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Northside Elementary

Q: Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks 808 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary is a public elementary school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving 390 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, which is ranked 30th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, Northside's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 64.5%, compared to 73.4% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups. Northside Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 433 out of 1440 schools in 2014-2015 to 808 out of 1490 schools in 2024-2025, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is lower than many of the nearby schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, such as Scroggs Elementary and Glenwood Elementary.

Northside Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.1% to 55.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the rates at some of the nearby schools. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.5 to 11.0 in recent years, is comparable to or slightly lower than the ratios at many of the nearby schools. Addressing the persistent achievement gaps for certain student subgroups and implementing targeted interventions to support student learning should be a priority for the school and district.

412

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,816

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Caldwell St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 918-2220

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

African American:

26.7%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg72%

North Carolina avg57%

808^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

30^th of 242Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	808 of 1490	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	961 of 1505	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	847 of 1502	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	821 of 1514	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	814 of 1489	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	939 of 1473	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1023 of 1434	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.4	725 of 1429	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.8	548 of 1425	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	433 of 1440	69.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	764 of 918	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	858 of 924	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	647 of 933	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	757 of 927	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	712 of 896	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	750 of 949	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	869 of 927	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	125 of 131	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	91 of 99	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	34.2	433 of 646	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	555 of 878	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	733 of 897	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	525 of 563	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	529 of 533	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	466 of 514	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	473 of 485	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	388 of 497	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	376 of 421	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	565 of 1451	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	745 of 1455	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	655 of 1459	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	736 of 1458	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	765 of 1440	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	758 of 1424	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	931 of 1405	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	270 of 710	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	290 of 669	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	528 of 582	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	458 of 500	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	475 of 494	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	329 of 612	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	12.3	923 of 951	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	914 of 915	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	837 of 893	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	822 of 865	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	831 of 851	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1335 of 1437	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1423 of 1450	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1391 of 1437	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1261 of 1366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1035 of 1329	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1279 of 1361	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1319 of 1332	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	992 of 1450	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1078 of 1464	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1034 of 1461	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	890 of 1464	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	831 of 1444	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1085 of 1430	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1057 of 1413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	182 of 821	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	312 of 1172	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	363 of 1166	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	365 of 1183	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	333 of 1194	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	464 of 1172	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	356 of 1183	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	294 of 1178	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)78th percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2021)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-41 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%-5 vs state

Science54%-8 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, May 14, 2018

Unfortunately, my daughter and son lost an entire year of education when they attended Northside. My son was in Kindergarten and advanced in reading, but as he entered 1st grade he was behind. Thankfully, his new school has now advanced him back to the top. My daughter had no homework and no grades were being sent home despite asking several times to see her work. She was in the 3rd grade. Her teacher kept saying that she was doing great! Finally, in February I saw that she was getting C's and D's!! My straight A student was no getting awful grades. Both the kindergarten and 3rd grade teachers ignored my kids because compared to the other kids they were doing great. This school teaches to the middle. (Not all Chapel Hill schools are great.) Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 2, 2017

This is a terrific school that educates a diverse group of children. It's a shame that the school digger ratings don't truly reflect how good this place is. If you are a parent who spends time helping your child with homework and gets involved in their schooling, then your child will do well in this school. The classrooms are huge and not overcrowded, the teachers really care, and the principle is very hands-on. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Because Northside is so new, it doesn't have the track-record of the other Chapel-Hill elementary schools, but being new also has its advantages. Having had children in several other Chapel-Hill elementary schools I can definitively state that Northside has the most innovative and modern approach to learning of any of the other schools. Sometimes when you have been doing the same thing for years it is hard to learn new tricks, which I have seen all too often at other schools.
Not to mention the lovely new facilities and brand new technology present at Northside. Close Quote

Schools Near Northside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Caldwell St	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2220	412	32	12.9	52.9%	172 (41.7%)	110 (26.7%)	50 (12.1%)	51 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.6	961^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%	153	64.5	51.3	53.8	56.5	51.3	51.3	53.8	$14,816	$528	$14,288
Carrboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Shelton St	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 968-3652	515	40	12.8	32.6%	286 (55.5%)	17 (3.3%)	174 (33.8%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	82.1	216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.5%		75.2	323^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	78.5%	107	76.8	75.0	70.1	67.1	72.3	66.7	74.7	$13,407	$564	$12,843
FPG Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 Smith Level Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 942-6491	536	40	13.2	36.4%	206 (38.4%)	20 (3.7%)	275 (51.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	76	305^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.5%		64	510^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.1%	205	70.5	68.7	65.3	60.3	73.5	64.0	73.3	$11,908	$501	$11,407
Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	336	31	10.9	26.5%	191 (56.8%)	39 (11.6%)	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.3	198^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.8%	57	86.9	68.2	82.5	83.6	65.9	71.9	82.5	$14,515	$862	$13,653
Seawell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9115 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-4343	416	34	12.4	30.0%	142 (34.1%)	55 (13.2%)	44 (10.6%)	136 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	86.9	145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.7	104^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.1%	41	55.2	78.9	85.7	60.3	80.0	81.9	90.5	$13,527	$419	$13,108
McDougle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	890 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 969-2435	497	39	12.9	31.4%	281 (56.5%)	76 (15.3%)	90 (18.1%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	79.4	253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%		85.6	170^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.7%	83	75.0	71.6	76.8	56.5	71.6	67.4	71.6	$12,936	$505	$12,431
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2 Prestwick Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 968-3473	390	33	12.0	19.2%	150 (38.5%)	34 (8.7%)	17 (4.4%)	137 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.1%)	93.3	69^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%		93	70^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.3%	1	84.7	89.9	78.3	81.9	82.6	78.3	84.1	$13,438	$519	$12,919
Scroggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Kildaire Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-7165	410	34	12.0	30.0%	212 (51.7%)	58 (14.1%)	56 (13.7%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	74.5	325^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.2%		86.1	167^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.9%	158	66.2	72.0	70.3	58.8	69.3	67.2	67.2	$13,218	$771	$12,446
Ephesus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1495 Ephesus Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 929-8715	410	33	12.5	30.0%	203 (49.5%)	72 (17.6%)	57 (13.9%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	78.9	265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.2%		77.5	288^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.9%	23	69.4	79.2	76.7	61.3	75.0	60.3	72.6	$13,810	$557	$13,253
Rashkis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Meadowmont Ln	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2160	455	35	12.8	47.7%	146 (32.1%)	95 (20.9%)	68 (14.9%)	106 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	66.6	456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.4%		74.7	328^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.2%	128	69.4	64.0	77.3	54.8	50.7	57.3	73.3	$15,130	$665	$14,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks 808^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Northside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 42% White, 27% African American, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Northside Elementary in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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