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How has Southside Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODFORD COUNTY·NCES 210600000284
Southside Elementary School
1300 Troy Pike, Versailles, KY 40383 · (859) 879-4660 · Woodford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
251 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Woodford County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like Southside Elementary School
Southside Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary School this school | 607 | 41.4% | 57.0% |
| Rineyville Elementary School Rineyville | 554 | 40.3% | 50.3% |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School Elizabethtown | 653 | 40.6% | 55.3% |
| Walton-Verona Elementary School Verona | 539 | 43.2% | 56.0% |
| Eminence Elementary School Eminence | 455 | 42.4% | 35.1% |
| Lemons Mill Elementary School Georgetown | 540 | 41.3% | 29.6% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #133 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #161 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #117 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #108 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #571 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #306 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #661 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #218 of 233 |
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
607
+45 (+8%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 607 | 36.2 | 16.8:1 | 41% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 34.4 | 17.2:1 | 33% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 36.5 | 15.8:1 | 41% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 35.3 | 17.0:1 | 44% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 41% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 31% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 16% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (601 to 607); teachers up 3% (35.3 to 36.2).
About Southside Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Southside Elementary School serves students in Versailles, Kentucky. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 607 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Southside Elementary School is one school in an 8-school district, Woodford County, which enrolls 4,064 students.
The share of students at Southside Elementary School who are White is 80%. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Southside Elementary School are from different groups.
Southside Elementary School reported 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. There are 251 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 41% of enrollment.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Southside Elementary School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Southside Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%.
Census data for Woodford County show median household income comes to about $83,788, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,064, Southside Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Southside Elementary School is closest to Huntertown Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Southside Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 57.0% against a local average of 48.3%.
NCES assigns Southside Elementary School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 8%.
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Woodford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,279
Census ACS
Median income
$83,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodford County
- Woodford County High SchoolHigh · 1,223 students
- Woodford County Middle SchoolMiddle · 897 students
- Huntertown Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Woodford Virtual Learning AcademyHigh · 86 students
Other schools in Versailles
- Woodford County High SchoolHigh · 1,223 students
- Woodford County Middle SchoolMiddle · 897 students
- Huntertown Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Woodford Virtual Learning AcademyHigh · 86 students
- Safe Harbor AcademyHigh · 33 students
Other Southside Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Southside Elementary. Southside Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 33.
- Southside Elementary SchoolNortonville, KY · 549 students
- Southside ElementaryShelbyville, KY · 412 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolCynthiana, KY · 409 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,016 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Huntertown Elementary School0.3 mi · 443
- Woodford Virtual Learning Academy1.0 mi · 86
- Safe Harbor Academy1.0 mi · 33
- Woodford County Middle School1.5 mi · 897
- Simmons Elementary School1.6 mi · 415
- Woodford County High School1.9 mi · 1,223
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Elementary SchoolHow large is Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southside Elementary School serve?
Southside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Southside Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Southside Elementary School.
How diverse is Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Southside Elementary School in?
Southside Elementary School is part of Woodford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.