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Alumni: what's one memory from SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
852
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (INDEPENDENCE)·NCES 051254001011
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2460 BATESVILLE BLVD, SOUTHSIDE, AR 72501 · (870) 251-2661 · Independence County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
444 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 245 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 150 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 18% |
Student demographics
16%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
Students here typically continue to
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
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
32.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 40.8% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 852 | 52.1% | 42.1% |
| HACKLER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 837 | 50.4% | 42.1% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JONESBORO | 756 | 55.0% | 42.2% |
| HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 743 | 55.2% | 50.1% |
| PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAUXITE | 753 | 46.5% | 33.7% |
| ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ALMA | 685 | 50.7% | 34.9% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Independence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #163 of 461 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #113 of 465 ▲ 68 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #265 of 465 ▼ 103 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #9 of 531 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #468 of 480 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #414 of 480 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #409 of 513 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #75 of 138 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
852
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 852 | 42 | 20.3:1 | 52% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 43.8 | 19.6:1 | 52% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 45.6 | 18.7:1 | 55% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 40 | 21.5:1 | 58% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 40.5 | 19.5:1 | 33% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 66% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 67% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 51% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | 45 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 2460 BATESVILLE BLVD in SOUTHSIDE, Arkansas, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a large elementary school. It enrolled 852 students in pre-K through 3 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 104% higher than the average for elementary schools in Arkansas, which is about 418.
SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence) has 2,193 students spread across 4 schools.
Federal enrollment data show SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 91% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 42 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.3:1. This ratio sits 4.3 above the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Independence County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.1%; the prediction is 40.5%.
Independence County census figures show that the median household income is $56,609, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Independence County has 14 public schools and roughly 6,855 students.
SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 852, close to the 859 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.5:1 to 20.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 450 students
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 427 students
Other schools in SOUTHSIDE
- SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 450 students
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 427 students
Other Southside Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Southside Elementary. SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 33.
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSILOAM SPRINGS, AR · 699 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCABOT, AR · 551 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,016 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 891 students
- Southside ElementaryLebanon, TN · 806 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 464
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 427
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 450
- BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER4.8 mi · 986
- BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER4.8 mi · 690
- EAGLE MOUNTAIN MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 852 students in grades PK-03.
Is SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.