Northside Elementary

Northside Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Smithville, Tennessee, overseen by DeKalb County. The school serves 544 students in grades 2 through 5.

DeKalb County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,644 students. Northside Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northside Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put the typical household earns roughly $53,153 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Northside Elementary is one of 7 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 3,644 students).

Nearest neighbor: DeKalb County Schools Adult Education Virtual School, around 0.6 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 629 students in 2018 compared to 544 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 75%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.