📍 800 N van Buren, Henderson, Rusk County, 75652
Northside el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Henderson, Rusk County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leslie Baker. It is part of the Henderson Isd school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northside el enrolls 484 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 484 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Northside el is one of 5 schools in HENDERSON ISD, based in HENDERSON, Texas. The district serves 3,245 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 484 students, Northside el is smaller than the district average of about 649 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant