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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLETON 01·NCES 450183000189

Northside Elementary

1929 Industrial Road, Walterboro, SC 29488 · (843) 782-0015 · Colleton County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of South Carolina public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools

Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 18119%
Grade 27918%
Grade 38921%
Grade 49322%
Grade 58620%

This year's 1st grade class (81) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
16438%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
266%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
21751%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
23254%
Female
19646%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Northside Elementary→Colleton County Middle
Based on grade levels within Colleton 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
45.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.2pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 45 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 South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.4%35.4%
2023-2434.2%26.5%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Northside Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Colleton County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.4%#480 of 635
▲ 60
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.4%#520 of 635
▲ 27
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
428#444 of 709#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#480 of 656#6 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.1%#315 of 656#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.0%#73 of 395#2 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
428
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254282914.8:1N/A
2023-244432915.3:1100% (443)
2022-234522915.6:1100% (452)
2020-214743413.9:1100% (474)
2017-185713217.8:1100% (571)
2015-165803218.1:1100% (580)
2010-116213617.3:174% (461)
2000-017314018.3:169% (505)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 25% (571 to 428); teachers down 9% (32 to 29).

About Northside Elementary

Northside Elementary is an elementary school located in Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County. Grades offered run from 1 through 5, with 428 students enrolled.

Colleton 01 runs Northside Elementary along with 7 other schools, enrolling 4,539 students in total.

A majority of students at Northside Elementary, 51%, are Black. The next largest groups are 38% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 17 points above the 34% share among Colleton County residents. By the diversity index, Northside Elementary comes in at 59%.

Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Northside Elementary and a ratio of 14.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.

The allk12 Grade for Northside Elementary is D. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Northside Elementary is located in Colleton County, where median household income is about $51,114, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 9 public schools in Colleton County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,539.

Nearest public school: Colleton County Middle, about 1.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Northside Elementary holds 4 other public schools.

Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Northside Elementary went from 474 students to 428.

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Colleton County at a glance

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Population
38,783
Census ACS
Median income
$51,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,539 students

Quick facts

School name
Northside Elementary
District
Colleton 01
Address
1929 Industrial Road, Walterboro, SC 29488
Phone
(843) 782-0015
County
Colleton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
428
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
450183000189
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Northside Elementary schools

42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary is the 20th largest of the 43.

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Frequently asked questions

About Northside Elementary
How large is Northside Elementary?
Northside Elementary enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Northside Elementary serve?
Northside Elementary serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Elementary?
At Northside Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 51% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northside Elementary in?
Northside Elementary is part of Colleton 01.
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