📍 301 Dunand Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, 70501
Northside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northside High School enrolls 655 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 617 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 2.6% |
| White | 15 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
546 of the school's 655 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 513 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northside High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 24, state house district 44.
Northside High School is one of 45 schools in Lafayette Parish, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves 29,396 students district-wide and employs 1,764 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 655 students, Northside High School is close to the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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