Northside Middle

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Regular School · West Columbia, SC

Northside Middle is a regular school school in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 528 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

528

Teachers (FTE)

43.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	240	45%
Black or African American	129	24%
White	124	23%
Two or more races	23	4%
Asian	10	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	528	284M / 244F

English Language Learners: 125 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Science Proficiency	42.0%	—	203

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

114 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

122

23.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

109

20.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	528	100%

Contact & Location

157 Cougar Drive

West Columbia, SC 29169

Phone: (803)739-4190

District

Lexington 02

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,344

District enrollment: 8,626

Other Schools in District

Cayce Elementary Elementary
Congaree Elementary Elementary
Herbert A. Wood Elementary Elementary
Riverbank Elementary Elementary
Saluda River Academy for the Arts Elementary
Springdale Elementary Elementary
Airport High High
Brookland-Cayce High High

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29169) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450273001271

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD