1
Enrollment
648
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510333001466
Northside Middle
6810 Northside High School Rd, Roanoke, VA 24019 · (540) 561-8145 · Roanoke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
466 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 225 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 30% |
Student demographics
69%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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 (75.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Middle this school | 648 | 71.9% | 75.8% |
| Berkeley Middle Williamsburg | 666 | 65.0% | 78.0% |
| Buford Middle Charlottesville | 563 | 74.2% | 61.4% |
| Walker Upper Elementary Charlottesville | 570 | 79.1% | 61.0% |
| Locust Grove Middle Locust Grove | 685 | 70.8% | 69.6% |
| Virginia Beach Middle Virginia Beach | 685 | 61.5% | 76.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #114 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #95 of 342 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #83 of 342 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #197 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #184 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #75 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #172 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #197 of 224 |
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
648
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 648 | 47.8 | 13.6:1 | 72% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 48.3 | 12.6:1 | 71% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 49 | 12.8:1 | 53% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 53 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 54.2 | 12.4:1 | 41% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 53 | 12.8:1 | 34% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 28% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 59 | 12.4:1 | 12% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northside Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (671 to 648); teachers down 12% (54.2 to 47.8).
About Northside Middle
Northside Middle is a public middle school run by Roanoke County Public Schools in Roanoke, Virginia. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 648 students.
Northside Middle is part of a district of 26 schools: Roanoke County Public Schools, with 13,735 students.
White students form the largest group at Northside Middle, 49% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Roanoke County's population at about 83%. Northside Middle has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 47.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.6:1. Across middle schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 72%. That is 23 points above the 49% average for public schools in Roanoke County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Northside Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.8%; the prediction is 68.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Roanoke County, median household income is about $83,709, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northside Middle is one of 26 public schools in Roanoke County, which together enroll about 13,154 students.
Northside High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northside Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Northside Middle as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Northside Middle was 653 in 2020-21 and 648 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.3:1 to 13.6:1.
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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
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- William Byrd MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other Northside Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Northside Middle. Northside Middle is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Northside MiddleNorfolk, VA · 732 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
- Northside High0.2 mi · 919
- Glen Cove Elementary1.3 mi · 425
- William Fleming High1.7 mi · 1,957
- Westside Elementary2.0 mi · 624
- Burlington Elementary2.4 mi · 530
- Fairview Elementary3.1 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Northside MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Northside Middle?
Northside Middle enrolls approximately 648 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northside Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northside Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northside Middle is approximately 13.6:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northside Middle?
Student demographics at Northside Middle are roughly 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Northside Middle in?
Northside Middle is part of Roanoke County Public Schools.
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