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Northside Elementary

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Northside Elementary ranks 3435 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary in Waxahachie, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 480 students within the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd), and it has experienced a significant decline in academic performance over the past several years, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 1-star rating in 2025-2026.

The school’s most pressing challenge is in early-grade mathematics. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 16.39% of 3rd graders and 32% of 4th graders were proficient in math, which is dramatically lower than both the district and state averages. This is a stark contrast to nearby Wilemon Steam Academy, where 56.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in math. Interestingly, Northside’s 5th graders are a bright spot, with 45.88% proficient in math—nearly matching the state average and outperforming the district. The school also struggles across nearly all student subgroups, earning 1-star ratings for African American, White, Special Education, and low socio-economic status students, with only Hispanic students earning a 2-star rating. Science scores are a universal weak point across the district, with Northside’s 5th graders at just 18.07% proficiency.

Despite spending more per student ($11,674) than higher-performing peers like Wilemon Steam Academy ($10,123) and Felty Elementary ($10,013), Northside is not achieving comparable results. The school serves a predominantly low socio-economic population, with over 65% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is a key factor in its performance compared to schools with lower poverty rates. For parents, this means Northside is a school with significant headwinds, but the 5th-grade math success suggests potential for improvement with targeted interventions, especially in foundational math skills for younger students.

480

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,910

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Brown St
Waxahachie, TX 75165-1913

(972) 923-4610

District: Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Finley J H
High:	Waxahachie High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.8%

White:

36.3%

African American:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg45%

Texas avg51%

3,435^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

538^th of 951Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	3435 of 4627	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	3345 of 4651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3009 of 4710	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3161 of 4647	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3045 of 4581	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.8	1080 of 4578	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	1919 of 4479	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	1854 of 4359	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	1412 of 4329	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	1785 of 4286	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.9	2330 of 4320	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.8	1654 of 4260	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	2177 of 4221	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	1985 of 4206	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.3	3289 of 4095	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.6	2446 of 3937	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	2179 of 3884	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.1	981 of 3768	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	1082 of 3724	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.9	1227 of 3476	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	1113 of 3475	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.5	1257 of 3465	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	2154 of 2406	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	1615 of 1905	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1833 of 2443	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1899 of 2443	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	2029 of 2421	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1961 of 2515	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.0	4280 of 4461	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.3	1153 of 4331	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	2368 of 4295	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3095 of 4240	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	58.4	1160 of 3333	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	1351 of 3226	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3356 of 4575	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	2926 of 3744	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3589 of 4658	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2835 of 4588	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3038 of 4561	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.7	876 of 4499	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	1601 of 4348	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	1490 of 4306	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	59.0	1520 of 2980	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2348 of 2958	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.8	1068 of 3006	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	1037 of 3184	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	1722 of 3106	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	2810 of 4413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	1972 of 3644	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2843 of 4465	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3333 of 4401	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3522 of 4376	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.0	1578 of 4329	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	994 of 4188	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	1705 of 4168	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	3601 of 4520	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	2551 of 3705	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3226 of 4594	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3599 of 4521	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3700 of 4477	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.1	948 of 4451	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	1858 of 4309	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1566 of 4264	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3493 of 4582	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	2478 of 3739	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2483 of 4647	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3286 of 4585	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3002 of 4563	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	1259 of 4498	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	2290 of 4357	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2220 of 4319	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	995 of 1128	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	3106 of 4301	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	3113 of 3549	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	3762 of 4292	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3063 of 4086	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2437 of 3952	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	1011 of 3799	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	1257 of 3684	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	1510 of 3558	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	2519 of 3006	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	2269 of 2612	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	2461 of 3108	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	2382 of 3106	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2403 of 3082	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.5	1199 of 3082	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	2190 of 3142	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1986 of 3127	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)65th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)49th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)12th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-15 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4610	480	34	14.0	65.2%	174 (36.3%)	95 (19.8%)	186 (38.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	29.8	3435^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.8%		31.3	3345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	90						31.2	43.0	54.2		16.4	32.0	45.9		$8,910
Marvin Biomedical Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4670	535	34	15.7	68.0%	162 (30.3%)	121 (22.6%)	225 (42.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	19.3	4081^st of 4627 public elementary schools	11.8%		29.2	3480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%	601						32.6	30.1	49.3		32.9	24.3	26.9		$8,817
Wedgeworth Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Solon Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4640	594	45	13.2	62.5%	149 (25.1%)	80 (13.5%)	332 (55.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	33.1	3213^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.6%		28.9	3497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.8%	284	23.5	6.3	0.0	0.0	18.2	34.4	50.0	61.5		23.8	40.0	34.7		$8,561
Felty Elementary	Public	K-5	231 Park Pl Blvd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4616	471	31	15.0	26.3%	238 (50.5%)	105 (22.3%)	100 (21.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	58.4	1680^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.7%		59.4	1607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	73						48.4	53.7	67.8		50.8	55.4	39.8		$8,135
Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	470 Washington Ave	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4740	592	37	16.2	35.0%	219 (37.0%)	112 (18.9%)	193 (32.6%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.6%)	58.9	1657^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.2%		46.2	2366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.1%	709						66.7	60.6	55.1		43.1	48.2	46.4		$7,351
Clift Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Parks School House Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4720	449	36	12.5	66.8%	100 (22.3%)	171 (38.1%)	156 (34.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	10.9	4452^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.5	4359^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.3%	93						32.0	31.9	37.2		15.8	18.1	24.1		$7,710
Dunaway Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4646	525	37	14.3	65.9%	136 (25.9%)	21 (4.0%)	358 (68.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40	2745^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.7%		56.2	1766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%	979	29.4	0.0				44.4	55.6	52.9		39.7	39.8	34.3		$9,560
Faith Family Master Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	701 Ovilla Rd	Waxahachie	75115	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 937-3704	366	20	18.1	99.7%	62 (16.9%)	146 (39.9%)	140 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	24.9	3760^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.7%		14.8	4306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.4%	546						38.1	34.8	50.0	50.0	9.5	13.0	30.0	50.0	$9,420
Wilemon Steam Academy	Public	K-5	2999 W Us Hwy 287 Bus	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4780	437	33	13.2	22.2%	265 (60.6%)	29 (6.6%)	121 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	72.3	1036^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.6%		63.5	1402^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	366						60.8	67.0	67.4		56.7	51.1	53.4		$8,665
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Butcher Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4666	452	33	13.5	42.7%	187 (41.4%)	38 (8.4%)	204 (45.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	59.2	1642^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	64.5%		46	2384^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.7%	742						47.7	60.0	60.2		58.5	53.8	42.7		$9,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary?

Students at Northside Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 36% White, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Northside Elementary a good school?

Northside Elementary ranks 3435^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Finley J H
High : Waxahachie High School

What district is Northside Elementary in?

Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Northside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Northside Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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