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Northside High School

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Northside High School ranks 92 nd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Northside High School is a public high school located in Northport, Alabama, serving 517 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside High School consistently outperforms the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages in academic proficiency, with 28.43% of students scoring proficient or better in Mathematics, 41.18% in Science, and 30.69% in English, compared to the Tuscaloosa County scores of 15.88%, 24.94%, and 20.91%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well in supporting its special education and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 22 out of 194 and 52 out of 367 Alabama high schools, respectively. However, Northside's female and white students have lower rankings, suggesting potential achievement gaps that could be addressed.

While Northside High School outperforms nearby schools like Holt High School and Central High School in academic proficiency, it lags behind the higher-performing Tuscaloosa County High School and Northridge High School in the Tuscaloosa City School District. The school could benefit from addressing its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and learning from the practices of the top-performing schools in the region to further improve its academic outcomes.

535

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,426

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19230 Northside Parkway
Northport, AL 35475

(205) 342-2755

District: Tuscaloosa County

Feeder schools for Northside High School:

Elementary:	Walker Elementary School
Middle:	Northside Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

6.0%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Alabama high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 75th (2025) from a 49th-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg21%

Alabama avg29%

92^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa County among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	92 of 374	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	186 of 378	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	163 of 371	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	189 of 367	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.2	74 of 371	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	152 of 366	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	84 of 356	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	60 of 353	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	72 of 351	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	71 of 353	79.9%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	62 of 358	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	68 of 358	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	73 of 358	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	63 of 360	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	41 of 358	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	76 of 357	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	28 of 359	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	71.7	85 of 358	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	62.0	130 of 357	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.2	42 of 359	88.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	34 of 357	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	133 of 359	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	191 of 366	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	175 of 358	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	282 of 367	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.3	130 of 359	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	174 of 354	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	60 of 347	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	39 of 343	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	52 of 367	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	38.2	228 of 375	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	187 of 349	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.0	58 of 361	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	91 of 361	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	29.9	252 of 358	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	142 of 349	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.3	190 of 315	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	64 of 363	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	167 of 368	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	164 of 358	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	111 of 366	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	54 of 366	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	127 of 357	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	117 of 350	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	89 of 339	73.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	22 of 194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	141 of 198	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	80 of 169	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	68 of 171	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	73 of 160	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.6	53 of 83	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	219 of 325	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	192 of 317	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	223 of 326	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	105 of 319	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	197 of 313	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	112 of 300	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science41%+9 vs state

English31%~ state avg

Mathematics28%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

this is the best school my kids have went there their whole life Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Northside is a great school! I wouldn’t want me kids to go anywhere else. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northside High School	Public	9-12	19230 Northside Parkway	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2755	535	30	18.1	38.3%	489 (91.4%)	11 (2.1%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71.9	92^nd of 374 public high schools	75.4%		47.4	186^th of 378 public high schools	50.8%	94			28.4		41.2			30.7	$9,426	$901	$8,501
Tuscaloosa County High School	Public	9-12	12500 Wildcat Dr	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2670	1,607	90	17.8	47.2%	786 (48.9%)	462 (28.7%)	311 (19.4%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	42.6	200^th of 374 public high schools	46.5%		56.4	140^th of 378 public high schools	63.0%	60			17.1		24.0			23.3	$8,263	$719	$7,482
Berry High School	Public	7-12	18242 Highway 18 E	Berry	35546	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 689-4467	245	14	17.3	53.9%	210 (85.7%)	15 (6.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	15.3	326^th of 374 public high schools	12.8%		48.1	181^st of 378 public high schools	52.1%	145	9.5	14.3	2.3	31.4	14.0	35.7	45.7	9.3	$11,769	$1,921	$9,847
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2901 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3590	1,153	55	21.1	33.7%	604 (52.4%)	412 (35.7%)	71 (6.2%)	46 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	85.9	47^th of 374 public high schools	87.4%		89.2	36^th of 378 public high schools	90.5%	11			38.8		46.6			38.3	$9,436	$579	$8,838
Gordo High School	Public	7-12	630 4th St NW	Gordo	35466	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 364-7353	473	22	21.8	53.3%	297 (62.8%)	112 (23.7%)	51 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	41.2	204^th of 374 public high schools	45.5%		25.3	286^th of 378 public high schools	24.3%	82	26.4	13.5	8.9	41.9	28.2	50.6	56.0	25.3	$9,349	$1,650	$7,655
Fayette County High School	Public	9-12	202 Tiger Drive	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 932-6313	366	24	15.2	53.8%	259 (70.8%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	58.7	139^th of 374 public high schools	62.8%		58.2	132^nd of 378 public high schools	65.1%	7			16.0		37.2			30.8	$10,352	$1,288	$9,061
Central High School	Public	9-12	905 15th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3720	796	45	17.8	78.1%	37 (4.6%)	694 (87.2%)	55 (6.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17	311^th of 374 public high schools	16.8%		23.1	292^nd of 378 public high schools	22.8%	19			4.2		12.7			12.0	$14,113	$2,234	$11,666
Holt High School	Public	9-12	301 44th Ct NE	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2768	456	28	16.2	78.3%	95 (20.8%)	193 (42.3%)	164 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	304^th of 374 public high schools	18.7%		15.7	326^th of 378 public high schools	13.8%	22			5.6		18.0			6.8	$17,319	$5,702	$9,624
Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy	Public	9-12	2800 Martin Luther King Jr Bou	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3649																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside High School

What is the racial makeup of Northside High School?

Students at Northside High School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Northside High School a good school?

Northside High School ranks 92^nd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Northside High School in?

Tuscaloosa County

What schools feed into Northside High School?

Northside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Walker Elementary School
Middle : Northside Middle School

How many students attend Northside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Northside High School.

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