SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a heavily attended K-5 school in SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, part of SILOAM SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 699 students, covering grades 3 through 4. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 67% bigger than typical.

SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by SILOAM SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 4,702 students overall.

Demographically, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 40% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Benton County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate median household earnings sit near $93,506, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Benton County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students), SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SILOAM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.4%.

SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 668 (now 699). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 55% to 41%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.