Northside Elementary

Summary:

Northside Elementary is a public elementary school in Waxahachie, Texas, serving 523 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waxahachie Independent School District, which is ranked 445 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 42.45% White, 18.74% African American, 33.65% Hispanic, and 4.59% two or more races. However, the school also has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 65.2%, compared to the district average and nearby schools. Academically, Northside Elementary's student performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects, with only 33.77% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the district's 43.92% and the state's 48.85%.

While Northside Elementary faces challenges, some nearby schools, such as Felty Elementary and Simpson Elementary, demonstrate stronger academic results, with higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and higher statewide rankings. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the school's diverse racial makeup may be contributing factors to the lower academic performance at Northside Elementary, and targeted interventions and support programs could be beneficial in addressing these challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 801 Brown St
       Waxahachie, TX  75165-1913


(972) 923-4610

District: Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2982nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,674 Help


Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Finley J H
High:    Waxahachie High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  497

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.0%
Hispanic:
34.4%
African American:
20.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Northside Elementary ranks worse than 63.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.17. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Northside Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40%), Hispanic (34.4%), African American (20.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northside Elementary is 14.2, which is the 4th best among 9 elementary schools in the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northside Elementary is $11,674, which is the 3rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Northside Elementary 2982nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Northside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd) 445th of 968 Texas 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 TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.55 1257th 3465 63.7%
2005 67.71 1113th 3475 68.0%
2006 65.91 1227th 3476 64.7%
2007 69.88 1082nd 3724 70.9%
2008 71.10 981st 3768 74.0%
2009 51.18 2179th 3884 43.9%
2010 47.57 2446th 3937 37.9%
2011 32.26 3289th 4095 19.7%
2012 55.14 1985th 4206 52.8%
2013 52.15 2177th 4221 48.4%
2014 61.77 1654th 4260 61.2%
2015 49.92 2330th 4320 46.1%
2016 59.79 1785th 4286 58.4%
2017 61.43 1412th 4329 67.4%
2018 52.88 1854th 4359 57.5%
2019 52.12 1919th 4479 57.2%
2021 70.84 1080th 4578 76.4%
2022 35.41 3045th 4581 33.5%
2023 34.01 3161st 4647 32.0%
2024 37.17 2982nd 4675 36.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 21.22 983rd 1114 11.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.51 1351st 3226 58.1%
2019 58.36 1160th 3333 65.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.26 1510th 3558 57.6%
2019 52.89 1257th 3684 65.9%
2021 58.58 1011th 3799 73.4%
2022 37.82 2437th 3952 38.3%
2023 30.83 3063rd 4086 25.0%
2024 21.69 3734th 4261 12.4%
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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 TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.94 1566th 4264 63.3%
2019 52.69 1858th 4309 56.9%
2021 68.07 948th 4451 78.7%
2022 26.79 3700th 4477 17.4%
2023 28.76 3599th 4521 20.4%
2024 35.78 3200th 4560 29.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.99 1490th 4306 65.4%
2019 58.10 1601st 4348 63.2%
2021 74.66 876th 4499 80.5%
2022 36.04 3038th 4561 33.4%
2023 39.24 2835th 4588 38.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.36 1722nd 3106 44.6%
2019 66.94 1037th 3184 67.4%
2021 67.77 1068th 3006 64.5%
2022 35.37 2348th 2958 20.6%
2023 59.03 1520th 2980 49.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.18 3095th 4240 27.0%
2019 44.46 2368th 4295 44.9%
2021 61.26 1153rd 4331 73.4%
2022 14.96 4280th 4461 4.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.73 2220th 4319 48.6%
2019 45.46 2290th 4357 47.4%
2021 65.33 1259th 4498 72.0%
2022 35.95 3002nd 4563 34.2%
2023 31.62 3286th 4585 28.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.11 1961st 2515 22.0%
2022 25.50 2029th 2421 16.2%
2023 28.68 1899th 2443 22.3%
2024 31.37 1816th 2421 25.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.89 1705th 4168 59.1%
2019 67.53 994th 4188 76.3%
2021 56.01 1578th 4329 63.5%
2022 28.19 3522nd 4376 19.5%
2023 30.81 3333rd 4401 24.3%
2024 38.95 2816th 4431 36.4%
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Rank History for White students at Northside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.84 1986th 3127 36.5%
2019 36.44 2190th 3142 30.3%
2021 57.48 1199th 3082 61.1%
2022 30.36 2403rd 3082 22.0%
2023 30.54 2382nd 3106 23.3%
2024 29.08 2436th 3078 20.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

