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Northside Elementary School

Q: Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 431 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Northside Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Harrison County Middle School High : Harrison County High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cynthiana, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 297 students. The school is part of the Harrison County School District, which is ranked 129 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, ranking between 431 and 608 out of 685-700 schools over the past 10 years, and has been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Kentucky elementary schools. The school performs better for male students than female students, ranking in the top 50% for male students but the bottom 30% for female students in recent years. Northside Elementary School's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, science, writing, and social studies are consistently below the Harrison County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels, with the school's strongest performance in 4th-grade mathematics and 5th-grade editing and mechanics.

Northside Elementary School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 28.0% in recent years, which is well above the state average. The school also has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 61.95% to 64.11% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are within typical ranges, its performance lags behind both the district and state averages, as well as nearby schools like Southside Elementary School and Westside Elementary School, which also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates and have a significant percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

292

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,258

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2415 US Hwy 27 N
Cynthiana, KY 41031-4103

(859) 234-7114

District: Harrison County

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison County Middle School
High:	Harrison County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Writing scores 20 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg44%

431^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Harrison County

129^th of 157Harrison County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	431 of 685	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	453 of 685	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	498 of 687	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	607 of 684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	608 of 700	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	560 of 691	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	531 of 694	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	569 of 690	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.6	469 of 698	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	532 of 705	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.8	515 of 719	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.9	475 of 713	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.4	196 of 688	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	66.9	214 of 683	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	143 of 658	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	61.9	245 of 651	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.0	325 of 638	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	9.2	473 of 474	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	442 of 648	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	479 of 644	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	469 of 639	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	570 of 641	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	551 of 671	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	553 of 663	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	30.6	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	386 of 672	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	375 of 665	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	379 of 670	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	629 of 667	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	557 of 664	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	438 of 631	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	348 of 653	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	387 of 652	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	405 of 652	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	589 of 657	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	614 of 676	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	505 of 665	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	14.2	596 of 661	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	463 of 659	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	524 of 659	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	560 of 658	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	631 of 656	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	576 of 592	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	555 of 593	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2018)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)10th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics60%+13 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading40%-9 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Science23%-14 vs state

Writing18%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Northside Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 US Hwy 27 N	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7114	292	18	16.1	61.6%	255 (87.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	40	431^st of 685 public elementary schools	37.1%		35.9	453^rd of 685 public elementary schools	33.9%	22	29.0	60.0	45.0		31.0	40.0	50.0		23.0	18.0	40.0	60.0	$15,258	$1,664	$259	$1,923	$10,204	$2,351	$12,554
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1226 US Hwy 62 E	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7121	399	24	16.5	53.1%	372 (93.2%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	22.6	554^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.1%		31.4	489^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.6%	65	29.0	18.0	39.0		29.0	35.0	34.0		18.0		41.0	38.0	$13,959	$1,082	$241	$1,323	$9,759	$2,130	$11,889
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Education Dr	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7120	409	22	18.4	55.5%	352 (86.1%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	39.9	434^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.6%		44.6	373^rd of 685 public elementary schools	45.5%	61	47.0	48.0	41.0		40.0	44.0	46.0		28.0	37.0	39.0	27.0	$12,742	$1,235	$290	$1,525	$9,786	$1,943	$10,494
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1585 KY Hwy 356	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 234-7115	360	21	17.0	56.1%	318 (88.3%)	7 (1.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	47.9	351^st of 685 public elementary schools	48.8%		43.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%	39	59.0	52.0	38.0		54.0	58.0	34.0			38.0	23.0	38.0	$14,201	$1,522	$248	$1,770	$9,787	$1,907	$11,694
Cane Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8000 Bypass Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2106	453	32	14.3	56.1%	367 (81.0%)	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	19.3	575^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.1%		35.8	454^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.7%	121	23.0		26.0		34.0	44.0	32.0			23.0	29.0	27.0	$18,670	$2,315	$394	$2,710	$11,147	$2,316	$13,463
Paris Elementary School	Public	K-5	1481 S Main St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2166	346	19	18.2	74.3%	185 (53.5%)	65 (18.8%)	53 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	12.2	626^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.6%		16.8	588^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.2%	38	34.0	38.0	18.0		26.0	25.0	24.0			6.0	22.0	15.0	$15,870	$1,958	$425	$2,383	$9,239	$2,410	$11,648
Nicholas County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	133 School Drive	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 289-3785	645	36	17.6	66.2%	596 (92.4%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	18.5	581^st of 685 public elementary schools	15.2%		15.9	596^th of 685 public elementary schools	13.0%	15	34.0	24.0	21.0	39.0	30.0	33.0	21.0	49.0	24.0		17.0	35.0	$26,660	$3,558	$661	$4,219	$15,236	$1,821	$22,920
Bourbon Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Bethlehem Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2195	459	32	14.5	68.0%	336 (73.2%)	23 (5.0%)	77 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	26.5	523^rd of 685 public elementary schools	23.6%		23.8	545^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.4%	22	30.0	28.0	27.0		39.0	41.0	37.0		27.0	40.0	31.0	37.0	$18,131	$2,088	$410	$2,497	$10,742	$2,279	$13,021
Eastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3407 Newtown Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-0275	535	33	16.0		453 (84.7%)	11 (2.1%)	34 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	66.3	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%		69.9	166^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.8%	39	53.0	42.0	58.0		61.0	57.0	65.0		44.0	55.0	41.0	40.0	$20,907	$519	$276	$795	$9,330	$1,702	$11,826
Northern Elementary School	Public	K-5	3600 Cincinnati Rd	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 863-3663	414	29	14.1	58.0%	350 (84.5%)	10 (2.4%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	54.7	298^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.5%		66.5	199^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.9%	99	35.0	59.0	44.0		40.0	58.0	61.0		44.0	36.0	39.0	47.0	$22,665	$625	$314	$939	$10,695	$1,941	$13,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Harrison County

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison County Middle School
High : Harrison County High School

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 431^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Northside Elementary School.

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