Northside Middle School
1 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 349 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 232nd out of 459 middle schools in AL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Mr Robert C Beasley Jr
- Fax: (205) 339-4680
- Website: northside.tcm.schoolinsites.com
School District Details
- Tuscaloosa County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,500
- Graduation Rate: 67.4%
- Dropout Rate: 4.1%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.1
- Enrolled Students: 17,644
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 349
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.1
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 178 (51.0%)
- Females: 169 (48.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 34 (9.7%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 96 (27.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 130 (37.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black | 10 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 0.6% |
| White | 332 | 95.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 127 | 36.4% |
| 7th Grade | 102 | 29.2% |
| 8th Grade | 120 | 34.4% |
Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 1
1 out of 5 | 1 Review
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- Reviewed by Student on October 28, 2007
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This school is horrible some of the teachers are nice but most of them judge you 4 if you're a prep the other day I was leaning back in my chair and the teacher told me 2 put my chair down so I did but I did it with a little smile but I'm just a smiley person and he says do you need to go see the assistant principle and I shrugged my shoulders so he sends me up there I sat there 4 at least a half hour then he finally calls me back and I have detention on Halloween 4 that now that really pisses me off that I got detention 4 something that simple I mean come on get real iv had detention 8 times and suspended 3 times that is ridiculous!
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Northside Middle School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on ARMT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.9% | 73.1% | 76.9% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | 67.5% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 64.2% | 71.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 84.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 85.5% | 86.2% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | 83.5% | 86.6% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.8% | 61.4% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | 59.6% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | 54.9% | 61.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.3% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | 80.5% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | 80.9% | 79.1% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.0% | 78.1% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | 71.1% | 73.8% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.9% | 71.7% | 73.5% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | 76.5% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | 74.7% | 73.9% |
Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010
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