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North Side High School

Q: Is North Side High School a good school?

North Side High School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend North Side High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 903 students attended North Side High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Side High School?

Students at North Side High School are 57% African American, 17% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into North Side High School?

North Side High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Andrew Jackson Elementary School Elementary : East Elementary School Elementary : Thelma Barker Elementary School Middle : North Parkway Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

North Side High School is a large public high school in Jackson, TN, serving 903 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jackson-Madison County Schools district, which overall ranks in the bottom 5% of Tennessee districts.

North Side has historically been one of the lower-performing high schools in Tennessee, earning 1 star on its most recent ranking (349th out of 400 schools). Chronic absenteeism is a major concern — nearly 4 in 10 students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent, more than double the state average. This is higher than nearby South Gibson County High School (6.7%) and Peabody High School (5.3%), though it's slightly better than Liberty Technology Magnet High School (52.4%). The school spends roughly $15,000 per student each year — more than many nearby schools including high-performing South Gibson and Madison Academic Magnet High School — yet test proficiency rates remain far below state averages.

Some subject areas show real improvement, such as English II doubling to about 36% proficiency and US History rising to 22.7%, but math remains a critical weakness, with Algebra II proficiency at just 6.3%. Graduation rates recently dipped to 90.4%, and the dropout rate jumped to 9.2%, well above the state and district averages. The school's support for special education students ranks near the very bottom in Tennessee (209th out of 210 schools), and outcomes for economically disadvantaged students also fell sharply in the past year. For comparison, Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School and Madison Academic — selective magnet schools in the same district — post 70–90% proficiency rates, while North Side sits in the 10–30% range. This suggests high-achieving students are often concentrated in magnet programs, leaving comprehensive schools like North Side with greater challenges. The path forward hinges on improving attendance, providing far more intensive support for special education and low-income students, and overhauling math instruction.

903

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,005

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3066 North Highland
Jackson, TN 38305

(731) 668-3171

District: Jackson-Madison County Schools

Feeder schools for North Side High School:

Elementary:	Andrew Jackson Elementary School
	East Elementary School
	Thelma Barker Elementary School
Middle:	North Parkway Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

17.5%

White:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

349^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Jackson-Madison County Schools

134^th of 141Jackson-Madison County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	349 of 400	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	333 of 389	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	354 of 392	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	351 of 384	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	315 of 358	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	312 of 347	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	316 of 342	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	298 of 341	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.5	154 of 273	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	13.9	315 of 351	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	285 of 300	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	281 of 296	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	273 of 285	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	237 of 269	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	228 of 273	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	199 of 267	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	186 of 230	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	177 of 233	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	203 of 240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	209 of 239	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	192 of 222	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	169 of 208	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	176 of 187	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	159 of 199	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	314 of 365	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	326 of 365	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	337 of 366	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	316 of 350	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	311 of 340	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	308 of 337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	198 of 229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	181 of 213	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	205 of 209	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	191 of 202	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	153 of 189	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	123 of 180	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	105 of 153	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	134 of 159	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	286 of 308	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	231 of 324	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	284 of 330	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	299 of 322	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	266 of 317	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	280 of 302	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	246 of 308	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	330 of 368	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	340 of 366	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	334 of 359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	296 of 332	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	316 of 329	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	209 of 210	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	181 of 198	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	158 of 159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	280 of 330	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	286 of 323	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	287 of 326	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	316 of 325	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	279 of 312	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	293 of 306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	272 of 301	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	232 of 307	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II36%-22 vs state

