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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the NORTHSIDE HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
919
High
DISTRICT 910 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001465
Northside High
6758 Northside High School Rd, Roanoke, VA 24019 · (540) 561-8155 · Roanoke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
627 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 234 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 237 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 202 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 27% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 92.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 High
Northside High's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside High this school | 919 | 68.2% | 76.9% |
| Lafayette High Williamsburg | 1,247 | 64.6% | 72.6% |
| Charlottesville High Charlottesville | 1,438 | 66.0% | 60.9% |
| Brookville High Lynchburg | 1,017 | 71.8% | 79.0% |
| Monacan High Richmond | 1,644 | 73.9% | 70.4% |
| Orange County High Orange | 1,477 | 68.5% | 72.1% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #131 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #40 of 316 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #161 of 316 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 919 | #187 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #201 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #78 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #174 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #86 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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
919
0 (0%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 919 | 61.5 | 14.9:1 | 68% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 64.9 | 14.2:1 | 65% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 950 | 62.8 | 15.1:1 | 47% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 919 | 66 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,013 | 63.3 | 16.0:1 | 35% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 1,042 | 69 | 15.1:1 | 29% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 1,009 | 44 | 22.9:1 | 21% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 1,055 | 78 | 13.5:1 | 8% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 52 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,013 to 919); teachers down 3% (63.3 to 61.5).
About Northside High
Northside High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Roanoke, Virginia. Total enrollment is 919 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 24% fewer students than the average for high schools in Virginia (about 1,213).
Roanoke County Public Schools has 13,735 students spread across 26 schools.
At Northside High, 51% of students are White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census figures show Roanoke County is about 83% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
There are 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. The average for high schools in Virginia, 13.9:1, is lower. Of all students at Northside High, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Roanoke County is 49%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.5% for Northside High. The school posts 76.9%, 7.3 points above the prediction.
For the population of Roanoke County, the median household earns about $83,709 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Roanoke County, 26 public schools serve about 13,154 students.
Northside High's closest public school neighbor is Northside Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Northside High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 919 students in 2020-21 and 919 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
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Roanoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,023
Census ACS
Median income
$83,709
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,154 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke County Public Schools
- William Byrd HighHigh · 1,134 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 648 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
Other Northside High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northside High. Northside High is the 6th largest of the 10.
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 2,231 students
- Northside High SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 1,949 students
- Northside High SchoolColumbus, GA · 1,405 students
- Northside HighJacksonville, NC · 1,067 students
- Northside High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,058 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Middle0.2 mi · 648
- Glen Cove Elementary1.3 mi · 425
- William Fleming High1.6 mi · 1,957
- Westside Elementary1.9 mi · 624
- Burlington Elementary2.3 mi · 530
- Fairview Elementary3.0 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Northside HighHow many students attend Northside High?
Northside High enrolls approximately 919 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northside High serve?
Northside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Northside High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Northside High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside High?
At Northside High, the student body is approximately 51% White, 16% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Northside High public or private?
Northside High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roanoke County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.