📍 157 Cougar Drive, West Columbia, Lexington County, 29169
Northside Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northside Middle enrolls 555 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 39% |
| White | 160 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 555 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 470 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northside Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-20, state senate district 26, state house district 89.
Northside Middle is one of 13 schools in Lexington 02, based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 8,465 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 555 students, Northside Middle is close to the district average of about 651 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large