Southside Family Charter School

Southside Family Charter School, a minimally staffed elementary campus in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, one of the schools within Southside Family Charter School, educates 119 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

Southside Family Charter School sits inside Southside Family Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Southside Family Charter School logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 31% Black, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southside Family Charter School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Southside Family Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Southside Family Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Southside Family Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.3%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -0.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) shows that median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Southside Family Charter School is one.

Field Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southside Family Charter School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southside Family Charter School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

Southside Family Charter School operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, Southside Family Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 117 students in 2018 compared to 119 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 22% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Southside Family Charter School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.