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North Side Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 480 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

North Side Middle School is a public middle school located in Elkhart, Indiana, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 562 students. The school is part of the Elkhart Community Schools district, which is ranked 293 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Side Middle School consistently performs below the Elkhart Community Schools district and the state of Indiana in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates across all grades. In 2024-2025, only 19.85% of North Side Middle School students were proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts, compared to 24.15% for the Elkhart Community Schools district. Similarly, in 2024-2025, only 15.16% of North Side Middle School students were proficient or better in ILEARN Math, compared to 25.2% for the Elkhart Community Schools district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 33.8% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.09% to 71.45% over the same period.

When compared to nearby schools within the Elkhart Community Schools district, such as West Side Middle School and Pierre Moran Middle School, North Side Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower. For instance, West Side Middle School had 27.26% of students proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts and 22.39% in ILEARN Math in 2024-2025, outperforming North Side Middle School. The performance gap widens further when compared to schools in higher-performing districts, such as Virgil I. Grissom Middle School in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp district, which had 71.65% of students proficient or better in ILEARN English Language Arts and 73.67% in ILEARN Math in 2024-2025.

563

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,061

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Lawrence St
Elkhart, IN 46514

(574) 262-5570

District: Elkhart Community Schools

Students who attend North Side Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elkhart High School

Feeder schools for North Side Middle School:

Elementary:	Beardsley Elementary School
	Osolo Elementary School
	Pinewood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

Hispanic:

36.1%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

387^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Elkhart Community Schools

293^rd of 380Elkhart Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	387 of 480	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	406 of 491	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	419 of 489	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	398 of 490	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	346 of 483	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	396 of 470	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	377 of 473	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	349 of 472	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.4	332 of 494	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	295 of 485	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.0	288 of 470	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	308 of 444	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	309 of 447	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	370 of 451	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	331 of 428	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	346 of 423	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	357 of 392	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	349 of 382	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	335 of 375	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.1	293 of 370	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%

Math15%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Side Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Lawrence St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5570	563	41	13.6	57.4%	223 (39.6%)	80 (14.2%)	203 (36.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	18.6	387^th of 480 public middle schools	19.4%		16.6	406^th of 491 public middle schools	17.3%	19			15.5	24.0	19.9			14.2	16.0	15.2					$13,061	$1,244	$11,817
West Side Middle School	Public	7-8	101 S Nappanee St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-4815	569	37	15.2	55.0%	232 (40.8%)	77 (13.5%)	205 (36.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	32.7	333^rd of 480 public middle schools	30.6%		39.9	297^th of 491 public middle schools	39.5%	36			20.7	35.0	27.3			19.0	26.4	22.4				92.3	$11,608	$1,214	$10,394
Pierre Moran Middle School	Public	7-8	200 W Lusher Ave	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4805	396	37	10.6	59.8%	89 (22.5%)	44 (11.1%)	230 (58.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	21.9	372^nd of 480 public middle schools	22.5%		17.7	401^st of 491 public middle schools	18.3%	29			16.9	22.6	19.9			21.8	16.6	19.0					$16,299	$2,040	$14,258
Jimtown Junior High School	Public	7-8	58903 Cr 3 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Baugo Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 294-6586	305	16	19.2	42.6%	221 (72.5%)	4 (1.3%)	53 (17.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	81.5	74^th of 480 public middle schools	84.6%		80.7	76^th of 491 public middle schools	84.5%	2			44.5	50.8	47.2			61.3	39.8	52.2					$10,061	$450	$9,612
Concord Junior High School	Public	7-8	59397 Cr 11 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 875-5122	855	49	17.3	60.4%	296 (34.6%)	78 (9.1%)	426 (49.8%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	44.7	270^th of 480 public middle schools	43.8%		38.6	306^th of 491 public middle schools	37.7%	36			31.3	38.6	35.0			28.8	22.5	25.6				90.0	$10,016	$1,201	$8,815
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	10050 Brummitt Rd	Granger	46530	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 674-6010	941	46	20.6	19.4%	678 (72.1%)	29 (3.1%)	64 (6.8%)	106 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.6%)	98.2	3^rd of 480 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 491 public middle schools	99.6%	1		68.7	68.5	78.2	71.7		68.3	72.6	80.6	73.7	70.5	70.5			$10,506	$746	$9,760
Concord Intermediate School	Public	5-6	59197 Cr 13 S	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 830-0300	756	41	18.2	62.0%	270 (35.7%)	62 (8.2%)	380 (50.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)	35.5	34.8			35.2	41.6	31.9			37.2	24.8	24.8	25.6		$10,813	$1,370	$9,443
Schmucker Middle School	Public	6-8	56045 Bittersweet Rd	Mishawaka	46545	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 259-5661	1,041	56	18.7	40.1%	702 (67.4%)	99 (9.5%)	114 (11.0%)	46 (4.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.2%)	86.2	52^nd of 480 public middle schools	89.2%		85.4	56^th of 491 public middle schools	88.6%	4		51.4	53.1	57.8	54.2		43.6	53.7	60.7	52.9	57.3	57.3			$9,959	$493	$9,466
Goshen Intermediate School	Public	5-6	925 S Greene Rd	Goshen	46526	Elkhart County	Goshen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 534-8640	889	50	17.6	71.3%	317 (35.7%)	28 (3.1%)	497 (55.9%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)								(n/a)	26.4	31.2			28.9	35.2	36.8			36.0	31.9	31.9	27.9		$12,521	$2,288	$10,232
Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	13881 Kern Rd	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 633-4061	662	43	15.5	50.6%	450 (68.0%)	58 (8.8%)	81 (12.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (9.5%)	71.3	120^th of 480 public middle schools	75.0%		66.7	160^th of 491 public middle schools	67.4%	40		48.0	41.7	54.4	48.0		39.6	39.0	43.8	40.8	41.1	41.1			$11,165	$827	$10,338

Frequently Asked Questions about North Side Middle School

What is the racial makeup of North Side Middle School?

Students at North Side Middle School are 40% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of North Side Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Side Middle School usually go on to attend Elkhart High School

What district is North Side Middle School in?

Elkhart Community Schools

How many students attend North Side Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended North Side Middle School.

Is North Side Middle School a good school?

North Side Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Indiana middle schools.

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