Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks 1480 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 264 students attended Northside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 67% White, 16% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Golden Sierra Junior Senior High

Northside Elementary

Summary:

Northside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cool, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 253 students. It is part of the Black Oak Mine Unified School District, which is ranked 910 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Northside Elementary had 56.06% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 39.36% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Northside Elementary had 54.55% of students proficient or better, compared to 29.81% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school performs particularly well for male students, low socioeconomic status students, and 3rd-6th grade students in both subject areas. However, Northside Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2020-2021 to 27.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average of 14.3%.

Northside Elementary outperforms the nearby Placer Elementary and Ophir STEAM Academy in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, but lags behind the higher-performing Newcastle Charter and Newcastle Elementary. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.25% to 36.86% over the past three school years, suggests that the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which may contribute to the school's academic performance. While Northside Elementary outperforms the district and state in many areas, there are still opportunities for improvement, particularly in 5th and 6th grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates are lower compared to other grade levels.

Detail:

Public K-6

860 Cave Valley Rd.
Cool, CA 95614-9441

(530) 333-8355

District: Black Oak Mine Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1480^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,385

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:

High:

Golden Sierra Junior Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.1

Number of students: 264

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Two or more races:

16.3%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Northside Elementary ranks better than 74.8% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.33. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Northside Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Black Oak Mine Unified School District. Student population at Northside Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (66.7%), two or more races (16.3%), Hispanic (15.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Black Oak Mine Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northside Elementary is 21.1. 1 elementary schools in the Black Oak Mine Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northside Elementary is $10,385. 1 elementary schools in the Black Oak Mine Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Northside Elementary 1480^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Northside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Black Oak Mine Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Black Oak Mine Unified 910^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Northside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	73.22	1184^th	4809	75.4%
2005	72.20	1242^nd	4822	74.2%
2006	65.69	1516^th	4818	68.5%
2007	64.74	1611^th	5113	68.5%
2008	73.99	1238^th	5113	75.8%
2009	68.18	1523^rd	5193	70.7%
2010	58.58	2063^rd	5314	61.2%
2011	66.51	1666^th	5377	69.0%
2012	54.41	2372^nd	5390	56.0%
2013	53.89	2453^rd	5530	55.6%
2015	49.65	2463^rd	5611	56.1%
2016	52.23	2383^rd	5614	57.6%
2017	41.81	2987^th	5692	47.5%
2018	40.72	3107^th	5662	45.1%
2019	47.93	2707^th	5789	53.2%
2021	59.12	525^th	1417	62.9%
2022	70.00	1605^th	5883	72.7%
2023	67.30	1700^th	5874	71.1%
2024	72.33	1480^th	5862	74.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.33	3448^th	5084	32.2%
2019	55.87	2014^th	5173	61.1%
2021	67.95	262^nd	1110	76.4%
2022	73.25	1023^rd	5264	80.6%
2023	66.88	1401^st	5374	73.9%
2024	67.03	1404^th	5511	74.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Northside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.42	2862^nd	5413	47.1%
2019	44.63	2829^th	5492	48.5%
2021	63.04	411^th	1267	67.6%
2022	65.13	1726^th	5635	69.4%
2023	62.05	1850^th	5617	67.1%
2024	66.27	1639^th	5605	70.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Northside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.00	3157^th	5431	41.9%
2019	49.48	2482^nd	5510	55.0%
2021	52.90	530^th	1272	58.3%
2022	71.25	1466^th	5663	74.1%
2023	70.74	1476^th	5650	73.9%
2024	70.54	1477^th	5636	73.8%

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Rank History for White students at Northside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.25	2418^th	2737	11.7%
2019	24.10	2296^th	2834	19.0%
2022	43.23	1648^th	2726	39.5%
2023	46.68	1519^th	2662	42.9%
2024	43.79	1597^th	2647	39.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

We had the pleasure of sharing space on the Northside school campus in Cool, California as a charter school called Golden Canyons. We were so pleased to be working with a local school in support of our cause of establishing an art infused school in the BOMUSD.

The honeymoon was soon over as we realized in horror that we were unwelcome on the campus & treated accordingly.

I give the principal one star for she did come around eventually after multiple complaints about her & one Kindergarten teacher in particular. But the reality is... it was a little, too little, too late.

On the plus side, our Golden Canyons class had a great school year with involved parents, engaged students and that is what's really important here. We had an overall very high satisfaction rate.

The kids worked on their knitting skills, wet on wet watercolor, main lesson books, form drawing, beeswax modeling, Spanish language, plenty of movement & play in between, science, crafts, math, weekly nature walks... Our year culminated with play performances we gave to select NS school classes & parents. The kids were so proud of themselves and really shown bright as the little stars they are in their performances.

Gratefully, they were too young to notice the vitriol going on around us and were protected from the influences that didn't appreciate our unique presence.

Northside school, like Georgetown school have a way to go to be the educational asset this community desires.

Both schools harbor teachers who are beyond their usefulness to teach children effectively & appropriately. Specifically, parents pull kids out of NS to avoid a 4th grade teacher & hope they don't get one Kindergarten teacher in particular. And at Georgetown avoidance of 2, 2/3 grade teachers.

