Southside Elementary School

As an average-sized K-5 school in Versailles, Kentucky, Southside Elementary School serves 607 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Woodford County. Enrollment runs roughly 44% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Woodford County runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,064 students. Southside Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southside Elementary School shows that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southside Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.6%; this one delivers 57.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Woodford County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,788 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Woodford County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,064 students), of which Southside Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Huntertown Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southside Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southside Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 601 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.