Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360639000422
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
200 HIGH ST, CANASTOTA, NY 13032 · (315) 697-6372 · Madison County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
80 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 86 | 47% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 53% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 49.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York 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 York'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 SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 182 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| GLENN H CURTISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL HAMMONDSPORT | 199 | 44.2% | 55.1% |
| SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALONE | 199 | 44.7% | 33.1% |
| CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CINCINNATUS | 190 | 46.8% | 45.6% |
| PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARISHVILLE | 177 | 40.7% | 40.4% |
| GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GORHAM | 213 | 43.7% | 44.5% |
Matched among New York 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 SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,247 of 2,335 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #968 of 2,342 ▲ 363 | #1 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,789 of 2,343 ▼ 395 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #2,433 of 2,585 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,578 of 2,534 | #3 of 11 |
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
182
-20 (-10%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 182 | 20.1 | 9.1:1 | 44% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 21.4 | 8.2:1 | 50% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 18.3 | 9.8:1 | 47% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 54% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 65% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 63% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 218 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 43% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 39% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in CANASTOTA, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 182 students at the school, in grades 3 through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 1,185 students in 4 schools, and SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Most students at SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 92% of enrollment. The remaining students are 6% multiracial. For comparison, Madison County is about 90% White. The chance that two students picked at random at SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Teachers at the school number 20.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.1:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 10.8 points below predicted: 48.0% against 58.8%.
Across Madison County, median household income is about $75,499, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 25 public schools in Madison County.
PETERBORO STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 202 to 182. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.2:1 to 9.1:1.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,328
Census ACS
Median income
$75,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,402 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 373 students
- ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 370 students
- PETERBORO STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 260 students
Other schools in CANASTOTA
- CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 373 students
- ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 370 students
- PETERBORO STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 260 students
Other South Side Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named South Side Elementary. SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 11th largest of the 12.
- South Side Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 603 students
- South Side ElementaryJohnson City, TN · 419 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolHookstown, PA · 390 students
- South Side ElementaryShelbyville, TN · 352 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolWEST POINT, MS · 337 students
Nearby schools
- PETERBORO STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 260
- CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 373
- ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 370
- OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 355
- ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.8 mi · 487
- SENECA STREET SCHOOL4.9 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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