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Which teacher or staff member at Southside Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS COUNTY·NCES 210286000474
Southside Elementary School
9220 Hopkinsville Rd, Nortonville, KY 42442 · (270) 825-6143 · Hopkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
370 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 →
Where Southside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hopkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #277 of 669 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #288 of 668 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #255 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #174 of 744 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #348 of 674 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #485 of 674 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #337 of 721 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.8% | #45 of 233 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
549
+156 (+40%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 549 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 67% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 24.3 | 15.7:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 63% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 26.5 | 17.4:1 | 70% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 60% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 19 | 25.9:1 | 66% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary School.
About Southside Elementary School
In Nortonville, Kentucky, Southside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 549 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.
Hopkins County has a total of 14 schools and 6,265 students, Southside Elementary School among them.
White students are the large majority at Southside Elementary School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Southside Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 15.4:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 67% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Hopkins County report 57%.
Southside Elementary School scores 47.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.0%.
Within Hopkins County, median household income is about $56,815, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hopkins County number 22 and enroll about 6,896.
The shortest distance from Southside Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to South Hopkins Middle School. The five-mile area around Southside Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. The school's 47.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 549 was 40% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 393.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopkins County
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Hanson Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- West Broadway Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- James Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Nearby schools
- South Hopkins Middle School0.1 mi · 300
- Hopkins County Schools Academy2.6 mi · 75
- Hopkins County Central High School2.6 mi · 861
- Grapevine Elementary School6.7 mi · 318
- Jesse Stuart Elementary School7.9 mi · 486
- West Broadway Elementary School8.0 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Southside Elementary School have?
Southside Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Southside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southside Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School is overseen by Hopkins County in Hopkins County.
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