Enrollment
380
High
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370033002224
Northside High
7868 Free Union Church Road, Pinetown, NC 27865 · (252) 943-6341 · Beaufort County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
377 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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 9 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 23% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
58.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 High
Northside High's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside High this school | 380 | 99.2% | 45.6% |
| Cherryville High Cherryville | 484 | 99.4% | 46.4% |
| Rockingham Co Early College High Wentworth | 344 | 99.1% | 89.2% |
| East Rutherford High School Bostic | 623 | 98.4% | 46.8% |
| South Stanly High Norwood | 442 | 99.3% | 37.5% |
| Pamlico County High Bayboro | 423 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #253 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #251 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #205 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #377 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #182 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #379 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #170 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #98 of 277 |
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
380
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 380 | 21.6 | 17.6:1 | 99% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 29.9 | 13.2:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 99% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 99% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 47% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 48 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 42 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (437 to 380); teachers down 35% (33 to 21.6).
About Northside High
Northside High is a high school in Pinetown, North Carolina, according to federal school records. There are 380 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 50% below the average for high schools in North Carolina.
The 13 schools of Beaufort County Schools, including Northside High, enroll 5,601 students.
At Northside High, 71% of students are White. It is also 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Beaufort County at about 68% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northside High scores 47%.
Northside High has 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Beaufort County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Northside High lands at B-, ahead of 51% of North Carolina public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.5% at Northside High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.6%.
The county, Beaufort County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $58,357 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 6,030 students.
Northeast Elementary sits about 1.2 miles from Northside High. Northside High has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Northside High ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Northside High as Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 382 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 380. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.7 to 17.6 over 4 years.
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Beaufort County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,499
Census ACS
Median income
$58,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaufort County Schools
- Washington HighHigh · 794 students
- P S Jones MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Bath ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Chocowinity PrimaryElementary · 484 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Southside HighHigh · 410 students
Other Northside High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northside High. Northside High is the 9th largest of the 10.
- Northside HighJacksonville, NC · 1,067 students
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 2,231 students
- Northside High SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 1,949 students
- Northside High SchoolColumbus, GA · 1,405 students
- Northside High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,058 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Elementary1.2 mi · 355
- Bath Elementary6.2 mi · 511
- Beaufort Co Early College High13.2 mi · 280
- Washington Montessori14.0 mi · 429
- Washington High16.0 mi · 794
- S W Snowden Elementary16.3 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Northside HighHow many students attend Northside High?
Northside High enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northside High serve?
Northside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside High is approximately 17.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northside High?
Northside High reports a student body of 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northside High?
Northside High is overseen by Beaufort County Schools in Beaufort County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.