Northside School

Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Wolf Point, Montana

Northside School in Wolf Point, Montana enrolled 158 students in 2024-25 with 15.7 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Montana middle-school median of 11.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%).

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

151 students in 2022-23, 166 students in 2023-24, 158 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.8 to 15.7.

Students enrolled at Northside School by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231512023-241662024-25158
Students enrolled at Northside School by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231512023-241662024-25158
Students enrolled at Northside School by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231512023-241662024-25158
Students enrolled at Northside School by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1580501001502002022-231512023-241662024-25158
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315113.810.9
2023-2416613.512.3
2024-2515815.710.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Montana middle schools

Among the 218 Montana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Northside School 10.1; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside School 10.1state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Northside School 10.1; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside School 10.1state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Northside School 10.1; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside School 10.1state median 11.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana middle schools, 2024-25218 values from 3.2 to 24.0; Northside School 10.1; state median 11.9.0102030students per full-time teacherNorthside School 10.1state median 11.9U.S. 14.6

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 164 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northside School enrolled 164 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 164 of the 164 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent37.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.8% of students were American Indian, 10.8% of two or more races, 3.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian84.8%
  2. Two or more races10.8%
  3. Hispanic3.2%
  4. White1.3%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northside School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMontana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%14%45.7%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%10% (2021-22)36.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Wolf Point

3 public middle schools in Wolf Point report 2024-25 enrollment; Northside School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northside School15810.1100.0%
Wolf Point 7-810810.7100.0%
Frontier 7-8216.395.2%

All public schools in Wolf Point →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northside School

  1. Wolf Point 7-8The nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 108 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Frontier 7-8The next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 21 students, 6.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Northside School with Wolf Point 7-8Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wolf Point Elementary spends per student$16,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,053
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaNorthside School is the number 57 by size of 225 Montana middle schools open in 2024-25.#57 of 225
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 11.9 for middle schools.10.1:1
  7. 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 School

  1. How many students attend Northside School?
    158 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 151 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wolf Point, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside School?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for middle schools is 11.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northside School a Title I school?
    Northside School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northside School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northside School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northside School in?
    Wolf Point Elementary, NCES district ID 3028590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 302859000796 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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