Northside Primary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Palestine, Texas
Northside Primary in Palestine, Texas enrolled 400 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
465 students in 2022-23, 441 students in 2023-24, 400 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 25.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 465 | 29.5 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 26.4 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 400 | 25.9 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 478 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northside Primary enrolled 478 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 478 of the 478 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.5% of students were Hispanic, 25.3% White, 23.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic42.5%
- White25.3%
- Black23.8%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Asian1.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Palestine
5 public elementary schools in Palestine report 2024-25 enrollment; Northside Primary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary | 442 | 14.5 | 77.6% |
| Westwood Elementary | 404 | 14.1 | 78.7% |
| Northside Primary | 400 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Westwood Primary | 378 | 16.6 | 83.9% |
| Neches Elementary | 195 | 10.7 | 53.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northside Primary
- Southside ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 442 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Westwood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 404 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Compare Northside Primary with Southside ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Palestine ISD spends per student$14,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,146
- The largest public schools in TexasNorthside Primary is the number 3,354 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,354 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Northside Primary
How many students attend Northside Primary?
400 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 465 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palestine, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Primary?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Northside Primary a Title I school?
Northside Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Northside Primary in?
Palestine ISD, NCES district ID 4834050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483405003787 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.