It's sad to see parents jockeying around the district to fulfill educational needs to avoid unwanted teachers.

It is a shame our Black Oak Mine Unified School District board is impotent when it comes to responding to parent complaints, acting upon them and exerting any sort of power over the way the schools in the district are run. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Northside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	457	5	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1989	505	4	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1990	619	7	5	0	6	n/a	n/a	0	637
1991	688	4	3	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	705
1992	468	4	1	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	484
1993	436	2	2	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	454
1994	669	6	6	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	700
1995	640	6	3	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	668
1996	640	6	3	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	668
1997	604	6	8	16	12	n/a	n/a	0	646
1998	603	4	9	12	12	n/a	n/a	0	640
1999	579	8	10	18	14	n/a	n/a	0	629
2000	605	3	19	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	655
2001	576	4	9	36	14	n/a	n/a	16	655
2002	620	2	19	30	3	n/a	n/a	8	682
2003	620	2	19	30	3	n/a	n/a	8	682
2004	595	4	4	25	7	n/a	n/a	24	659
2005	569	5	4	30	9	n/a	n/a	11	628
2006	541	5	4	43	10	n/a	n/a	20	623
2007	519	6	7	41	5	n/a	n/a	6	584
2008	529	5	7	26	8	n/a	n/a	0	575
2009	494	9	9	19	9	3	8	0	551
2010	463	9	11	23	7	3	3	0	519
2011	408	6	7	32	3	0	1	0	457
2012	387	4	8	28	5	0	2	0	434
2013	264	2	4	31	1	0	2	0	304
2014	264	2	4	24	4	0	5	0	303
2015	265	2	6	32	4	0	14	0	323
2016	278	0	7	35	3	0	15	0	338
2017	256	0	4	35	3	0	15	0	313
2018	239	0	4	31	3	0	19	0	296
2019	240	0	8	33	2	0	16	0	299
2020	252	0	6	35	2	1	10	0	306
2021	204	0	6	31	2	1	7	0	251
2022	189	0	5	39	1	1	20	0	255
2023	173	0	1	42	1	1	35	0	253
2024	176	1	2	40	1	1	43	0	264

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	466	21.8	21.3	n/a
1989	517	23.0	22.4	n/a
1990	637	26.1	24.4	n/a
1991	705	26.9	26.2	n/a
1992	484	27.3	17.7	14
1993	454	16.5	27.5	9.5
1994	700	27.1	25.8	13.7
1995	668	26.5	25.2	21.9
1996	668	26.5	25.2	21.9
1997	646	28.5	22.7	20
1998	640	29.5	21.7	18.6
1999	629	30.4	20.7	18.4
2000	655	30.9	21.2	17.3
2001	655	31.9	20.5	14.2
2002	682	31.4	21.7	26.6
2003	682	31.4	21.7	26.6
2004	659	30.0	22.0	16.1
2005	628	28.0	22.4	15.7
2006	623	24.0	26.0	17.7
2007	584	27.5	21.2	23.4
2008	575	26.0	22.1	25.4
2009	551	25.9	19.7	23
2010	519	26.1	19.8	36.2
2011	457	n/a	n/a	33.9
2012	434	19.8	21.9	n/a
2013	304	13.0	23.3	39.1
2014	303	14.0	21.6	35.6
2015	323	12.0	26.9	38.7
2016	338	15.0	22.5	34
2017	313	12.5	25.0	29.7
2018	296	12.5	23.6	32.4
2019	299	12.5	23.9	32.8
2020	306	n/a	n/a	32.7
2021	251	13.0	19.3	36.3
2022	255	13.0	19.6	36.9
2023	253	10.3	24.5	29.2
2024	264	12.4	21.1	36.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Northside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	466	21.8	21.3	n/a
1989	517	23.0	22.4	n/a
1990	637	26.1	24.4	n/a
1991	705	26.9	26.2	n/a
1992	484	27.3	17.7	14
1993	454	16.5	27.5	9.5
1994	700	27.1	25.8	13.7
1995	668	26.5	25.2	21.9
1996	668	26.5	25.2	21.9
1997	646	28.5	22.7	20
1998	640	29.5	21.7	18.6
1999	629	30.4	20.7	18.4
2000	655	30.9	21.2	17.3
2001	655	31.9	20.5	14.2
2002	682	31.4	21.7	26.6
2003	682	31.4	21.7	26.6
2004	659	30.0	22.0	16.1
2005	628	28.0	22.4	15.7
2006	623	24.0	26.0	17.7
2007	584	27.5	21.2	23.4
2008	575	26.0	22.1	25.4
2009	551	25.9	19.7	23
2010	519	26.1	19.8	36.2
2011	457	n/a	n/a	33.9
2012	434	19.8	21.9	n/a
2013	304	13.0	23.3	39.1
2014	303	14.0	21.6	35.6
2015	323	12.0	26.9	38.7
2016	338	15.0	22.5	34
2017	313	12.5	25.0	29.7
2018	296	12.5	23.6	32.4
2019	299	12.5	23.9	32.8
2020	306	n/a	n/a	32.7
2021	251	13.0	19.3	36.3
2022	255	13.0	19.6	36.9
2023	253	10.3	24.5	29.2
2024	264	12.4	21.1	36.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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