172 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #146 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #83 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #165 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 194 |
Ranked against other public high 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
370
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 370 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 29.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 28.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 13.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 16 | 9.3:1 | 100% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside High School.
About Northside High School
SHELBY, Mississippi, is home to Northside High School, a small high school. Enrollment stands at 370 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 43% below the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi.
The 3 schools of North Bolivar Consolidated, including Northside High School, enroll 749 students.
The share of students at Northside High School who are Black is 92%. Other students are 6% multiracial. By comparison, Bolivar County residents are about 63% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 12.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Public schools in Bolivar County average a similar 100%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Northside High School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Northside High School scores 35.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.1%.
For Bolivar County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $39,585 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Northside High School, Bolivar County has 19 public schools.
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School, about 5.0 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Northside High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 370, starting from 368. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 12.3:1.
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Bolivar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,534
Census ACS
Median income
$39,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Bolivar Consolidated
- Casper E HallElementary · 194 students
- I. T. Montgomery Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
Other Northside High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northside High. Northside High School is the 10th largest of the 10.
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 2,231 students
- Northside High SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 1,949 students
- Northside High SchoolColumbus, GA · 1,405 students
- Northside HighJacksonville, NC · 1,067 students
- Northside High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,058 students
Nearby schools
- I. T. Montgomery Elementary School5.0 mi · 185
- Casper E Hall6.4 mi · 194
- Hayes Cooper Center7.2 mi · 304
- Pearman Elementary School13.5 mi · 186
- Cleveland Central High School13.8 mi · 799
- Parks Elementary School14.5 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Northside High SchoolHow many students attend Northside High School?
Northside High School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Northside High School serve?
Northside High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Northside High School have?
Northside High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Northside High School?
Student demographics at Northside High School are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Northside High School in?
Northside High School is part of North Bolivar Consolidated.
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