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If you could change one rule at NORTHSIDE MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
732
Middle
DISTRICT 863 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001120
Northside Middle
8720 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23503 · (757) 531-3150 · Norfolk city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Virginia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
657 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 237 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
51.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Middle
Northside Middle's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Middle this school | 732 | 89.8% | 57.4% |
| Azalea Gardens Middle Norfolk | 792 | 87.8% | 61.3% |
| Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle Newport News | 988 | 98.2% | 52.8% |
| Homer L. Hines Middle Newport News | 846 | 97.3% | 58.1% |
| Bayside Middle Virginia Beach | 628 | 96.3% | 63.4% |
| Mary Passage Middle Newport News | 931 | 97.9% | 53.6% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #273 of 337 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #295 of 342 ▲ 24 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #285 of 342 ▲ 30 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #175 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #183 of 327 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #54 of 333 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #89 of 340 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #114 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
732
-125 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,270
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 732 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 90% (657) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 56 | 13.7:1 | 91% (701) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 60 | 12.7:1 | 93% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 74 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 62.8 | 12.9:1 | 91% (739) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 66% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 65% (518) |
| 2000-01 | 1,008 | 77 | 13.1:1 | 57% (577) |
| 1990-91 | 1,270 | 74 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (811 to 732); teachers down 14% (62.8 to 54).
About Northside Middle
Families in Norfolk, Virginia, are served by Northside Middle, a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 732 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Norfolk City Public Schools serves 26,807 students across 44 schools.
The biggest share of students at Northside Middle, 42%, is Black. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 23% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Norfolk city, where about 40% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northside Middle scores 70%.
Teacher count: 54 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.6:1. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. That is 8 points below the 98% average for public schools in Norfolk city.
Northside Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Virginia public middle schools.
Northside Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.4% is 6.3 points below the 63.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Norfolk city, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,109 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Northside Middle, Norfolk city has 54 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Northside Middle from the closest public school, Mary Calcott Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Northside Middle is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Northside Middle is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count fell 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 11.6 in 2020-21 to 13.6 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Northside Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Norfolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
233,596
Census ACS
Median income
$66,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norfolk City Public Schools
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Other schools in Norfolk
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Other Northside Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Northside Middle. Northside Middle is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Northside MiddleRoanoke, VA · 648 students
- Northside Middle SchoolColumbus, IN · 908 students
- Northside Middle SchoolWarner Robins, GA · 859 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMuncie, IN · 630 students
- Northside MiddleGreenwood, SC · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Calcott Elementary0.2 mi · 404
- Oceanair Elementary0.7 mi · 400
- Ocean View Elementary1.3 mi · 512
- Crossroads PreK-8 School1.4 mi · 790
- Bay View Elementary1.4 mi · 500
- Willoughby Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Northside MiddleHow large is Northside Middle?
Northside Middle enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northside Middle serve?
Northside Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Middle is approximately 13.6:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northside Middle?
At Northside Middle, the student body is approximately 23% White, 25% Hispanic, 42% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Northside Middle in?
Northside Middle is part of Norfolk City Public Schools.
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