📍 6758 Northside High School Rd, Roanoke, Roanoke County, 24019
Northside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Roanoke, Roanoke County. The school has 950 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roanoke County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 80% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northside High enrolls 950 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 19% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 181 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 63 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 950 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 VA-60, state senate district 19, state house district 17.
Northside High is one of 29 schools in Roanoke County Public Schools, based in Roanoke, Virginia. The district serves 13,735 students district-wide and employs 1,000 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 950 students, Northside High is larger than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize