Southside Elementary School

Southside Elementary School, an intimate K-5 school in Lake Providence, Louisiana, run under East Carroll Parish, caters to 359 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% leaner than the state mean of about 453.

Southside Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by East Carroll Parish, a district that teaches 736 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Southside Elementary School lists that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southside Elementary School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southside Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.8%; this one delivers 12.5%.

Around the school, census data for East Carroll Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $33,341 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. In all, East Carroll Parish runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 736 students), of which Southside Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Griffin Middle School Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southside Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Southside Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 359). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.