SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in FERNANDINA BEACH, Florida, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 591 students from grades pre-K through 2, operated by NASSAU.

NASSAU comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 12,575 students; SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Nassau County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Nassau County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,804 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 12,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 626 (now 591). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 11% to 16%.

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