Northside Middle

Northside Middle is a mid-tier middle school in Roanoke, Virginia, overseen by Roanoke County Public Schools. The school instructs 648 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Roanoke County Public Schools, which oversees 26 schools and 13,735 students, Northside Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Northside Middle records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Roanoke County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northside Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.5%; this one delivers 75.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Roanoke County shows median household income runs about $83,709, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northside Middle is one of 26 public schools in Roanoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,154 students).

Northside High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northside Middle at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 59.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 671 students in 2018 compared to 648 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 62% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Northside Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.