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What's something SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (INDEPENDENCE)·NCES 051254001012
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
1920 BATESVILLE BLVD, SOUTHSIDE, AR 72501 · (870) 251-2662 · Independence County
GRADES 10–12HIGH42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Arkansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
208 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 158 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 147 | 32% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
48.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 464 | 44.8% | 36.5% |
| FOUNTAIN LAKE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 368 | 46.7% | 33.6% |
| HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 483 | 43.9% | 40.3% |
| GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 468 | 51.3% | 28.7% |
| BERGMAN HIGH SCHOOL HARRISON | 297 | 46.8% | 45.3% |
| GREENBRIER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 569 | 38.5% | 42.1% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #62 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #23 of 280 ▲ 120 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #108 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.5:1 | #70 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #167 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #222 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #35 of 105 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 7.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 464 | 72 | 6.5:1 | 45% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 63.5 | 7.0:1 | 50% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 64.6 | 6.9:1 | 51% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 56 | 7.8:1 | 50% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 26.8 | 14.7:1 | 33% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 58% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 31% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
In SOUTHSIDE, Arkansas, part of Independence County, SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. It reports enrollment of 464 students in grades 10 through 12.
The 4 schools in SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence) enroll 2,193 students altogether, SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL among them.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic. That is in line with Independence County, where about 84% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 6.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, which has 72. High schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is about 45%. On average, public schools in Independence County report 66%.
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Arkansas public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.2% at SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.5%.
In Independence County, median household income comes to about $56,609, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Independence County counts 14 public schools with about 6,855 students.
Among nearby public schools, SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant). SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 464 in 2024-25. The ratio was 7.8:1 in 2020-21 and 6.5:1 in 2024-25.
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Independence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,175
Census ACS
Median income
$56,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence)
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 852 students
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 450 students
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 427 students
Other schools in SOUTHSIDE
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 852 students
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 450 students
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 427 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 427
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 450
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 852
- BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER3.7 mi · 986
- BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER3.8 mi · 690
- EAGLE MOUNTAIN MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.5:1 students per teacher at SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.