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Which teacher or staff member at Southside Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 210532002077
Southside Elementary
728 Ginkgo Dr, Shelbyville, KY 40065 · (502) 633-4460 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
262 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
40.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #491 of 669 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #482 of 668 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #496 of 674 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #411 of 744 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #503 of 674 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #130 of 674 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #407 of 721 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #255 of 437 | #6 of 6 |
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
412
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 412 | 25.7 | 16.1:1 | 64% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 60% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 29.9 | 14.1:1 | 61% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 56% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 33.4 | 13.7:1 | 65% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 72% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 72% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary.
About Southside Elementary
Southside Elementary is an elementary school in Shelbyville, Kentucky, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 412 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
The 14 schools in Shelby County enroll 6,985 students altogether, Southside Elementary among them.
The largest group at Southside Elementary is White students, at 47%. Other students are 36% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Shelby County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Southside Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 25.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.1:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. Across public schools in Shelby County, the average is 45%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Southside Elementary would score about 41.4%. It scores 35.4%, 6.0 points below that figure.
In Shelby County, the median household earns about $82,604 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Shelby County, 16 public schools serve about 6,985 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Southside Elementary from the closest public school, Clear Creek Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Southside Elementary ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (410) and 2024-25 (412). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.1:1) than in 2020-21 (14.6:1).
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,096
Census ACS
Median income
$82,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,985 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Martha Layne Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Shelby County High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Marnel C. Moorman SchoolElementary · 803 students
- Shelby County West Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Shelby County East Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Shelbyville
- Martha Layne Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Shelby County High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Marnel C. Moorman SchoolElementary · 803 students
- Shelby County West Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Shelby County East Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 425
- Northside Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 228
- Painted Stone Elementary2.2 mi · 458
- Ascension Academy2.2 mi · 32
- Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy2.2 mi · 82
- Shelby County West Middle School2.3 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Southside ElementaryHow many students attend Southside Elementary?
Southside Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Southside Elementary serve?
Southside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Southside Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Southside Elementary.
How diverse is Southside Elementary?
Southside Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Southside Elementary in?
Southside Elementary is part of Shelby County.
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