Enrollment
289
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIANA EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390453202177
South Side Middle School
720 Columbiana Waterford Rd, Columbiana, OH 44408 · (330) 482-5354 · Columbiana County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
118 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · 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
South Side Middle School→Columbiana High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Columbiana Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
84.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 83.8% |
| 2022-23 | 81.2% | 87.2% |
| 2021-22 | 77.5% | 82.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Middle School
South Side Middle School's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Side Middle School this school | 289 | 40.8% | 82.6% |
| Northwestern Middle School West Salem | 284 | 45.8% | 68.6% |
| Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School Rootstown | 229 | 40.2% | 66.3% |
| Crestwood Intermediate School Mantua | 323 | 44.6% | 57.4% |
| Carlisle Junior High School Carlisle | 242 | 36.8% | 68.8% |
| Valley Middle School Lucasville | 302 | 42.7% | 68.0% |
Matched among Ohio 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 South Side Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Columbiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #56 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #78 of 637 ▲ 1 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #68 of 637 ▲ 20 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #260 of 629 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #497 of 654 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #541 of 577 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #477 of 579 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #157 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #261 of 410 | #4 of 7 |
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
289
-56 (-16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 289 | 13 | 22.2:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 13 | 22.7:1 | 25% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 14 | 22.7:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 14 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 14.5 | 21.8:1 | 28% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 38% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 36% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 24% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Side Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (316 to 289); teachers down 10% (14.5 to 13).
About South Side Middle School
South Side Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its address is in Columbiana, Ohio. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 289 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students.
The Columbiana Exempted Village system has 3 schools and 971 students.
The large majority of students at South Side Middle School, 93%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Columbiana County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at South Side Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Staffing totals 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 41%. The 50% average for public schools in Columbiana County is 9 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for South Side Middle School is A+. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
South Side Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.6%, compared with a predicted 73.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Columbiana County, median household income is about $58,180, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Columbiana County number 39 and enroll about 13,165.
Of nearby public schools, Columbiana High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The school's 82.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
South Side Middle School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, South Side Middle School went from 345 students to 289. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.6:1 to 22.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Columbiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,704
Census ACS
Median income
$58,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbiana Exempted Village
- Joshua Dixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Columbiana High SchoolHigh · 319 students
Other schools in Columbiana
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Joshua Dixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Crestview High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- Columbiana High SchoolHigh · 319 students
Other South Side Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Side Middle. South Side Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- SOUTH SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY · 806 students
- South Side Middle SchoolHookstown, PA · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Columbiana High School0.1 mi · 319
- Joshua Dixon Elementary School1.4 mi · 363
- Crestview Elementary School2.3 mi · 414
- Crestview High School2.6 mi · 355
- Crestview Middle School2.6 mi · 367
- Leetonia Elementary K-64.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About South Side Middle SchoolHow large is South Side Middle School?
South Side Middle School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 05-08.
Is South Side Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Side Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does South Side Middle School have?
South Side Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at South Side Middle School?
Student demographics at South Side Middle School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is South Side Middle School public or private?
South Side Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbiana Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.