Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072003275
Northside Elementary
350 Caldwell St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 918-2220 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
218 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Northside Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary this school | 412 | 52.9% | 53.5% |
| Cardinal Charter Academy Cary | 584 | 47.4% | N/A |
| Wake Forest Elementary Wake Forest | 444 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
| Richland Creek Elementary Wake Forest | 558 | 42.3% | 70.5% |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
| Carolina Forest Elementary Jacksonville | 570 | 47.9% | 66.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #716 of 1,297 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #754 of 1,296 | #17 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #557 of 1,300 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #861 of 1,485 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #211 of 1,377 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #84 of 1,379 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #1,147 of 1,414 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #596 of 937 | #10 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
412
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 412 | 31.9 | 12.9:1 | 53% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 35.2 | 11.1:1 | 56% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 36.5 | 10.8:1 | 48% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 39.2 | 11.7:1 | 46% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 42% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (457 to 412); teachers down 19% (39.2 to 31.9).
About Northside Elementary
Northside Elementary serves students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 412 students.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools operates 20 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,392 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Northside Elementary. The largest is White students, at 42%. The remaining students are 27% Black, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Orange County is about 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. The 40% average for public schools in Orange County is 13 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Northside Elementary is C. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Northside Elementary are 9.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.5% actual, 62.7% predicted).
Across Orange County, the median household income is $90,089, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Orange County has 38 public schools and roughly 19,582 students.
The closest public school, Carrboro Elementary, is about 0.9 miles from Northside Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Northside Elementary is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 422 to 412. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.7:1 to 12.9:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northside Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Carrboro HighHigh · 885 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
Other schools in Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 43.
- Northside ElementaryElizabeth City, NC · 419 students
- Northside ElementaryNorlina, NC · 277 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,073 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
- Northside ElementaryPEARL, MS · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Carrboro Elementary0.9 mi · 515
- Virtual Academy School1.0 mi · 39
- Phoenix Academy High1.0 mi · 27
- FPG Elementary1.3 mi · 536
- Phillips Middle1.6 mi · 600
- Estes Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Northside ElementaryHow many students attend Northside Elementary?
Northside Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northside Elementary serve?
Northside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Elementary?
At Northside Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 12% Hispanic, 27% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Northside Elementary?
Northside Elementary is overseen by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.