Northside High School
19230 Northside Parkway
Northport AL, 35475, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-342-2755
Ranking: 
(45 out of 359, top 13%)*
(45 out of 359, top 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tuscaloosa County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 450 | 453 | 426 | 430 | 429 | 405 | 404 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 117 | 26.0% | 128 | 28.3% | 119 | 27.9% | 130 | 30.2% | 124 | 28.9% | 125 | 30.9% | 126 | 31.2% |
| Grade 10: | 120 | 26.7% | 105 | 23.2% | 122 | 28.6% | 110 | 25.6% | 112 | 26.1% | 103 | 25.4% | 114 | 28.2% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 24.4% | 122 | 26.9% | 101 | 23.7% | 94 | 21.9% | 100 | 23.3% | 100 | 24.7% | 78 | 19.3% |
| Grade 12: | 103 | 22.9% | 98 | 21.6% | 84 | 19.7% | 96 | 22.3% | 93 | 21.7% | 77 | 19.0% | 86 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 219 | 48.7% | 231 | 51.0% | 224 | 52.6% | 220 | 51.2% | 220 | 51.3% | 211 | 52.1% | 212 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 231 | 51.3% | 222 | 49.0% | 202 | 47.4% | 210 | 48.8% | 201 | 46.9% | 186 | 45.9% | 188 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 13 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.6% | 16 | 3.7% | 17 | 4.0% | 15 | 3.7% | 9 | 2.2% |
| White: | 426 | 94.7% | 431 | 95.1% | 408 | 95.8% | 411 | 95.6% | 409 | 95.3% | 389 | 96.0% | 390 | 96.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 29.6% | 134 | 29.6% | 133 | 31.2% | 138 | 32.1% | 104 | 24.2% | 90 | 22.2% | 75 | 18.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.4% | 34 | 7.5% | 32 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.2% | 38 | 8.9% | 23 | 5.7% | 24 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.07 | 16.78 | 14.95 | 14.34 | 17.10 | 16.50 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 48.3% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 46.3% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 47.1% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.96% | 48.77% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.35% | 44.18% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.1% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 65.3% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 71.7% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 65.61% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.85% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 59.3% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 60.6% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.62% | 60.93% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 62.31% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 58.5% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 53.5% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.2% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 61.02% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.45% | 55.73% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 74.43% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 88.16% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 94.58% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.51% | 95.33% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96.24% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.5% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 85.6% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.39% | 82.08% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 79.64% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 83.86% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 80.37% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 77.53% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72.59% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 82.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 80.8% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 86% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.66% | 87.36% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.05% | 87.4% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 88.22% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 88.47% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.95% | 86.38% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84.89% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 88.6% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.7% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.13% | 83.68% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.16% | 82.82% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.41% | 81.95% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.29% | 83.08% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.61% | 83.59% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.33% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 84.1% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.6% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 87.3% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.56% | 87.08% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.79% | 82.64% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 73.47% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 77.3% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.3% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 81.1% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.87% | 79.81% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.53% | 74.73% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.11% | 83.77% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.29% | 75.09% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.74% | 71.48% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 69.37% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.7% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.41% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.59% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.7% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.3% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95.6% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 90.6% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.09% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.77% | 95.32% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.81% | 92.49% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.18% | 92.8% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.55% | 91.77% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.4% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.5% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 91.47% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.72% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.19% | 96.35% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.81% | 95.06% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.82% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.55% | 96.43% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.9% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 96% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 92.03% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.76% | 95.99% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.78% | 95.78% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 93.56% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.59% | 96.08% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 95.56% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.2% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.4% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.6% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 90.49% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.77% | 96.31% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.77% | 94.19% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94.5% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 96.8% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.8% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 89.62% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.77% | 94.03% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.77% | 92.93% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 91.95% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.98% | 89.62% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.1% | 89.74% |
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* Northside High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.