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If you could change one rule at Northside Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
528
Middle
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 02·NCES 450273001271
Northside Middle
157 Cougar Drive, West Columbia, SC 29169 · (803) 739-4190 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of South Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 193 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 18.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Northside Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #180 of 249 ▲ 6 | #15 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #164 of 249 ▲ 34 | #12 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #148 of 256 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #51 of 241 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #29 of 241 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #102 of 137 | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
528
-67 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 528 | 43 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 84% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 91% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 58% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 58% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 57% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 49% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 43% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (566 to 528); teachers up 10% (39 to 43).
About Northside Middle
Northside Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in West Columbia, South Carolina, under Lexington 02. The school counts 528 students across grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 12 schools in Lexington 02, with 8,465 students enrolled.
Northside Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 45%. Other students are 24% Black, 23% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lexington County residents are about 8% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Northside Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teachers at the school number 43 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.3:1. Among middle schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.8:1.
allk12 grades Northside Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lexington County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,408, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Northside Middle is among the 76 public schools in Lexington County.
Riverbank Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Northside Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The NCES locale for Northside Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 595 to 528 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.3:1, from 13.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northside Middle covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 02
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Cayce ElementaryElementary · 977 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- R. H. Fulmer MiddleMiddle · 526 students
Other schools in West Columbia
- South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 2,180 students
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Gray Collegiate AcademyHigh · 935 students
- White Knoll MiddleMiddle · 693 students
Other Northside Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Northside Middle. Northside Middle is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Northside MiddleGreenwood, SC · 593 students
- Northside Middle SchoolColumbus, IN · 908 students
- Northside Middle SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 859 students
- Northside MiddleNorfolk, VA · 732 students
- Northside MiddleRoanoke, VA · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Riverbank Elementary0.1 mi · 996
- East Point Academy0.5 mi · 724
- Saluda River Academy for the Arts0.7 mi · 400
- H. B. Rhame Elementary1.8 mi · 418
- St. Andrews Middle1.8 mi · 627
- South Carolina Virtual Charter School2.2 mi · 2,180
Frequently asked questions
About Northside MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Northside Middle?
Northside Middle enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northside Middle serve?
Northside Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Middle is approximately 12.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Middle?
At Northside Middle, the student body is approximately 23% White, 45% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northside Middle public or private?
Northside Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.