Northside Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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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 550 143 3 123 2 n/a n/a 0 821
1989 356 125 0 89 4 n/a n/a 0 574
1990 369 132 0 98 2 n/a n/a 0 601
1991 353 144 0 103 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1992 348 139 0 100 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1993 348 135 0 98 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1994 264 110 0 87 0 n/a n/a 0 461
1995 309 130 2 115 2 n/a n/a 0 558
1996 309 130 2 115 2 n/a n/a 0 558
1997 319 156 2 106 4 n/a n/a 0 587
1998 306 166 3 114 2 n/a n/a 0 591
1999 328 181 2 102 0 n/a n/a 0 613
2000 240 133 1 104 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2001 265 151 1 119 1 n/a n/a 0 537
2002 242 105 4 103 1 n/a n/a 0 455
2003 242 105 4 103 1 n/a n/a 0 455
2004 263 104 4 119 2 n/a n/a 0 492
2005 272 113 7 133 4 n/a n/a 0 529
2006 311 126 5 160 2 n/a n/a 0 604
2007 335 115 4 139 2 n/a n/a 0 595
2008 360 113 3 151 1 n/a n/a 0 628
2009 289 122 3 157 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2010 264 104 2 145 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2011 254 89 0 153 1 1 10 0 508
2012 318 39 0 162 0 3 6 0 528
2013 322 32 2 155 1 2 11 0 525
2014 333 39 1 154 6 0 22 0 555
2015 308 29 2 141 2 1 19 0 502
2016 322 21 0 129 3 1 12 0 488
2017 330 22 0 116 4 0 8 0 480
2018 308 15 0 120 2 3 9 0 457
2019 228 34 6 98 3 2 17 0 388
2020 243 37 9 107 3 0 16 0 415
2021 239 32 3 111 2 1 18 0 406
2022 232 67 4 171 0 1 22 0 497
2023 222 98 3 176 0 0 24 0 523
2024 199 101 6 171 1 0 19 0 497

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 821 42.0 19.5 n/a
1989 574 n/a n/a n/a
1990 601 32.0 18.7 n/a
1991 600 31.9 18.8 n/a
1992 587 36.0 16.3 31.7
1993 581 35.0 16.6 37
1994 461 27.4 16.8 37.1
1995 558 36.8 15.2 39.8
1996 558 36.8 15.2 39.8
1997 587 36.4 16.1 41.6
1998 591 37.1 15.9 42.3
1999 613 36.7 16.7 46.5
2000 478 34.2 14.0 47.7
2001 537 36.5 14.7 44.5
2002 455 31.5 14.4 41.5
2003 455 31.5 14.4 41.5
2004 492 30.7 16.0 45.7
2005 529 32.2 16.4 44
2006 604 36.1 16.7 44.4
2007 595 36.0 16.5 44.9
2008 628 36.2 17.3 43.2
2009 571 32.8 17.4 56.9
2010 515 32.1 16.0 61.7
2011 508 31.3 16.2 60.8
2012 528 31.7 16.6 54.5
2013 525 31.4 16.7 53.7
2014 555 33.4 16.6 51.9
2015 502 31.0 16.1 53.4
2016 488 32.0 15.2 51.4
2017 480 31.9 15.0 50.8
2018 457 33.4 13.6 48.8
2019 388 30.9 12.5 43.6
2020 415 30.0 13.8 42.9
2021 406 31.7 12.7 56.9
2022 497 36.0 13.8 61
2023 523 37.0 14.1 65.2
2024 497 35.0 14.2 66.4

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 821 42.0 19.5 n/a
1989 574 n/a n/a n/a
1990 601 32.0 18.7 n/a
1991 600 31.9 18.8 n/a
1992 587 36.0 16.3 31.7
1993 581 35.0 16.6 37
1994 461 27.4 16.8 37.1
1995 558 36.8 15.2 39.8
1996 558 36.8 15.2 39.8
1997 587 36.4 16.1 41.6
1998 591 37.1 15.9 42.3
1999 613 36.7 16.7 46.5
2000 478 34.2 14.0 47.7
2001 537 36.5 14.7 44.5
2002 455 31.5 14.4 41.5
2003 455 31.5 14.4 41.5
2004 492 30.7 16.0 45.7
2005 529 32.2 16.4 44
2006 604 36.1 16.7 44.4
2007 595 36.0 16.5 44.9
2008 628 36.2 17.3 43.2
2009 571 32.8 17.4 56.9
2010 515 32.1 16.0 61.7
2011 508 31.3 16.2 60.8
2012 528 31.7 16.6 54.5
2013 525 31.4 16.7 53.7
2014 555 33.4 16.6 51.9
2015 502 31.0 16.1 53.4
2016 488 32.0 15.2 51.4
2017 480 31.9 15.0 50.8
2018 457 33.4 13.6 48.8
2019 388 30.9 12.5 43.6
2020 415 30.0 13.8 42.9
2021 406 31.7 12.7 56.9
2022 497 36.0 13.8 61
2023 523 37.0 14.1 65.2
2024 497 35.0 14.2 66.4

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Northside Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $316 (3.1%) $9,804 (96.9%) $10,121
2020 $300 (3.0%) $9,807 (97.0%) $10,107
2021 $514 (4.4%) $11,160 (95.6%) $11,674

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Northside Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1919th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3161st of 4647 Elementary schools
 25.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Northside Elementary)3839
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))5350
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Northside Elementary)4533
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))5444
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Northside Elementary)3633
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))4043
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Northside Elementary)4029
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))4541
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Northside Elementary)6646
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))5750
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Northside Elementary)6844
 24%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))6145
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Northside Elementary)5632
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd))5936
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students388523
 34.8%
African American3498
 188.2%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian63
 50%
Hispanic98176
 79.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White228222
 2.6%
Two or More Races1724
 41.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43.6%65.2%
 21.6%


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Northside Elementary ranks 2982nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Northside Elementary are 40% White, 34% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 497 students attended Northside Elementary.

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Finley J H
High : Waxahachie High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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