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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at NORTHSIDE EL this year?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON ISD·NCES 482297002329
Northside Elementary School
800 N VAN BUREN, HENDERSON, TX 75652 · (903) 655-5300 · Rusk County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
268 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 209 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 221 | 51% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 HENDERSON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Elementary School this school | 430 | 62.3% | 30.6% |
| Milam Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 61.9% | 43.6% |
| Turner Elementary School WILLIS | 463 | 66.5% | 46.6% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School LIBERTY | 451 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Bowie Elementary School CORSICANA | 494 | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| Fain Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 67.0% | 30.4% |
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 Rusk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,603 of 4,401 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,409 of 4,466 ▲ 737 | #4 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,756 of 4,466 ▲ 446 | #5 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #876 of 3,998 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,230 of 4,938 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #341 of 4,622 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #844 of 4,628 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #2,998 of 4,789 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #1,068 of 2,838 | #2 of 11 |
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
430
-111 (-21%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 430 | 35.9 | 12.0:1 | 62% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 38.4 | 11.8:1 | 70% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 36.6 | 13.2:1 | 64% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 64% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 42.8 | 12.8:1 | 65% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 44 | 12.0:1 | 58% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 61% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 52% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 34 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (547 to 430); teachers down 16% (42.8 to 35.9).
About Northside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in HENDERSON, Texas. School enrollment was 430 students in 2024-25, in grades 4 through 5.
HENDERSON ISD counts 5 schools and 3,245 students, including Northside Elementary School.
At Northside Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 42%. The school is also 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Rusk County residents. Northside Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Northside Elementary School total 35.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 268 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 62%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Northside Elementary School is -16.5 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.6%, and the predicted rate is 47.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rusk County, the median household income is $68,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 29 public schools in Rusk County, enrolling about 10,350 students in all.
Henderson High School is the public school closest to Northside Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Northside Elementary School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Northside Elementary School as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 430 students in 2024-25, 111 fewer than the 541 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,842
Census ACS
Median income
$68,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HENDERSON ISD
- Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- William E Wylie Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other schools in HENDERSON
- Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- William E Wylie Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Carlisle SchoolCombined · 646 students
- Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- BradshawCombined
Other Northside Elementary schools
42 other US public schools in 19 states are named Northside Elementary. Northside Elementary School is the 18th 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 SchoolEL CAMPO, TX · 471 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolClinton, MS · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Henderson High School1.0 mi · 1,018
- Henderson Middle School1.4 mi · 700
- William E Wylie Elementary School2.7 mi · 698
- Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School2.7 mi · 399
- Carlisle School8.3 mi · 646
- West Rusk High School9.4 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Northside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northside Elementary School?
Northside Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 04-05.
Is Northside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Northside Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Northside Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Elementary School?
At Northside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Northside Elementary School in?
Northside Elementary School is part of HENDERSON ISD.
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