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Enrollment
1,073
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND ISD·NCES 481437000928
Northside Elementary School
1020 NORTHSIDE BLVD, CLEVELAND, TX 77327 · (281) 592-4628 · Liberty County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
953 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 116 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 157 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 16% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 49.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Northside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,282 of 4,401 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,101 of 4,466 | #13 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,979 of 4,466 | #12 of 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,805 of 3,998 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #58 of 4,938 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,331 of 4,622 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #2,306 of 4,628 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,200 of 4,789 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.3% | #410 of 1,307 | #2 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,073
+371 (+53%) vs 2020
+150% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 1,073 | 77.9 | 13.8:1 | 89% (953) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 73.9 | 14.8:1 | 89% (978) |
| 2022-23 | 1,235 | 80.4 | 15.3:1 | 90% (1,117) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 57 | 12.3:1 | 92% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | 56.7 | 15.7:1 | 82% (727) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 84% (577) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 78% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 67% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
About Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School is an elementary school in CLEVELAND, Texas, reachable at (281) 592-4628. School enrollment was 1,073 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Besides Northside Elementary School, CLEVELAND ISD runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 12,513 students.
A majority of students at Northside Elementary School, 66%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 21% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Liberty County as a whole is about 40% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Northside Elementary School comes in at 51%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 at Northside Elementary School, with 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Liberty County is 80%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Northside Elementary School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 35.8%. Actual: 20.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Liberty County show that median household income is about $68,703, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 41 public schools in Liberty County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,599.
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Northside Elementary School's average proficiency of 20.1% compares with 28.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 702 to 1,073. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 13.8:1.
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Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEVELAND ISD
- Cleveland High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,446 students
- Santa Fe Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,117 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,072 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,023 students
- Pine Burr Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,017 students
Other schools in CLEVELAND
- Cleveland High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Cleveland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,446 students
- Santa Fe Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,117 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,072 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,023 students
- Pine Burr Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,017 students
Nearby schools
- Disciplinary Alternative Education Program0.9 mi · 126
- Southside Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,016
- Cleveland High School2.3 mi · 3,627
- Cleveland Middle School2.5 mi · 1,446
- Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy2.7 mi · 129
- Eastside Elementary School2.8 mi · 867
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northside Elementary School serve?
Northside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northside Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 66% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Northside Elementary School in?
Northside Elementary School is part of CLEVELAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.