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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354002274
Northside Elementary
1062 Northside Rd, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 335-2033 · Pasquotank County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
416 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
46.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (54.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary this school | 419 | 99.3% | 54.5% |
| Roger Bell New Tech Academy Havelock | 408 | 97.8% | 59.7% |
| Robinson Elementary Gastonia | 420 | 99.3% | 51.4% |
| L J Bell Elementary Rockingham | 449 | 98.0% | 50.5% |
| Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary Vanceboro | 494 | 98.2% | 40.9% |
| Edgewood Elementary Whiteville | 450 | 99.3% | 52.5% |
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 Pasquotank County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #685 of 1,297 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #914 of 1,296 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #752 of 1,300 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #840 of 1,485 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #292 of 1,377 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #487 of 1,379 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #416 of 1,414 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #368 of 937 | N/A |
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
419
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 419 | 31.5 | 13.3:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 99% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 99% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 99% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 29.5 | 17.0:1 | 53% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 55% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 51% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 52% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (502 to 419); teachers up 7% (29.5 to 31.5).
About Northside Elementary
In Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Northside Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 419 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools serves 5,014 students across 13 schools.
Enrollment at Northside Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Northside Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1 at Northside Elementary, with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pasquotank County is 91%.
The allk12 Grade for Northside Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at Northside Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.5%.
Federal survey data for Pasquotank County show that median household income is about $66,589, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Northside Elementary is among the 14 public schools in Pasquotank County.
Pasquotank County High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northside Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Northside Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 426 in 2020-21 to 419 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pasquotank County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,834
Census ACS
Median income
$66,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- River Road MiddleMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Elizabeth City
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechHigh · 760 students
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Sheep-Harney ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary is the 21st largest of the 43.
- Northside ElementaryChapel Hill, NC · 412 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
- Pasquotank County High0.2 mi · 653
- Elizabeth City Middle0.4 mi · 484
- Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College3.9 mi · 115
- Sheep-Harney Elementary5.0 mi · 441
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech5.2 mi · 760
- Central Elementary5.2 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Northside ElementaryHow large is Northside Elementary?
Northside Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
Is Northside Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northside Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Northside Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Northside Elementary.
How diverse is Northside Elementary?
Northside Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 13% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Northside Elementary public or private?
Northside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.