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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL CAMPO ISD·NCES 481828001657
Northside Elementary School
2610 MEADOW LN, EL CAMPO, TX 77437 · (979) 543-5812 · Wharton County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
364 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 233 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 238 | 51% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EL CAMPO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Northside Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School this school | 471 | 77.3% | 43.9% |
| E C Brice Elementary School MOUNT PLEASANT | 485 | 76.1% | 53.1% |
| C O Chandler Elementary School VICTORIA | 456 | 75.9% | 29.2% |
| Main Street Elementary School TAYLOR | 446 | 74.2% | 32.6% |
| South Athens Elementary School ATHENS | 457 | 78.8% | 45.2% |
| Roberts Elementary School LUBBOCK | 526 | 79.8% | 66.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wharton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,090 of 4,401 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,844 of 4,466 ▼ 318 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,452 of 4,466 ▼ 442 | #4 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #748 of 3,998 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,811 of 4,938 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #4,359 of 4,622 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,357 of 4,628 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #2,130 of 4,789 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #1,672 of 2,838 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
471
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 471 | 24.9 | 18.9:1 | 77% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 77% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 29.9 | 15.5:1 | 73% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 76% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 35.3 | 15.6:1 | 73% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 76% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 69% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 64% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 31 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (549 to 471); teachers down 30% (35.3 to 24.9).
About Northside Elementary School
In EL CAMPO, Texas, part of Wharton County, Northside Elementary School is an elementary school. Its 471 students are spread across grades 4 through 5.
Northside Elementary School is among 5 schools run by EL CAMPO ISD, which serves 3,279 students.
A majority of students at Northside Elementary School, 66%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 23% White and 10% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 42% share among Wharton County residents. By the diversity index, Northside Elementary School comes in at 51%.
The teaching staff at Northside Elementary School is 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. About 77% of students, or 364, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 65% average for public schools in Wharton County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Northside Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 43.9% actual against 40.7% predicted.
Within Wharton County, median household income is about $66,924, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Wharton County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,729.
The shortest distance from Northside Elementary School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Myatt Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Northside Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Northside Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 471 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 488. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.9:1.
The Northside Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wharton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,794
Census ACS
Median income
$66,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL CAMPO ISD
- El Campo High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- El Campo Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Hutchins Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Myatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Wharton County Discretionary JJAEPElementary
Other schools in EL CAMPO
- El Campo High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- El Campo Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Hutchins Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Myatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 43.
- Northside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,073 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolWAXAHACHIE, TX · 480 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 479 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolHENDERSON, TX · 430 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Myatt Elementary School0.2 mi · 421
- El Campo High School0.5 mi · 1,002
- Hutchins Elementary School0.8 mi · 678
- El Campo Middle School0.9 mi · 707
- Louise Elementary School9.9 mi · 273
- Louise High School9.9 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Northside Elementary School serve?
Northside Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Northside Elementary School have?
Northside Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Northside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Northside Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 66% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School is overseen by EL CAMPO ISD in Wharton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.