Northside High School
301 Dunand St
Lafayette LA, 70501, Lafayette County
Phone: 337-521-7990
Ranking: 
(248 out of 276, bottom 10%)*
(248 out of 276, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Lafayette Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 805 | 735 | 852 | 907 | 889 | 947 | 913 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 35 | 4.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 14 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 31 | 3.5% | 31 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.0% |
| Grade 9: | 193 | 24.0% | 226 | 30.7% | 307 | 36.0% | 352 | 38.8% | 313 | 35.2% | 342 | 36.1% | 296 | 32.4% |
| Grade 10: | 221 | 27.5% | 202 | 27.5% | 196 | 23.0% | 216 | 23.8% | 211 | 23.7% | 198 | 20.9% | 224 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 181 | 22.5% | 162 | 22.0% | 182 | 21.4% | 181 | 20.0% | 178 | 20.0% | 208 | 22.0% | 209 | 22.9% |
| Grade 12: | 175 | 21.7% | 142 | 19.3% | 153 | 18.0% | 153 | 16.9% | 156 | 17.5% | 168 | 17.7% | 157 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 399 | 49.6% | 375 | 51.0% | 430 | 50.5% | 447 | 49.3% | 442 | 49.7% | 483 | 51.0% | 480 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 406 | 50.4% | 360 | 49.0% | 422 | 49.5% | 460 | 50.7% | 439 | 49.4% | 456 | 48.2% | 429 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 743 | 92.3% | 691 | 94.0% | 801 | 94.0% | 858 | 94.6% | 823 | 92.6% | 884 | 93.3% | 811 | 88.8% |
| White: | 55 | 6.8% | 40 | 5.4% | 43 | 5.0% | 43 | 4.7% | 59 | 6.6% | 60 | 6.3% | 99 | 10.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 603 | 74.9% | 551 | 75.0% | 629 | 73.8% | 648 | 71.4% | 595 | 66.9% | 692 | 73.1% | 615 | 67.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.7% | 56 | 7.6% | 60 | 7.0% | 56 | 6.2% | 70 | 7.9% | 105 | 11.1% | 68 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 16.33 | 15.49 | 16.20 | 15.25 | 15.50 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 64% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 58% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 6% | 68% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 59% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 67% | 59% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 72% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 68% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 64% | 56% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 63% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 66% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 67% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 66% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 67% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 63% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 68% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 69% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 62% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 59% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 68% | 62% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 63% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 65% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 67% | 59% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 61% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 58% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 53% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 61% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 65% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 65% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 41% | 66% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 68% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 69% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 39.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,561.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,158.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,402.0 |
* Northside High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.