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Enrollment
768
Middle
DISTRICT 876 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330459000258
Southside Middle School
300 South Jewett St., Manchester, NH 03103 · (603) 624-6359 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of New Hampshire public middle 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.
- ·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 New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
330 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 207 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 195 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 33% · 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
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
19.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Middle School
Southside Middle School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Middle School this school | 768 | 43.0% | 24.0% |
| Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School Manchester | 889 | 42.5% | 17.4% |
| Hillside Middle School Manchester | 1,071 | 48.2% | 18.6% |
| Middle School At Parkside Manchester | 775 | 56.4% | 18.4% |
| Brian S. McCarthy Middle School NASHUA | 649 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Pennichuck Middle School Nashua | 768 | 46.6% | 29.9% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #78 of 85 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #76 of 85 | #23 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #79 of 85 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #10 of 101 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #25 of 74 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #4 of 74 | #4 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #16 of 90 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #57 of 57 | #17 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
768
+81 (+12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 768 | 75 | 10.2:1 | 43% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 77.5 | 9.6:1 | 48% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 82.5 | 9.1:1 | 51% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 687 | 64 | 10.7:1 | 41% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 64.5 | 11.9:1 | 61% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 58 | 14.4:1 | 60% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | 65 | 13.3:1 | 53% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 993 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 27% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 52 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (769 to 768); teachers up 16% (64.5 to 75).
About Southside Middle School
This page covers Southside Middle School, a high-enrollment middle school in Manchester, New Hampshire. It reported 768 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire enroll about 379 students on average.
Manchester School District (21 schools, 12,295 students) runs Southside Middle School.
The biggest share of students at Southside Middle School, 49%, is White. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Asian. In Hillsborough County overall, about 82% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southside Middle School scores 66%.
Staffing at Southside Middle School comes to 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2:1. Middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. Southside Middle School counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hillsborough County report 26%.
Southside Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
Southside Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.0% is 11.7 points below the 35.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Hillsborough County, median household income comes to about $103,545, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 127, with about 53,974 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jewett School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Southside Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 26.8%, higher than Southside Middle School's 24.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Southside Middle School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment rose by 12% across 4 years, from 687 in 2020-21 to 768 in 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,378
Census ACS
Median income
$103,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
127
53,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manchester School District
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
- Manchester Central High SchoolHigh · 1,130 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Middle School At ParksideMiddle · 775 students
- Manchester West High SchoolHigh · 764 students
Other schools in Manchester
- Manchester Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,296 students
- Manchester Central High SchoolHigh · 1,130 students
- Hillside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Middle School At ParksideMiddle · 775 students
- Manchester West High SchoolHigh · 764 students
Other Southside Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Southside Middle. Southside Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Southside MiddleFlorence, SC · 1,138 students
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 805 students
- Southside Middle SchoolMuncie, IN · 469 students
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLSOUTHSIDE, AR · 450 students
- Southside Middle SchoolTallassee, AL · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Jewett School0.2 mi · 443
- Manchester Memorial High School0.2 mi · 1,296
- Manchester School of Technology (High School)0.4 mi · 302
- Green Acres School0.9 mi · 343
- Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School1.1 mi · 889
- Henry Wilson Elementary School1.3 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southside Middle School?
Southside Middle School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Southside Middle School serve?
Southside Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Southside Middle School have?
Southside Middle School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Southside Middle School?
Southside Middle School reports a student body of 49% White, 29% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Southside Middle School public or private?
Southside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manchester School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.