SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus, part of DUVAL. It educates 805 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within DUVAL, which oversees 206 schools and 131,562 students, SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 16% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.6%; this one comes in at 33.4%, -24.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Duval County shows median household income runs about $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Duval County runs 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), of which SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.7%.

SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 830 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 27% to 51%. Class-load math has widened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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