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Northside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Norlina, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 309 students. The school is part of the Warren County Schools district, which is ranked 216 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 23.4% in Mathematics, 29.8% in Reading, and 19.1% in Science, compared to the state averages of 59.3%, 52.9%, and 62%, respectively. The school's performance has been consistently low, with 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars over the past 10 years.

Northside Elementary's performance is consistently lower than the nearby schools in the Warren County district, such as Vaughan Elementary and Mariam Boyd Elementary, as well as the schools in the neighboring Vance County district. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level rankings, such as school-specific leadership, resources, and instructional practices, may play a significant role in a school's academic outcomes.

277

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,155

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

164 Elementary Ave
Norlina, NC 27563

(252) 456-2656

District: Warren County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.9%

Hispanic:

10.1%

White:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 43 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

North Carolina avg57%

1,414^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Warren County Schools

216^th of 242Warren County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1414 of 1490	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1458 of 1505	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1400 of 1502	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1416 of 1514	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1382 of 1489	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1140 of 1473	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1162 of 1434	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1117 of 1429	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	1358 of 1425	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1319 of 1440	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	1376 of 1390	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1361 of 1403	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	1345 of 1388	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.3	1347 of 1381	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	1261 of 1363	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1270 of 1354	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	1135 of 1324	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1086 of 1293	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	902 of 1276	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	820 of 918	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	842 of 924	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	776 of 933	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	796 of 927	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	786 of 896	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	596 of 949	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	591 of 927	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	55.8	318 of 897	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1410 of 1451	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1402 of 1455	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1406 of 1459	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1371 of 1458	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1397 of 1440	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1076 of 1424	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1074 of 1405	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1394 of 1437	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1413 of 1450	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1348 of 1437	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1254 of 1366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1182 of 1329	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1055 of 1361	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	992 of 1332	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1315 of 1450	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1395 of 1464	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1289 of 1461	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1344 of 1464	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1275 of 1444	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1172 of 1430	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1225 of 1413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	44.5	720 of 1178	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	688 of 786	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	622 of 741	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	513 of 737	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	540 of 691	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	549 of 694	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	603 of 692	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	420 of 550	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	405 of 533	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	411 of 519	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	384 of 494	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	656 of 733	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	589 of 706	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	481 of 684	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	502 of 656	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	577 of 689	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	570 of 633	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	469 of 639	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	460 of 604	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	644 of 748	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	619 of 711	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	493 of 697	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	571 of 665	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2018)65th percentile+46 vs school

White (2018)39th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2022)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2022)14th percentile~ school

Female (2022)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-26 vs state

Reading30%-22 vs state

Science19%-43 vs state

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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	164 Elementary Ave	Norlina	27563	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 456-2656	277	18	15.7	98.9%	24 (8.7%)	202 (72.9%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	10.2	1414^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.2	1458^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.1%	44	52.5	31.0	23.4	30.0	31.0	29.8	19.1	$13,155	$1,649	$11,506
Mariam Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Cousin Lucy's Lane	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-3695	291	18	16.0	97.9%	17 (5.8%)	212 (72.9%)	42 (14.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	6.6	1453^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.5%		8.4	1439^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.4%	14	40.0	25.0	8.1	35.0	27.1	13.5	10.8	$15,152	$1,995	$13,157
E O Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6655 Broad Street	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6423	174	14	12.8	93.7%	28 (16.1%)	114 (65.5%)	21 (12.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	24	1204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.2%		11.4	1404^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.7%	200	73.9	33.3	56.5	30.4	23.8	21.7	34.8	$15,350	$1,765	$13,584
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	987 Carver Sch Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6955	134	9	14.5	96.3%	10 (7.5%)	95 (70.9%)	23 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	19.2	1293^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.4	1406^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.6%	113	43.8	51.7	58.8	25.0	17.2	29.4	29.4	$13,076	$1,526	$11,550
Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	158	10	15.2	98.1%	45 (28.5%)	62 (39.2%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	31.8	1061^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.7	1000^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.6%	61	58.3	44.4	40.9	33.3	51.9	50.0	50.0	$14,074	$2,009	$12,066
Aycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Carey Chapel Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-1516	376	23	16.4	99.2%	91 (24.2%)	134 (35.6%)	127 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	29.3	1098^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.3%		34.6	1016^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.5%	82	52.4	48.3	45.7	19.0	46.6	43.5	65.2	$11,127	$1,485	$9,643
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10199 NC 39 Hwy N	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6549	130	8	16.4	95.4%	11 (8.5%)	96 (73.8%)	13 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	27.3	1124^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.6%		29	1120^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.6%	4	46.2	56.3	46.2	23.1	62.5	23.1	30.8	$13,738	$1,838	$11,900
Pinkston Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Adams St	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-3441	262	18	14.4	98.9%	6 (2.3%)	184 (70.2%)	62 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	8.6	1438^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.5	1433^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.8%	5	34.6	24.2	17.1	34.6	24.2	20.0	45.7	$12,037	$2,038	$9,998
Clarke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Mount Carmel Church Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8415	364	22	16.5	99.2%	26 (7.1%)	250 (68.7%)	68 (18.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	5.7	1464^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.7	1489^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.1%	25	35.8	26.7	31.1	16.7	31.1	22.2	33.3	$10,636	$1,265	$9,371
L B Yancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Hawkins Drive	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8336	186	12	15.4	98.4%	6 (3.2%)	105 (56.5%)	63 (33.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	23.6	1208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%		22.2	1243^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	17.4%	35	68.6	39.1	35.0	25.7	30.4	40.0	40.0	$11,640	$1,658	$9,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

What district is Northside Elementary in?

Warren County Schools

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Northside Elementary.

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 73% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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