Geometry26%-17 vs state

US History23%-20 vs state

Biology I21%-29 vs state

English I16%-21 vs state

Algebra I13%-19 vs state

Algebra II6%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2016

While things are getting better, they are getting better very slowly. With this "Vision 2016" it will be interesting to see how the new lines and new students affect Northside. I have had difficulty communicating with teachers - mainly that I get no response when I email or call. Also, my child was taken on a field trip without permission (I wrote NO on the permission slip that was sent home, they put my child on the bus anyway) and got nowhere when I complained. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)			TNReady English Language Arts (2026)			TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)			TNReady Social Studies (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Side High School	Public	9-12	3066 North Highland	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-3171	925	68	13.5	76.2%	180 (19.5%)	527 (57.0%)	152 (16.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.9%)	15.7	349^th of 400 public high schools	12.8%		18.4	333^rd of 389 public high schools	14.4%	16							12.6	20.0			12.9		6.1	5.7		6.3	54.2	16.5			20.6		12.5	24.4		22.7	16.1				15.9		40.3	< 5%		35.9		25.0	31.6		25.6							$15,005	$1,515	$12,728
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3470 Ridgecrest Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-9086	584	41	14.3	62.7%	62 (10.6%)	430 (73.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	11.2	370^th of 400 public high schools	7.5%		9.9	370^th of 389 public high schools	4.9%								7.8				7.5		< 5%	< 5%		< 5%		15.3			14.0		25.0	15.5		15.2	17.6				17.1		25.8			23.7		< 5%	10.0		< 5%							$14,311	$1,800	$11,870
Jackson Central Merry High School	Public	9-12	332 Lane Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 506-2290	464	28	16.3		31 (6.7%)	365 (78.7%)	45 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	10	377^th of 400 public high schools	5.8%		11	367^th of 389 public high schools	5.7%	10							< 5%				< 5%		14.2	10.1		12.2		18.2			18.7		7.1	8.4		7.8	18.3				17.6		31.3	< 5%		26.9												$13,570	$1,522	$11,057
Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School	Public	9-12	215 Allen Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2575	252	15	17.1		43 (17.1%)	173 (68.7%)	20 (7.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	76.9	58^th of 400 public high schools	85.5%		81.8	41^st of 389 public high schools	89.5%	17							24.6				24.6		93.3	40.6		50.6	69.3				69.7		65.2			63.0	56.8				56.8		89.2			89.2		44.1			50.7							$12,996	$866	$11,969
Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	477	27	17.5	11.7%	257 (53.9%)	86 (18.0%)	74 (15.5%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	86	29^th of 400 public high schools	92.8%		90.9	18^th of 389 public high schools	95.4%	11							34.6				34.3		73.9	49.4		54.6	71.7				73.0			80.0		80.7	71.3				71.3		92.1			91.3	93.3	55.2			60.0							$13,461	$862	$11,611
South Side High School	Public	9-12	84 Harts Bridge Road	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-9923	773	67	11.5	60.7%	348 (45.0%)	308 (39.8%)	65 (8.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	20.9	333^rd of 400 public high schools	16.8%		17.9	336^th of 389 public high schools	13.6%	3							18.9	10.0			18.2		19.7	16.9	6.7	17.2		23.1			16.0	18.3	22.8	14.8	30.4	19.4	15.4				14.9		44.4			38.2					5.9							$15,225	$1,362	$12,981
South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion Road	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	788	47	16.8	9.5%	696 (88.3%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	89.1	20^th of 400 public high schools	95.0%		92.2	14^th of 389 public high schools	96.4%	6							52.9				52.1			60.7		62.6		62.3			61.2			52.2	38.5	50.6	56.3				55.4		73.7			73.3		51.3			51.8							$10,653	$317	$9,782
Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking Drive	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	407	36	11.2	99.5%	69 (17.0%)	289 (71.0%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	5.7	394^th of 400 public high schools	1.5%		8.9	375^th of 389 public high schools	3.6%	19	10.8	7.2	9.1	5.4	11.6	8.4	< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		13.1			12.5			9.7		9.7	6.2				6.1		24.6			24.2		6.6			6.2	20.3	27.9	23.9	31.1	26.1	28.7	$16,762	$1,540	$13,619
Milan High School	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	516	30	17.2	50.7%	338 (65.5%)	129 (25.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	59.6	131^st of 400 public high schools	67.3%		60.2	123^rd of 389 public high schools	68.4%	8							27.8				25.9		≥ 95%	32.1		45.5		53.7			52.9						27.5				27.5		65.7			65.7	≥ 95%	35.8			44.1							$13,868	$481	$12,512
Milan High School Academy	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	7	25	.2		6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																$6,535	$292	$6,243

Frequently Asked Questions about North Side High School

What district is North Side High School in?

Jackson-Madison County Schools

What schools feed into North Side High School?

North Side High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Elementary : East Elementary School
Elementary : Thelma Barker Elementary School
Middle : North Parkway Middle School

What is the racial makeup of North Side High School?

Students at North Side High School are 57% African American, 17% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend North Side High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 903 students attended North Side High School.

Is North Side High School a good school?

North Side High School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Tennessee high schools.

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