Enrollment
267
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY·NCES 063765006379
Southside Elementary
4991 Southside Rd., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 637-4439 · San Benito County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
121 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -22.3pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.3% | 28.4% | 21.9% | 28.4% |
| Math | 14.8% | 26.0% | 29.6% | 29.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.5% | 38.9% |
| 2018-19 | 68.5% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 47.5% |
| 2016-17 | 64.0% | 44.7% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California 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 California'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
Southside Elementary's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary this school | 267 | 45.3% | 45.2% |
| Ballico-Cressey Community Charter Ballico | 293 | 46.4% | 39.5% |
| Sassarini Elementary Sonoma | 281 | 45.2% | 28.6% |
| Gault Elementary Santa Cruz | 314 | 48.1% | 41.2% |
| Dual Language Immersion North County Vista | 276 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Ellwood Elementary Goleta | 303 | 43.6% | 49.7% |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Benito County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #2,053 of 5,151 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,239 of 5,172 ▲ 54 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #2,059 of 5,172 ▼ 250 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,521 of 5,116 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #5,027 of 5,915 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,862 of 5,352 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #3,036 of 5,354 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #4,116 of 5,625 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #316 of 1,139 | #3 of 8 |
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
267
+62 (+30%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 267 | 11.1 | 24.1:1 | 45% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 10.1 | 23.4:1 | 42% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 10.1 | 23.1:1 | 42% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | 40% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 9.6 | 23.8:1 | 38% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 8 | 30.1:1 | 34% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | N/A | N/A | 31% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 9 | 23.8:1 | 34% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 5 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (229 to 267); teachers up 15% (9.6 to 11.1).
About Southside Elementary
Southside Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Hollister, California. Enrollment stands at 267 students, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 43% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Southside Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Southside Elementary is Hispanic: 67%. The remaining shares are 29% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southside Elementary scores 46%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southside Elementary is 24.1:1, based on 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Benito County is 60%.
Southside Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Southside Elementary's results are 7.8 points below predicted: 45.2% against 53.0%.
For the population of San Benito County, the median household earns about $114,394 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Southside Elementary shares San Benito County with 27 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tres Pinos Elementary, is about 1.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Southside Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Southside Elementary in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Federal enrollment counts increased from 205 (2020-21) to 267 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 20.5:1 to 24.1:1.
The discussion board for Southside Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister HighHigh · 3,316 students
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
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- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
Other Southside Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Southside Elementary. Southside Elementary is the 31st largest of the 33.
- Southside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,016 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 891 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOUTHSIDE, AR · 852 students
- Southside ElementaryLebanon, TN · 806 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY · 772 students
Nearby schools
- Tres Pinos Elementary1.6 mi · 61
- Cerra Vista Elementary2.0 mi · 602
- Ladd Lane Elementary2.5 mi · 767
- Rancho Santana2.8 mi · 678
- Sunnyslope Elementary2.9 mi · 602
- Rancho San Justo3.4 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Southside ElementaryHow large is Southside Elementary?
Southside Elementary enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Southside Elementary serve?
Southside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Southside Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Southside Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southside Elementary?
At Southside Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 67% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Southside Elementary public or private?
Southside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southside Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.