Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CARROLL PARISH·NCES 220057000457
Southside Elementary School
1307 Gould Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254 · (318) 559-0325 · East Carroll Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
348 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 28 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 65% · 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 East Carroll Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
6.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -11.0pp since 2022
Math
5.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 13 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
14.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 (14.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary School this school | 359 | 96.9% | 14.0% |
| Carver Elementary School Monroe | 395 | 97.7% | 12.3% |
| Berg Jones Elementary School Monroe | 328 | 98.5% | 8.5% |
| Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary Monroe | 391 | 95.7% | 8.8% |
| Minnie Ruffin Elementary School Monroe | 354 | 94.4% | 13.2% |
| L.S. Rugg Elementary School Alexandria | 356 | 98.0% | 13.7% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #528 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #579 of 582 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #587 of 587 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #35 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #460 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #513 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #655 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #24 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #73 of 436 |
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
359
-47 (-12%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 359 | 23.4 | 15.3:1 | 97% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24.9 | 15.4:1 | 89% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 21.4 | 18.5:1 | 96% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 17 | 23.9:1 | 92% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 87% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 69% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 94% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 94% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (512 to 359); teachers up 12% (21 to 23.4).
About Southside Elementary School
Federal records list Southside Elementary School as an elementary school in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 359 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll about 453 students on average.
District-wide, East Carroll Parish has 3 schools and 736 students.
Roughly 100% of students at Southside Elementary School are Black. By comparison, East Carroll Parish residents are about 63% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.
On staff are 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Southside Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 97%. The average for public schools in East Carroll Parish is similar, at 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Southside Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Southside Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (14.0% actual, 14.5% predicted).
In East Carroll Parish, median household income comes to about $33,341, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Carroll Parish counts 3 public schools with about 736 students.
Of the public schools around it, Southside Elementary School is closest to Griffin Middle School Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Southside Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Southside Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Southside Elementary School had a net loss of 47 students, or 12%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 23.9 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Southside Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
East Carroll Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,072
Census ACS
Median income
$33,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
736 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Carroll Parish
- General Trass High SchoolHigh · 214 students
- Griffin Middle School AcademyMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in Lake Providence
- General Trass High SchoolHigh · 214 students
- Griffin Middle School AcademyMiddle · 163 students
Other Southside Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Southside Elementary. Southside Elementary School is the 26th largest of the 33.
- Southside Elementary SchoolDenham Springs, LA · 534 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,016 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 891 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOUTHSIDE, AR · 852 students
- Southside ElementaryLebanon, TN · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Griffin Middle School Academy0.1 mi · 163
- General Trass High School0.5 mi · 214
- Oak Grove High School13.0 mi · 500
- Oak Grove Elementary School13.0 mi · 523
- Forest School13.1 mi · 460
- South Delta High School19.2 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 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 15.3:1 students per teacher at Southside Elementary School.
How diverse is Southside Elementary School?
Southside Elementary School reports a student body of 100% Black.
What district is Southside Elementary School in?
Southside Elementary School is part of East Carroll Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.